Lawn and landscaping calendar for the Nebraska Area.
Developed by UNL and Harb’s Landscaping and Supply, Inc.

January

  • Make repairs to yard equipment since this is usually a less busy time for repair people.
  • Stock up on Firewood
  • Thinking of new landscape needs
  • Take Christmas lights down

February

  • Start cleaning up flowerbeds.
  • Remove all debris.
  • Prune your shrubs down to size (most bushes that are not evergreen can be pruned to 3 or four inches if desired, and transplant any bushes or perennials to new locations.
  • This is also a good time to trim your trees since they have no leaves and are still dormant.
  • Put a new layer of mulch down so you will not disturb those early rising bulbs in March. –Buy a pre-emergent so you will have on hand to apply in the near future to catch all those early weeds.

March

  • Start getting all that equipment ready to go. This may be transitioning equipment around or getting it out of storage, hoses, sprinklers, etc.
  • Buy your fertilizer for the year since there are many specials going on.
  • Put down your pre-emergent products on your flowerbeds so we can catch those early germinating weeds and grasses.
  • Clean up debris in yard.
  • Clean gutters
  • Power rake if thatch layer is thick
  • Check irrigation systems

April

  • Mid April apply crabgrass prevention with a good Nitrogen source as well.
  • Begin watering. Remember a couple deep waterings per week is way better then a little each day. We want to encourage the root system to be deep and wide.
  • Get gardens tilled and garden equipment out.

May

  • Fertilize your yard with a good nitrogen source and an iron source.
  • Plant your flowers
  • Landscape installations
  • Fungicide if needed
  • Ash bore treatment if needed
  • Season long grub control
  • Wash air conditioner (out door unit)
  • Control of individual dandelions

June

  • Raise mower height to 3.0 inches- conserves water, reduces stress and weeds.
  • Spray weeds if needed
  • Landscape installations
  • Clean gutters if you have seed trees

July

  • Edge your drives and sidewalks
  • Spray and clean up rock beds etc.

August

  • Second application of pre-emergent
  • Change oil in lawn mower/ sharpen blades

September

  • Prune bushes and shrubs back to desirable shape
  • Late apply Weed out with fertilizer
  • Clean your chimney
  • Buy first load of firewood

October

  • Get the snow blower out and make sure everything works, look for shovels, have a supply of ice melt.
  • Start collecting summer items and put them away in storage for the winter.
  • Lower mower to 2.0 inches
  • Christmas lights
  • Put up yard and sidewalk markers for snow removal
  • Electric birdbaths for wildlife

November

  • This is a good month to aerate your lawns.
  • If your lawn is thin over seed as well.
  • Start cleaning up all yard equipment and make a list of what needs to be repaired.
  • Tape list to equipment so in late winter you can fix everything before spring.
  • Apply winterizer to lawn
  • Winterize sprinkler system
  • Separate plants and transplant
  • Put compost on garden and till
  • Cut wood for next year

December

  • Buy Firewood if needed
  • Snow removal