It’s always disappointing when summer is finally, truly over. The kids are back in school, and it’s time to put away all those backyard games and the pool toys, too. Yes, it’s time to winterize your yard, and that includes your pool area and artificial grass. The pool will be a lot more work than your grass. That certainly wasn’t the case when you had a natural grass lawn, was it?
You could have your pool service close down your in-ground pool, but you can also save money by doing the work yourself. It’s tedious but not terribly difficult. You will need to:
Do you plan to cover your pool? This is a smart move to keep out debris and anything else that could blog into your pool over the winter, making spring clean-up much more difficult and potentially causing damage. These simple steps will protect your pool:
Simply tidy it up, give it a close inspection, and call it good. And good it is – just think how pretty it will continue to look around your pool, even as the pool remains dormant for the winter. Even if we have a cold snap with heavy frost, your artificial grass is up to the challenge. It is the definition of rugged, in every way.
Many of our customers like to schedule an end-of-season Turf Tune-Up. Our Heavenly Greens pros will come spend a half-day doing the inspection and tidying up for you, and they’ll fix any minor problems they find.
Thanks to the beauty and versatility of modern artificial grass, more and more homeowners are installing these amenities in their backyards. Here, too, winterizing is nothing more than a minimal effort to tidy up, inspect, and you’re good to go. Really, good, actually, because the change in seasons is no reason to stop playing.
In fact, weather predictions for this winter indicate we’re likely to have normal or above-normal temperatures. So you may want to organize a bocce or putting tournament for the holidays. Before guests arrive, you can also call upon our Heavenly Greens maintenance experts to give your putting green a professional once-over.
It’s time to stand back and admire your handiwork. It looks good, doesn’t it? But it could be even prettier. As you’re waiting for spring to return, consider adding a winter-minded garden.