Yard Clean-up

• If you have a fescue lawn, it is important to remove leaves from the lawn and not let a heavy covering of leaves stay on the lawn for too long as fescue does not go dormant in winter.
• If you have a bermuda lawn, a sporadic covering of leaves will not harm the lawn. If it is a thick covering of leaves, you'll want to remove the leaves before Spring.
• If you have a bermuda lawn, a sporadic covering of leaves will not harm the lawn. If it is a thick covering of leaves, you'll want to remove the leaves before Spring.
• Leaf removal as needed.
• Remove weeds from lawns, garden beds and vegetable gardens.
• If you have roses, pay special attention to removing any foilage with mildew so that it does not foster disease over the winter.
• Following the last havest of your vegetables, remove plants, debris and till or turn over the whole plot. Adding a layer of compost, mulch or mulched leaves to nurture your soil for Spring planting is an added bonus.
• Trim trees, prune bushes and clean out debris.
• Clean out gutters, unfasten hoses and prepare for first freeze.
• Rake out excess leaves from garden beds and lawns.
• Mulch garden beds (mulched leaves can be used instead of or in addition to store-bought mulch).

Bermuda Lawn Care Schedule: For Bermuda lawns, we recommend our customers follow the care schedule recommended by OSU Extention.

Fescue Lawn Care Schedule: For Fescue lawns, we again recommend our customers follow the care schedule recommended by OSU Extention.

Popular Oklahoma Plants, Shrubs and Trees Pruning Schedule: For popular Oklahoma plants, shrubs and trees pruning, we recommend our customers follow the recommendations of our "Ask Bea and Friends" bloggers.