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The Atlanta yard calendar

What usually happens in a Georgia Piedmont yard each month. This is general timing, not a quote — call Flash Landscaping Services to ask what they'd schedule for yours.

  1. JanuaryWinter

    Dormant pruning

    With leaves off, tree and shrub structure is easy to see. A good month to shape, remove dead wood, and sketch out new beds.

  2. FebruaryWinter

    Cut back before growth

    Summer-flowering shrubs and ornamental grasses get cut back before new growth starts. Crape myrtles want light thinning, not topping.

  3. MarchSpring

    Pre-emergent and mulch

    Pre-emergent weed control goes down before crabgrass germinates. Beds get edged and freshly mulched.

  4. AprilSpring

    Mowing season begins

    Warm-season lawns green up and regular mowing starts. Spring planting of annuals and perennials gets going after the last frost.

  5. MaySpring

    Sod for warm-season grass

    Bermuda and zoysia root fastest in warm soil, so late spring through early summer is the window for new sod.

  6. JuneSummer

    Weekly mowing, deep watering

    Growth peaks. Lawns do best with steady mowing and fewer, deeper waterings early in the day.

  7. JulySummer

    Heat stress

    Mowing a little higher helps grass shade its own roots. Fescue in particular struggles through Atlanta heat.

  8. AugustSummer

    Hedges and fall planning

    Last major hedge trim of the year, and time to plan fall seeding and planting before the schedule fills up.

  9. SeptemberFall

    Aerate and overseed fescue

    Cool-season fescue lawns are seeded in early fall, when soil is still warm and nights are cooling.

  10. OctoberFall

    Plant trees and shrubs

    Fall is the strongest planting season in Georgia: roots keep growing through winter. Leaf cleanup starts.

  11. NovemberFall

    Leaf removal

    Peak leaf drop. Matted leaves smother grass, so regular removal matters. Warm-season lawns get their last mow.

  12. DecemberWinter

    Final cleanup

    Last leaves out of beds and gutters, and the yard is put to rest until pruning season comes back around.

A person kneeling in bare soil, planting seeds by hand
Stock photo (Binyamin Mellish, Pexels) — not an actual job by this company.

Not sure where your yard is in the year?

Call and describe what you're seeing. They'll tell you what they can take on and when.

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