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As the warm months of summer slowly come to an end it’s time to prepare for the important lawn maintenance that Fall requires. Fall lawn care is necessary to prepare your lawn for the cold and harsh winter months that lie ahead.

As the seasons change and we welcome all the wonderful notions that spring brings, now is the time to consider how you can optimize your home's outdoor spaces. With the warmer seasons our patios and yards become gathering spaces for family and friends so take a look at what needs improving, fixing or enhancing. Adding a patio can increase the living space available in your yard while building a stone walkway can add function to an otherwise empty, unvisited area. Here are some ways that hardscaping can improve your property and why hiring an expert landscaping company is the best way to maximize the potential of your home’s outdoor areas.

With unexpected (and sometimes extreme) weather on our minds, it’s important to keep an eye on what that can mean for your landscaping. Tropical storms and even hurricanes have given us our share of flash flooding and heavy winds. It’s time to start expecting the unexpected, no matter whether its high winds, severe rains, hot spells or cold spells. Mother Nature may have some more challenges for us, but Oriole Landscaping has you covered. Here’s how some of this more severe weather might affect you, and how we can help prevent damage and recover from extreme weather.

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The end of summer may sneak up on you every year. But no matter how many times in the past you've said you “can't believe it's over,” this is the year you could bid a proper goodbye to summer and prepare your lawn for fall. This is the year you could unlock the three (not-so-secret) doors to a lush lawn: aerating, seeding and fertilizing. You may think that spring is the best time of year to call on Richmond's premier landscape company for lawn care help. And while Oriole Landscaping does field a large number of calls after a long winter, fall is actually the ideal time to give your lawn the “triumphant trio treatment” to ensure it rebounds in the spring and flourishes all summer.

At Oriole Landscaping, we know it’s fall when residents start calling our office to schedule leaf cleanups and irrigation “blowouts” – two crucial maintenance tasks that should be completed before you notice frost on your outdoor pumpkins.

If you've ever grabbed a pair of scissors to lop off a wayward or scraggly piece of hair from your forehead, you probably are equally equipped to prune the trees and shrubs in your yard. The motivation and technique are similar, but before you get started, hold those pruning shears. Just as Oriole Landscaping works with you to “plan before you plant,” we also advocate a “plan before you prune” approach. If you move too fast and make a small mistake, your trees and shrubs should recover, just as your pride will recover from a botched haircut. But if you get carried away, you could weaken or damage your tree or shrub. So, make sure you have a plan before you start, especially with newly installed trees and shrubs, when they are acclimating to their new environment and working to establish hearty root systems.

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