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Your yard, all year.
A Twin Cities calendar for lawns, beds, pavers, and walls: what to do each season, when to do it, and why Minnesota weather makes the timing matter.
01 · Spring · March to May
Spring: wake the yard up in the right order
Don't rake too early, don't mulch too early, and do check your pavers and walls the moment the snow is gone. Here's the order that works.
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02 · Summer · June to August
Summer: build season, and lawn survival in July
Patios, walls, and drainage go in best when the ground is dry. Meanwhile the lawn wants one inch of water a week, early in the morning, and a taller mow.
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03 · Fall · September to November
Fall: the season that decides next spring
Sod, seed, and fall fertilizer set up next year's lawn. Irrigation must be blown out before the first hard freeze. And October is the last window for patios and walls.
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04 · Winter · December to February
Winter: protect the hardscape, plan the spring
Shovel pavers with plastic, go easy on salt, keep snow piles off walls and shrubs, and use the quiet months to design next year's project while the calendar is open.
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