Summer is the season when your commercial property’s landscape can shine and impress your customers, visitors, and employees. Whether you have cool-season or warm-season grass, different steps will ensure your grass stays healthy and green throughout the summer. However, it also requires some preparation and maintenance to keep it looking its best.
Here are several tips from our team at JBa Land Management on preparing your commercial property for the hot and dry summer season ahead.
Mow Landscape Lawn Properly
The most important thing to prepare your lawn for summer is to mow it correctly. Mowing grass too short or too often can stress the grass and make it more vulnerable to drought, weeds, and pests. However, cutting your landscape too high or infrequently can make it look unkempt and encourage fungal diseases.
The ideal height depends on your grass type, but generally, you should aim for about 2.5 to 3 inches. You should also avoid trimming more than 1/3 of the grass blade at a time, which will help your lawn retain moisture and nutrients and prevent scalping.
Your landscaper should mow the landscape regularly. Depending on how fast your grass grows, you may need to cut it once a week or every two weeks. When cutting, your landscaper should vary the mowing direction to avoid creating ruts and patterns in your lawn.
If you need help mowing your commercial landscape, visit our website at www.jbalm.com to learn more about our mowing services and get a free quote. We have the experience and equipment to keep your grounds healthy and beautiful all year round.
2. Prune and Trim Your Plants
Pruning and trimming your plants are essential to keeping them healthy and attractive. Pruning removes dead, diseased, or damaged branches and stems from trees and shrubs. Trimming involves shaping and reducing the size of your plants to improve their appearance and prevent them from overgrowing.
You should prune and trim your plants in late winter or early spring before they grow new leaves and buds. You should also prune and trim your plants throughout the summer, as needed, to remove any dead or broken branches or stems.
If you need help with pruning and trimming your plants, you can count on JBa Land Management to do it for you. Our knowledgeable team has the experience to prune and safely trim your plants. We also have the expertise and equipment to handle any size or type of plant. Contact us today for a free quote on our commercial pruning and trimming services.
Here is a checklist for your landscaper to help protect plants during the winter months:
- Take off visible damage or dead tree bark. Do not cut large gashes when pruning the tree.
- Avoid exposing the heartwood central of the tree branch.
- Get rid of branches that could hit the ground with the weight of the snow, ice, or rain. If this happens, the tree is at risk of other problems with unwelcome pests.
- Take away any sprout growth at the tree’s base, stems, and branches.
- Use organic mulch to cover exposed soil. It is a natural way to recycle beneficial nutrients.
- Correctly cover newer trees with wraps to ensure stability and added protection from damage.
- It’s essential to prevent tree roots from becoming damaged in winter soil. Dense and saturated winter soil can stifle tree roots. Aerate the ground if it’s compacted without the proper drainage.
- If the ground is not frozen, you may need to water trees and shrubs without sufficient rainfall. Drought can occur in the winter, just like during the summer. But be careful not to overwater.
3. Water Landscape Wisely
Another critical factor in preparing your lawn for summer is watering it wisely. Watering your lawn too much or too little can cause problems such as root rot, fungus, weeds, and insects. You want to water your lawn deeply and infrequently to encourage strong and deep root growth.
The best time to water grass is early morning before the sun gets too hot. Doing this will allow the water to soak into the soil and reach the roots without evaporating too quickly. Avoid watering at night, as this can create a humid environment that promotes fungal diseases.
The water amounts will depend on several factors, such as the grass, the soil type, the weather, and the season. However, a general rule of thumb is to water your lawn about one inch per week, divided into two or three sessions. Checking the moisture of the soil before watering is highly recommended.
If you want to save time and money watering your lawn, consider installing an irrigation system. An irrigation system can deliver the right amount of water to your property at the right time without wasting any water. At JBa Land Management, we can design and install an irrigation system that suits your commercial property needs and budget. Visit our website at www.jbalm.com to learn more about our irrigation services and get a free estimate.
4. Fertilize Your Commerical Landscape Sparingly
Fertilizing your landscape is another way to prepare it for summer, but fertilizing during the hottest summer months should be avoided, as this can stress the grass and cause it to burn. The best time to fertilize your property is in spring or fall when the temperatures are moderate, and the grass is actively growing.
A good landscaper will know when to fertilize and how often. Fertilizing too often can have adverse effects, such as burning the grass, leaching into groundwater, attracting pests, and stimulating weed growth. They would know to take a soil test to tell what nutrients are lacking in the soil and how much fertilizer they need.
Your landscaper should choose the right type of fertilizer for your commercial property. Different fertilizers are available, such as organic or synthetic, granular or liquid, slow-release or quick-release.
If you need help fertilizing your commercial landscape correctly, you can rely on JBa Land Management. We have the knowledge and skills to apply fertilizer for your grounds at the right time and rate. Visit our website at www.jbalm.com to discover more about our fertilizing services and call for a free consultation.
5. Aerate your lawn
Aeration is the process of making small holes in the soil to allow air, water, and nutrients to reach the roots. Aeration helps improve drainage and reduce the compaction of the ground, which can stress the grass and make it more susceptible to diseases and pests. Aeration also helps control thatch, a layer of dead grass and organic matter that can block sunlight and water from reaching the soil.
The best time to aerate your lawn depends on your grass type. For warm-season grasses like Bermuda or Zoysia, you should aerate in late spring or early summer after the grass has greened. Aeration makes your grounds look healthier and more resilient to the summer heat.
Conclusion
Preparing your commercial property’s landscape for summer is essential, but it will be easier if your landscaper follows these tips from our JBA Land Management experts. By pruning and trimming your plants, mulching and weeding your beds, and adding color and variety to your landscape, you can ensure that it will look stunning and welcoming all season long.
We hope these tips assist with preparing your commercial landscape for the summer season. If your landscaper is not performing these tasks, it is time to switch to professional commercial land management.
You can always count on us at JBa Land Management. We are a professional landscape management company that offers a wide range of services to keep your landscape healthy and beautiful all year round. Whether you need mowing, irrigation, fertilizing, weed, or any other landscape service, we can handle it.
JBa Land Management is a full-service landscaping company specializing in all-size commercial properties in the Dallas-Ft Worth Metroplex area. We have over 20 years of experience providing quality landscaping solutions that meet our client’s expectations and goals. Whether you need a one-time service or a long-term maintenance plan, we can handle it all.
Visit our website at www.jbalm.com today to learn more about our services or call us at (214) 660-1500 for a free quote on your property. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
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