Look at the Mess We’ve Gotten Into: Seasonal Cleanup

There comes a time in every yard’s life when it must reckon with what it’s done and clean up its mess. Or at least have M1 do it. That time is called Seasonal cleanup.

Along with mowing and tree care, seasonal cleanup is essential to landscaping your yard. Of course, you don’t do it as frequently, and it’s not the star of the landscaping show, but just like not taking out the trash, you will notice the difference if you don’t plan for seasonal cleanup.

Though the term may seem self-explanatory, seasonal cleanup isn’t a household word, and it may be something with which you’re unfamiliar. But not to worry; today, M1 will explain what seasonal cleanup means to you and your property.

What Is Seasonal Cleanup?

Seasonal cleanup consists of several tasks we perform at the end of one season or the beginning of the other. Seasonal cleanup involves taking care of all the little things that fall by the wayside while taking care of all your other landscaping needs.

Some tasks include picking up all the debris (like leaves and dead tree limbs) that have accumulated over time. Seasonal cleanup also involves removing plants that didn’t survive the previous season and now eyesores that take up space.

Finally, sprucing up flower beds and lawns by redefining edging and replacing broken down mulch may fall under seasonal cleanup, along with cleaning off hardscaping.

To Live and Landscape in LA

We live on the West Coast, in southern California, where the weather is always lovely, and the only seasons are awards and blockbusters. So what does seasonal cleanup mean to us?

The seasons here aren’t exactly distinct. As a result, we will not have the same major leaf collection tasks as our family on the East Coast. After all, our tourists are star watchers, not leaf peepers.

But plants still experience life cycles here just the same. And the trash needs to get taken out.

Why Seasonal Cleanup?

There are several good reasons to take time out at the end of the season (or at least twice a year) to spruce up your property.

Curb Appeal

Have you ever had the experience of washing off your dusty car and then thinking, “Dang, I forgot how pretty it was!” Seasonal cleanup is the same way. Your yard will look better once you’ve collected all of the plant debris.

And when your yard looks better, your house looks better. And when your home looks better, its property value increases.

Prevent Plant Disease and Death

When you leave plant debris on your lawn, two things happen.

First, it blocks the sun. Everyone has accidentally ruined a patch of grass by parking or laying something on top of it for too long. The sun either can’t get to the grass or heats the item on top of it, turning the sod beneath it brown.

The second problem with not cleaning up debris from your lawn comes when you water it, and moisture gets trapped between the plant debris and living plants. This moisture can cause fungus, mold, and other plant diseases.

Make Room for New Life

Finally, removing dead plants allows you to add new items to your landscape. We pick out annuals because they’re vivid and maybe because we enjoy variety. When we remove the annuals after the end of their life cycle, we can add new ones and start the design process again.

Is Seasonal Cleanup Difficult?

Seasonal cleanup isn’t difficult, but it is time-consuming and takes a lot of attention to detail. Like every task, cleanup is easier when you always do it and have the right equipment.

We recommend hiring professional landscapers to do your landscape cleanup. At M1, we have the experience and patience to do the job correctly and efficiently. We also know to know what should and shouldn’t be removed.

You can choose to do your seasonal cleanup, but you can find a better way to spend your time off.

Who You Gonna Call?

Halloween may be over, but we still have to ask: who you gonna call to clean up the mess your yard has gotten itself into?

M1 is here for all your landscaping needs. Our slogan is “Demolish, design, build, maintain,” but you can also pencil in cleanup. M1 is here to answer the call.