07 Defined Garden Edging and Fresh Mulch
Overgrown lawn edges and faded soil detract from an otherwise well-maintained home. Clean landscape lines guide your visitor’s eye straight toward the front door.
Use a manual half-moon edger or a powered string trimmer to cut a sharp 3-inch vertical edge between your turf and garden beds. This crisp barrier prevents grass roots from encroaching and defines your planting spaces.
Apply a 2- to 3-inch layer of natural dark brown or black shredded hardwood mulch across all visible beds. Fresh mulch provides vibrant color contrast, suppresses weeds, and preserves vital soil moisture for your plants.
Prune back dead branches, leggy perennials, and unruly shrubs that crowd your front walkway. Keep foundation plantings trimmed below the bottom sill of your front windows to maintain clear sightlines.
