A well-maintained lawn and garden can boost your property's curb appeal and lift your spirits every time you step outside or look out the window. As temperatures become warmer, you might be planning to use landscaping materials and new foliage to rejuvenate your outdoor areas. Here are the first steps you should take now that winter has passed.

How to Use Landscaping Materials This Spring

1. Clean Up Beds 

Throughout winter, leaves continued to fall onto your lawn and landscaping. Use a rake or blower to collect tree debris and remove it from planting beds. Save branches for firewood or place them at the curb for pickup by your waste management service. Additionally, pull weeds and stray grass from garden areas, as they steal water and nutrients from neighboring plants, flowers, and shrubs. 

2. Plant New Flowers 

Add pops of color and fragrance to your yard with a new selection of beautiful flowers. Early-blooming perennials like tulips, daffodils, and crocuses thrive in full sun, require well-drained soil, and will return the following growing season. Zinnias, butter daisies, sunflowers, and other annuals also require full sun and may attract pollinators, such as bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies. 

3. Replace Mulching 

Once you finish planting, add mulching to your garden made from shredded hardwood, compost, or pine needles. Since these materials are organic, they'll gradually break down into the soil to enrich plant root systems. They also add warm brown, red, or yellow tones to beautify your landscaping. Alternatively, use inorganic mulches like limestone, river rock, and pea gravel, which have an attractive appearance and a longer life span.

4. Add Edging Pavers

The edges of planting beds may become overgrown and undefined throughout the changing seasons. Clearly delineate your garden by placing interlocking paver bricks along the perimeter. They're easy to install and can give your landscaping a cleaner look. Additionally, they may prevent soil erosion and keep flower beds from shifting as a result of runoff. 

When you need landscaping materials to beautify outdoor areas, contact Surplus Sales. The home improvement team provides mulch, gravel, and edging pavers to homeowners throughout southern Kentucky. Visit the website to learn more about how they'll also transform the inside of your home with Shaker cabinets and granite, quartz, or butcher block countertops. To speak to a team member at their Corbin location, call (606) 523-9730, reach the Elkton store at (270) 265-0270, and dial (270) 443-4590 for the Paducah location.