Spring is coming. As snow begins to melt, the effects of winter will start to become more clear. You will find gravel in the landscape, leftover leaves in the gardening beds and salt residue everywhere. Commercial spring clean-up will get clear the area and prepare it for healthy growth in the spring and summer.

The plants, grass and trees in your commercial Calgary landscaping are in the first stages of growth in the early months of spring. Taking care of them at this point will result in a healthy landscape well into autumn. A healthy landscape is critical to the appearance of your company’s property.

What is involved with cleaning up in spring?

Power raking clears the winter debris. You likely had the fall leaves removed before the snow set in. However, a few more may have dropped during the winter. Plus, the lawn may have a layer of thatch built-up. Thatch can act as a barrier to water and fertilizers reaching the roots of grass and landscaping plants. A good power raking will take up the underlying thatch and capture the winter leaf drop.

Lawn aeration brings oxygen down to the roots of plants. Oxygen at the root level is critical for plants to survive and thrive. Compacted soils or those topped by a thick layer of thatch do not allow sufficient oxygen to reach plants’ roots. Commercial services use a couple of ways to bring oxygen down into the soil: using aeration equipment to poke holes in the soil or breaking up the soil manually.

Fertilization prepares your Calgary landscaping for new plants in the planting beds. It also brings critical nutrients to existing plants so they can grow and thrive during the spring and summer. A bonus to proper fertilization is the fact that healthy plants can better fend off pests and diseases than unhealthy ones. That can save money on pest control, disease prevention, and even plant replacement.

Commercial spring clean-up services include power-raking all lawn areas to remove thatch and leaves, removal of gravel from the lawn and planting beds, application of fertilizers, edging the lawn, raking up tree wells and gardens, removal of lawn litter, and removal of lawn clippings from entrances and walkways.

Before spring arrives, it is a good time to line up a Calgary landscaping service to handle your spring clean-up needs. Give us a call at mirage landscaping. We offer a spring lawn care and maintenance program that will fit your needs.

If you purchased a brand new house, it probably doesn’t have landscaping. You will have to add it yourself or hire a landscaper to do the job. Homes with trees, bushes, and flowers are more valuable because they appear welcoming, lush, and have curb appeal.

If you have two houses that are exactly alike in terms of square footage, number of bedrooms and baths, and location, the one with the best yard will win out every time. You don’t have to plant fully grown trees, you can spend less by purchasing younger versions and letting them mature in your yard. Many nurseries will plant these trees for you and guarantee them for a certain length of time.

You must align your landscaping with the region you live in. Certain plants and trees that thrive in one location will shrivel in others. You can find out the best plants by visiting your local nursery, going online to research native plants, and looking in your neighbour owned yards to see what’s growing well.

If you live in west coast, you might want to select citrus, palm, or mesquite trees. If you live on the east coast, you might want to plant cherry trees. In the desert, you might go for cactus and in the mountains you might plant pine trees. Native plants thrive on their own turf.

If you’re going to plant trees and flowers, you might as well add some edible landscaping, as well. By planting grapefruit, apricot, or apple trees, you can enhance your property value and feed yourself at the same time.

In your flowerbeds, you can add a squash plant so that you harvest zucchini to eat for the same amount of effort and water. You can grow grape vines over trellises for shade and hanging fruit.

By adding some landscaping to your barren property, you can make it look beautiful and increase your property value at the same time. Your house will have curb appeal and be the first to sell when you have mature trees and bushes surrounding it.

Be sure to take note of the native plants in your area so you’ll know which are the sturdiest in your region. By including some edible plants, you can feed yourself while you’re at it.

So, by adding a bit of landscaping on your house you can get all benefits including entertainment, food and most of all, increased property value.