🌱 Lawn Aeration and Overseeding

Revitalize Your Lawn Before Winter

• Allows water and nutrients to reach roots
• Reduces thatch buildup
• Encourages stronger, deeper root growth

Bonus Tip: Overseed with cool-season grass like perennial ryegrass to fill bare spots.

✅ Best Time: Mid-September to late October in Fraser Valley

🍂 Leaf Removal and Garden Cleanup

Don’t Let Debris Damage Your Lawn or Beds

• Fungus and mold prevention
• Stops insect pests
• Prevents grass suffocation

What to Do: Rake leaves weekly, remove dead plant material, compost only healthy clippings.

🚫 Avoid composting diseased plants — dispose properly.

🌼 Mulch Garden Beds

Insulate Plants and Conserve Soil Moisture

• Protects roots from freezing
• Minimizes weed growth
• Retains soil moisture

🪵 Use bark mulch, straw, or shredded leaves for organic soil improvement.

✂️ Prune Trees and Shrubs

Improve Structure & Prevent Winter Breakage

• Remove dead, damaged, or crossing branches
• Trim low limbs that could snap under snow
• Shape overgrown hedges and shrubs

🌿 Pro Tip: Hold off pruning spring-blooming shrubs until after they flower.

💧 Winterize Irrigation Systems

Avoid Frozen Pipes and Costly Repairs

• Shut off water supply
• Drain all lines
• Blow out irrigation pipes with air compressor
• Store hoses & timers indoors

🧊 Skipping this step can mean cracked pipes & costly spring repairs.