Category: Lawn Maintenance & Snow Shoveling

Since the pandemic isn’t over, we are still spending a big chunk of our time at home. This may have led you to notice all the little details going wrong in your space. We usually focus on the interior of our homes and ignore the exterior appearance. Since Spring is here, this is the perfect opportunity for you to increase your curb appeal. 

Everyone is spending more time outside due to the warmer weather. So why not make your house the talk of your neighborhood? To accomplish this, there are a few simple upgrades that you can do. 

Lawn & Garden Maintenance For Curb Appeal

Lawns and gardens are one of the main attractions for your home. Cleaning up your lawn isn’t a hard task to do. You can turn it into a fun family activity that everyone can take part in. Get everyone involved and start tidying up. Rake up the leaves, remove dead flowers or plants, and trim any overgrowth. Divide these tasks and have a fresh looking lawn in no time. 

Remove any damaged stones or bricks around the flower beds. Add some stones to the edges to create a cleaner look. You will thank yourself later for this. It will make mowing easier and you will protect your pretty flowers from the mower. Reap the fruits of your work and enjoy enhanced curb appeal.

Have a Pop of Color To Enhance Curb Appeal

If you are feeling adventurous and ready to spruce up your house, this tip is for you. Make your entrance pop! Do this with painting your door a bright color, with flowers, or even with colorful furniture. A bright colored door is a great way to give your house a fresh look. It might sound like a crazy idea, but don’t dismiss it before trying it out! You can always go back to your neutral color later. 

On the other hand, you may like your door the way it is. So what else can you do? Go for colorful flowers. These will not only increase your curb appeal, but now you can have a place to take nice pictures in front of. If you already have pots or planters, then you might want to consider painting them a new color. Think about all the rough climate they’ve been through from winter, they deserve a fresh new coat!

And since you are doing all this, why not go one more step? Change up your hardware as well. Consider a modern look with black painted fixtures. Or any style you might like. This will work on enhancing the overall curb appeal.

Create a Distraction

A lot of homes have unattractive things outside, whether that is an AC unit or an electrical box. Removing them is not an option of course! What you can do in this case is create a distraction. You can plant new bushes and flowers to hide the things ruining your curb appearance. Only you will still know that they are there but the beautiful and colorful layers of flowers will make them unnoticeable for everyone else. Anyone passing by will concentrate on the breathtaking scenery. And they will praise your gardening abilities. 

Always make sure you leave enough space for you to reach the things you are trying to hide. You don’t want to dig up the bush to reach the AC unit. Get some help if needed. 

Personalize Your House

We are still not allowed to visit each other. But you have neighbors and people walking around getting some exercise. So let them get to know you from the front of your house. Add a little personality to enhance the curb appearance. Doing this is easy and doesn’t take a lot of effort. You can change up the way you display your house number, add some art, or even add some fun or funky accessories. 

When you personalize your house, you give life to your house. It won’t be the same generic house you see on every street. Express yourself and add little personal touches and see how much happier you will be.

Brush Up Your Garage Door

If you have a garage facing the front of your house, this one’s for you. Don’t ignore your garage door and give it a little makeover. There are tons of ideas for what you can do. But let’s keep it simple and just give it a wash. Or even paint it or stain it and make it feel new again. 

Like you did with the front door, change up the hardware here as well. Taking the time to work on your garage door will create a unified aesthetic to your house. Who doesn’t want an aesthetically pleasing house? No one I can think of!  Always pay attention to details to increase your curb appearance. 

Wash, Wash, Wash!

This is a bonus tip for you but an obvious one as well. Wash everything, literally everything. Do a thorough cleaning to your driveway, your deck, and light fixtures. Basically everything that you can see. You won’t believe how much dirt accumulated during winter time. Cleaning as much as possible will definitely increase the appearance of your curb. 

If you have a power washer, this is the time to bring it out. You can also contact a professional to power wash your entire exterior.

With a little time and strategic planning, you can have the house you have been dreaming of. Enjoy your spring time with your freshened up home.

