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It’s finally time to put winter behind us and wake up your landscape to welcome the return of spring and get ready to spend more time enjoying the outdoors. The experienced team at Gerbert & Sons will begin with an extensive clean-up of your yard, removing any fallen leaves and debris from your lawn, clearing your planting beds of any loose or dead materials, and carefully checking for any seasonal damage to your irrigation system or masonry. Our lawn care professionals will then test your soil and begin the appropriate organic fertilization program to ensure your grass will be healthy, lush, and green. They will amend any problem areas that will benefit from seeding or laying down new sod. Perennials will be evaluated and cut back, divided, and replanted as needed. Our master gardeners will suggest hearty cooler weather plants and flowers to bring a splash of color to your property as the new season comes to life.

With their branches not yet full with leaves, now is the perfect time to assess any damage suffered by the trees on your property from recent winter storms that brought high winds, ice, and snow. While healthy trees are engineered to withstand much of nature’s fury, extreme forces and cold can take their toll, especially if the tree is vulnerable due to age or disease. Once we identify the extent of any weakness, crack or break, an arborist will determine if the tree can be saved from the injury by carefully removing the damaged portion and proper pruning. Ideally, we strive to rescue and restore this valued part of your property, but with safety at the forefront of any decision, sometimes the best course of action may be to remove the tree entirely.