{"id":594,"date":"2023-06-17T22:32:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T22:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erikbarryslawnandlandscape.com\/?page_id=594"},"modified":"2023-07-18T12:56:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T16:56:29","slug":"cleanup","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/erikbarryslawnandlandscape.com\/?page_id=594","title":{"rendered":"Cleanup"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"594\" class=\"elementor elementor-594\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d0fa3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"1d0fa3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04a379c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"04a379c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 09-07-2023 *\/\nbody.elementor-page .elementor-widget-menu-anchor{margin-bottom:0}<\/style>\t\t<div id=\"tip3\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fe304b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fe304b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 09-07-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Cleanup Details\" <br>We can do all this for you....   <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27eeb9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27eeb9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 09-07-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3; background: white; mso-collapsed-heading: yes; margin: 33.75pt 0in 0in 0in;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">Removing debris<\/span><\/b><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 4; background: white; margin: 33.75pt 0in 0in 0in;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">#1: remove branches and trash<\/span><\/b><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; background: white; margin: 22.5pt 0in 22.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">It\u2019s<br \/>always surprising to see how much debris and garbage accumulate after some<br \/>neglect. The first step on the list is to get all the rubbish out of the yard<br \/>and into the trash bin. Collect any sticks and branches that have fallen, and<br \/>pick up any trash, pet messes, or other debris while you\u2019re at it. This is also<br \/>a good time to assess lawn ornaments and decor to determine if you want to keep<br \/>them or haul them away.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 4; background: white; margin: 33.75pt 0in 0in 0in;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">#2: rake leaves and debris<\/span><\/b><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; background: white; margin: 22.5pt 0in 22.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">Grab<br \/>your rake and start pulling leaves out of your gardens, off of your walkways,<br \/>and away from the sides of your house or garage. You may find dead weeds and<br \/>other yard waste while you\u2019re raking. Pull them up and package all the debris<br \/>in containers or bags to bring to the dump.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 4; background: white; margin: 33.75pt 0in 0in 0in;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">#3: Washoff patios and walkways<\/span><\/b><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; background: white; margin: 22.5pt 0in 22.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">Those<br \/>hardscapes can get pretty nasty after a while. Especially after rain and<br \/>storms, muddy water and debris pour onto walkways and patios, creating a filthy<br \/>appearance.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: blue; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">Grab the pressure washer<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">\u00a0and go to town on the hard<br \/>surfaces. Sparkling clean walkways make your yard look instantly better.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3; background: white;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">Trimming, pruning, and edging<\/span><\/b><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 4; background: white; margin: 33.75pt 0in 0in 0in;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">#4: Trim trees and bushes<\/span><\/b><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; background: white; margin: 22.5pt 0in 22.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">Trees<br \/>and bushes add a lot of aesthetics to your yard, but they can easily become<br \/>overgrown eyesores. It\u2019s time to trim back those beasts! Snip off any branches<br \/>that appear dead, are hovering over walkways, or are encroaching on the space<br \/>and sunlight of other plants.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 4; background: white; margin: 33.75pt 0in 0in 0in;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">#5: Prune perennials<\/span><\/b><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; background: white; margin: 22.5pt 0in 22.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">If you<br \/>have\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: blue; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">perennials<br \/>in your garden<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">, it may be time to prune them. Cutting back dead stems and<br \/>leaves and shortening the height of the stalks is actually beneficial for the<br \/>plant and will help it grow fuller while maintaining its health. Grab your<br \/>pruning shears and get to work cutting back these garden favorites.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 4; background: white; margin: 33.75pt 0in 0in 0in;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">#6: Use an edger to clean up walkways and gardens<\/span><\/b><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; background: white; margin: 22.5pt 0in 22.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">You\u2019re<br \/>probably seeing a lot of messy and overgrown lines on your gardens and<br \/>walkways. To correct the mess and give your yard a clean, pristine appearance,<br \/>grab your edger. Edge along the sides of all sidewalks and garden beds for<br \/>clean lines. Clean up any debris created with a broom or hose.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 3; background: white; margin: 33.75pt 0in 0in 0in;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">Preparing<br \/>for new growth<\/span><\/b><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 4; background: white; margin: 33.75pt 0in 0in 0in;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">#7: Examine your lawn<\/span><\/b><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; background: white; margin: 22.5pt 0in 22.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">Grass<br \/>often becomes patchy and bare, whether due to lack of sunlight, repeated<br \/>traffic, or soil issues. Now that all the leaves and other debris are cleared<br \/>off of the lawn, take some time to walk around. Note the areas that seem to be<br \/>struggling to sprout new blades of grass or have a lot of dead, discolored<br \/>spots. Those are the areas you\u2019ll need to seed and fertilize.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 4; background: white; margin: 33.75pt 0in 0in 0in;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">#8: Seed and fertilize your lawn<\/span><\/b><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; background: white; margin: 22.5pt 0in 22.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">Grab a<br \/>rake, fertilizer, and grass seed, and get to work on your lawn. Spread grass<br \/>seed first over the lawn, paying special attention to the areas you noted when<br \/>you were examining it. Rake the lawn to get the seeds down into the soil. Then,<br \/>apply fertilizer according to the product instructions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 4; background: white; margin: 33.75pt 0in 0in 0in;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">#9: Remove the old mulch<\/span><\/b><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; background: white; margin: 22.5pt 0in 22.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">Mulch<br \/>is a great way to give a garden bed a facelift. It not only makes the garden<br \/>look clean and tidy, but it also preserves soil moisture and keeps weeds at<br \/>bay. Your old mulch has to be removed first, though, before laying the new<br \/>stuff. If you layer the new mulch over the old, you\u2019ll be risking the health of<br \/>your plants. Rot can occur under all those layers, and the soil could get<br \/>starved for nutrients. Grab a shovel and a rake, and haul out the old mulch<br \/>first.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 4; background: white; margin: 33.75pt 0in 0in 0in;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">#10: Add new mulch<\/span><\/b><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; background: white; margin: 22.5pt 0in 22.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">Once<br \/>the old mulch is out, We can pile in the new mulch. First, being sure to remove<br \/>any weeds that survived under the previous layer so that they don\u2019t\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: blue; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">pop up<br \/>come summer<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; background: white; margin: 22.5pt 0in 22.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">Reviving<br \/>an overgrown outdoor space requires dedicated\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: blue; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">yardwork<br \/>and landscaping<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #212121; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">\u00a0efforts. 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