Ready to clean up and get ready for the warmer weather? Here are the steps for cleaning up your lawn for spring:

Prune away dead and damaged branches of trees, shrubs, and grasses. With a small handsaw or clippers, trim away the damaged parts of the plant to make room for sunlight to reach the healthy parts of the plant.
Clean up around plants. Rake out fallen leaves and dead foliage from around your plants. If you’re planting bulbs, now is a perfect time to put down fertilizer.
Prep damaged lawn areas for plantings. With how much snow we’ve gotten this year, grass might not grow back fully until April. But now is a good time to test the soil’s pH levels so you can make sure it grows back healthy! You can pick up a pH soil testing kit at any home improvement store. If your soil needs it, work in some compost and fertilizer.
Clean hardscape surfaces. With all the salt we’ve had to use for traction and melting this year, your walkways and paths are probably filthy. Sweep them up and make sure they look good.