Beat The Heat With These Summer Landscaping Tips!

Beat The Heat With These Summer Landscaping Tips!

Does your grass stay golden-brown in the summer despite your best efforts? It is easy to fall behind on landscaping maintenance due to the harsh summer sun. Learn some helpful summer landscaping tips and tricks to get ahead of your landscaping this summer with ease!

Heat Stressed?

Summer can feel like an endless war: us against the sun. It makes temperatures and tempers run hot, and keeping a nice green lawn feels impossible. Wilted plants become the norm, and keeping up with the weeds goes by the wayside. If this sounds like you, then it is likely both you and your lawn are heat-stressed! Luckily, there are many good ways to lighten the summer burden and take the heat off yourself. 

Water Early And Often

Watering your plants either a few hours before the sun comes up or after it has gone down for the evening is an extremely helpful summer landscaping tip for keeping maintenance to a minimum. When the sun is shining directly on your plants, it evaporates water nearly as fast as you are watering. 

In contrast, if you give your plants a few hours to absorb the water, they will grow heartier and withstand the midday heat without a pick-me-up! Watering your landscaping in the summer out of the sun will keep you and them better hydrated.

Don’t Forget To Mulch!

Mulch plays a big part in your landscaping's health. It locks in moisture and locks out weeds, allowing for much lower maintenance in your garden beds. You will not need to constantly water or weed with a good, thick layer of mulch. Hate mulching? No problem! Let the professionals at ABB Landscaping do it for you while you enjoy a refreshingly cool lemonade! 

Set Your Blades Higher

One thing that people frequently forget is that a spring lawn and a summer lawn have different needs. Mowing higher than you do in the spring is an important adjustment for lawn health and a very easy summer landscaping tip. 

Most lawnmowers have an adjustable blade setting, and setting it higher will allow your grass to grow deeper roots and lock in more moisture. In turn, this higher cut will give your yard an overall greener look!

Give Shade A Chance!

If you find that your patio is radiating heat and turning your outdoor space into an oven, consider adding some shade! Shaded areas have air temperatures up to 25 degrees cooler. This can take many forms, but the quickest fix would be to get an extendable sunshade to reduce the overall temperature. 

Another great option is to extend your natural landscaping to provide shade. Perhaps a pergola (think of a latticed roof) with thick vines is your aesthetic, or even adding some trees for shade that would be enjoyed for generations. Hardscape features like patios, walkways, and retaining walls absorb and radiate heat too - sealing them before summer hits helps protect the material and keeps surface temperatures lower.

Feeling Parched? Ask For Help!

A beautiful Roanoke summer landscape can be time-consuming and difficult to maintain. Hopefully, you have learned some tips and tricks to make having a lovely summer lawn a breeze. If you find yourself overwhelmed or just don’t know where to start, let our team of friendly professionals at ABB Landscaping take it from here!