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How Your Landscape Helps You Manage Fear And Anxiety

You don’t have to be stuck inside while you are on vacation or while you have a day off at home, we can assure you that you will become bored within a matter of minutes. You may think watching movies or your comfort shows may be more entertaining and exciting than going outside, but you're mistaken. When you stay inside all day, you are only isolating yourself from the real world and the things you enjoy doing outside your home. Studies have shown that being outside in your backyard, taking time to read, or even taking a breath of fresh air has helped people with anxiety and stress. Calling your friends to hang out in your backyard or even help your garden may be one of the most refreshing things you do for yourself.

As more people have their landscape design done, it has tempted them to be outside more and enjoy the work done on their home. Not only are you enjoying your money well spent by doing this, but studies have shown that it has been an alternative therapy for many people. Being outside has had people get rid of their fears, and people have gained more confidence in their workplace and at school. A beautiful landscape design and a managed garden can help bring restoration to nature, and you will have a sense of pride when you help to bring more nature onto your property.

Gardening, in particular, has been a stimulating task for many people; it has helped people enhance their focus and become more aware of their surroundings. Gardening itself is a full-body workout, using your upper and lower muscles to move things around; you will especially be getting a good hand exercise as you will be moving it around a lot. There's also creativity that sparks when you garden. You discover so many textures, colours, and designs that motivate you to create new art or new DIYs.

When you create time for yourself, you focus on your mental and physical health, two things that matter more than anything. It would help if you always were taking care of yourself emotionally and physically, two essential things that determine who you are. If you are looking for gardening services or lawn care services in Burlington, make sure to contact Spicer Landscaping.

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How to Get Your Landscaping Ready for Winter

In order for your yard to survive the harsh winter season, there are certain steps you need to follow to ensure that your landscape is not only ready for the cold, but also that it will return strong and in good condition once spring arrives.

The first step is to apply winter lawn fertilizer while your grass is still visible to provide it with one last feeding before winter sets in. A good winter lawn fertilizer should include high nitrogen levels, low levels of phosphorous and high levels of potassium. Your lawn will be hungry and ready to absorb many nutrients and minerals, it can before winter arrives and applying the right fertilizer will ensure that your grass stores enough energy to survive the winter and move right into spring.

Keep mowing your lawn for as long as you can ensure more sunlight reaches the top of your grass. Don’t stop mowing and watering your lawn until you have to and even a light dusting of snow should not prevent you from giving your lawn a final cut or even two. When your grass becomes buried under a thick blanket of snow, you will no longer be able to continue mowing it, so keep on doing it for as long as you can.

A big part of winter preparation is cleaning out your gutters and eavestroughs and while it’s not a fun task, it is very important to do. During the winter season, your gutters can experience heavy ice weighing down on them, pipes bursting due to freezing temperatures and clogged or frozen debris that can get stuck, which is why you must clean them out to prevent these things from happening. Remove any animal nests, gunk, piles of wet leaves and take care of any holes or drooping areas that you see so that water is directed as far away from your home as possible, instead of the other way around.

Be sure to pull out any stubborn weeds because even though you don’t see them in the winter, they are still there. They pop up during the spring and summer and unless you pull them out, the seeds will still be there waiting to sprout, so don’t make the mistake of thinking they die. No matter how many times you have to do this, it’s important that you get down and pull them out by the root.

These are only a few of the tasks you must complete in order to prepare your landscape for the winter but the list does not necessarily end here. Completing all the steps on time can be challenging, but Spicer Landscaping can help you get it done! If you’re located in Burlington, Ontario, and want a professional to take care of your landscaping needs for you, give them a call today.

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How to Make the Most of the Fall Landscape Season

Fall is the perfect time to plan ahead when it comes to your landscape by completing a few specific tasks that will help you maintain what you’ve achieved so that you don’t have to start from scratch when spring arrives. The right steps will extend the life of your garden and the value of your landscape so that you can enjoy it year after year.

The following tasks should be done in the fall so that you make the most out of your landscape:

Remove any weeds you see, including roots, so that they don’t spread as easily when spring rolls around. You must complete this task thoroughly so that you gain control and the weeds do not ruin your landscape. Many people believe they can stop weeding at the end of the summer season, but in reality, it should be done throughout fall; otherwise, they’ll continue to seed and spread in the coming year.

Fall is the perfect season for seeding and reseeding lawns because the soil is warm, roots will be actively growing and rain will return, all of which are key elements in encouraging new lawn areas to grow while improving the performance of your current lawn. Seed during the fall season and you will see the results in your landscape come spring.

Introduce new plants into your landscape by planting in the fall. The hot summer temperatures can work against you, which is why the cool yet warm season of fall is the ideal time to install new plants. Focus primarily on areas that need to be refreshed so that by the time spring arrives, that area will be ready and you will see an improvement.

If you find that your smaller shrubs have become too crowded, dig a few of them up during the fall when temperatures start to cool and move them to a new area. This will allow you to have more plants in different areas, all of which are visible, to create a new landscape with a cleaner look. Make sure the plants are hydrated and start digging away!

Complete a general clean-up that includes raking leaves, edging your beds and anything else that will help your landscape be tidy and clean. This will help you in the spring because your landscape will be easier to deal with and you’ll notice a lot fewer weeds.

Taking action during the fall season will ensure your landscape is ready for spring so that you can spend less time working and more time enjoying the outdoors during the warmer months. If you’re in Burlington, Ontario, contact Spicer Landscaping for all of your outdoor needs. They will transform your current outdoor