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CartHere’s How to Close Your Yard for the Season
Winter will be upon us soon and part of getting ready involves protecting your outdoor environment. This includes your lawn and garden, power equipment, patio furniture, and other cold-averse items. Follow these care and maintenance tips to help your yard and gear emerge unscathed and ready to go in the spring.
Protect Your Tools
Your outdoor tools served you well all summer so be sure to safeguard them in the off season. Here’s some tool protection tips to follow.
Walkways & Paths
Inspect your walkways and paths carefully. If there are cracks on the surface, you may see weeds already taking root. Pull them out and reseal the broken areas to prevent moisture from rain and snow from expanding the damage. Paving stones are different than concrete and require different treatment:
Outdoor Water Features
Outdoor water features such as faucets, swimming pools, fishponds, fountains, and bird baths need special attention during the winter:
Check Outdoor Lighting
Check all of your outdoor lighting fixtures and replace any burned-out bulbs before winter sets in. For safety reasons, you don’t want to be replacing lights during freezing temperatures.
Outdoor Cook Stations
If you have an outdoor fire pit or fireplace, remove the ashes and give it a thorough cleaning before covering up for the winter. If you plan on cooking outside throughout the cold months, bring your barbecue closer to the house for easy access.
Closing up for season is a sizeable job with many tasks, so why not get the whole family involved? Just make sure you leave the BBQ till the end and have one last family cookout before heading inside to hibernate for the winter.
