Seasonal Florida Landscape To-Do Checklist

Love your landscape! A vital part of your home, your landscape needs attention just like your home interiors. My easy to follow checklist helps central Floridians keep their landscape flourishing throughout every season, all year long.

Late December / January - Winter

• Watch for freezing temperatures

• Plant winter annuals, vegetables and herbs

• Fertilize winter annuals

• Watch for fungus in lawns

• Cut back on watering, fertilizing and trimming

• Check irrigation systems. Do not use if we get rain.

• Minor lawn maintenance and trimming at this time.

March - Spring

• Maintenance starts now – mowing and trimming

• Fertilize trees, plants, flowers and lawn now

• Check irrigation system – Spring is usually dry

• Great time to plant and refresh beds with mulch

• The weather is beautiful – get out and enjoy

May - Summer

• Fertilize ban in effect

• Check irrigation systems – turn off if not needed

• Trim trees and palms

• Plant summer flowers and perennials

• Build a gazebo, pergola or install shade sales

• Check for fungus and insects to keep your lawn healthy

August - (Still) Summer

• Lots of rain – turn irrigation system off

• Fertilizer ban is in effect

• Heavy trimming and grass mowing at this time – keep up!

• Great time to plant trees and palms

• Check and improve the drainage on your property

October – Fall

• Mowing can happen every other week and final trimming can be done in October

• Adjust irrigation and watering

• Landscape and sod yards

• Mitigate fungus and lawn pests

• Plant herbs, vegetables, and fall flowers such as annuals like impatiens, geraniums and begonias

• Stay hurricane prepared – hurricane season doesn’t end until November 30

• Fertilize grass, plants and trees early October

• Re-mulch all planting beds with mulch, pine bark or pine straw

• Check LED lighting systems and reset timers

• Fix, repair or add to your hardscape