- 1. Be prepared, have your shovels and de-icing materials available.
- 2. Shoveling can be a great workout. However, don’t overexert yourself. Each year there are approximately 100 people who die while shoveling snow. Wet snow is considerably heavier than the dry, fluffy stuff; 6 inches of wet snow is equivalent to 38 inches of dry snow.
- 3. Instead of shoveling, buy your own snow blower.
- 4. Or consider hiring a snow removal service.
- 5. Mark your driveway with reflective posts to indicate where your lawn and landscape area is to avoid damage to your yard.
- 6. Figure out where the snow will go whether you shovel or plow your driveway, parking lot and walkway.
- 7. Remove a few inches of snow at a time instead of a large amount. Shovel your snow for every 4 to 6 inches of accumulated snow to keep it manageable.
- 8. Prevent salt damage to your lawn and driveways. Switching from salt to safer ice melting products. It will help prevent more costly repairs. Salt also hurts your pets’ paws.
- 9. Apply de-icing material carefully! Stay away from lawn and landscape areas and the edges of driveways and walkways.
- 10. Avoid making walking paths on your lawn since over time walking on snow and ice will damage or kill a dormant lawn.
Easy Care Tips
- Water when necessary to keep soil moist, but not soaking wet.
- Be aware of any soil disturbance, as this can be indicative of the bulbs being dug up by animals such as squirrels, chipmunks or rabbits.
- Keep the bed tidy and weed the bulb bed frequently so the weeds don’t crowd out the bulbs.
- You may need to provide support and stake tall, top-heavy to keep them from falling over from the weight of the flowers.
- Remove spent blooms to encourage flowers to continue blooming.
READ: Winter Landscape Protection Tips
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