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Spring has sprung and when is a more perfect time to start your lawn care and maintenance? While it may be tempting to care for the garden beds with all the beautiful blooms, you shouldn’t forget your lawn. What’s a better way to get your home ready for warmer days? While many of us don’t have a green thumb, lawn care should still be one of your priorities during this time. 

A well-manicured lawn is a beautiful addition to any home. So here is why you shouldn’t neglect your home’s landscaping.

Think About Your Curb Appeal

Keeping your lawn plush increases your curb’s appeal. This is one of the reasons homeowners care for their lawn. Also, lawn care increases your property’s value. Not to mention it’ll get the neighbors a tad jealous!

Lawn care as well keeps the intruders away. How though? Well seeing a beautifully groomed lawn shows that there is someone regularly in the house. 

Everybody wants an appealing and dazzling green lawn to enjoy on warmer days. But without regular maintenance, this can’t be achieved. Your lawn will be susceptible to growing weeds and host more pests giving you a yellow looking lawn. With regular lawn care, accomplish your goals of having healthy green grass.

Lawn Care

Regular mowing allows the grass to flourish. This helps remove unwanted, unhealthy grass. Keeping at a consistent height is important as well. 

Fact: The ideal grass height is about three to four inches.

Retaining this height won’t allow any debris or garbage from accumulating.

Lawn care keeps your garden from being taken over by weeds. If the weeds are not removed immediately, their seeds will spread leading to further growth. Plus the seeds can even spread into your neighbor’s yard. So be responsible and remove the weeds as soon as you can. 

Maintaining your lawn will allow it to recover faster from the effects of adverse weather conditions.

Pests

During the cold weather, pests look for places to keep warm. Longer grass invites more pests and insects into your garden as the grass keeps them safe and warm. Also, insects love to eat grass. Insects start eating grass from the roots up so it may be hard to notice them at first. This is why you should always have a maintained lawn to prevent any further issues. If you notice some signs of insects eating your lawn, you have to act fast. Call a professional to help prevent any pest issues.

Lawn Care Benefits the Environment 

As it is known for everyone, trees and grass are what produces oxygen, hence, improving air quality. So obviously,  neglecting your lawn can be bad for the environment.

Air Quality

A healthy lawn contributes to the amount of oxygen in the air. It also works on trapping any dust or other pollutants. And don’t forget about the soil. A well maintained yard with healthy grass protects the soil and any soil particle from being blown away. 

Colder Air

Who doesn’t love sitting under a tree in the shade on a warm summer day? Lawns, trees, and even shrubs contribute to providing shade. As well as evaporating water. Plus it makes a great hanging out spot for your family and kids. 

Noise

When you take care of your lawn it looks so appealing to the eye. This is because of the light reflection that healthy grass produces. And you might not know this but grass reduces noise. It absorbs sound if it’s healthy and in good shape.

Cost

Simply put, if you don’t care for your lawn it’s going to create a few issues for you. Without regular maintenance, restoring your yard to its original form will be difficult, not to mention costly. When you neglect the lawn and you don’t properly fertilize or aerate it, you will have damage that will be hard to restore. This may force you to get a new lawn. Investing in lawn care at an early stage and actually spending time to maintain it can save a lot of money. Yes you are spending a little time and money now, but this will help you to cut down costs in the future.

Color Springs & Lawn Care

This doesn’t really benefit anyone except you. Having the first gorgeous bulb flowers bloom will please your winter-weary soul. Just imagine the beautiful flowers in your garden after a long and snowy winter. Doing lawn care properly will give you this amazing sight in your own garden.

It is understandable that most of us don’t feel like doing this chore from time to time. But doing a little work each week will go a long way to achieving your goal of having a beautiful garden. Lawn care can be considered as a daunting chore if you don’t have the time. The WeServe app can connect you to the lawn care professionals you need to help you out. A landscaping pro comes fully equipped and ready to take care of all your lawn needs. As the warm weather approaches, start thinking about how you can enjoy your garden.

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