If you aren't swimming through your yard right now, you're doing well! We've had so much rain over the past week that it's almost time to get out the boats.
Now is a good time, before the stifling heat that's on its way, to check the drainage around your home. If water pools in the yard or near the house, it's time to do something about it. It's bad for the grass and it encourages mold and mildew around your home.
I'm certainly no expert, so go to your neighborhood garden center and ask for advice. Some of the local landscape firms do an excellent job at improving drainage. Sometimes it's simple--clean out the drains near the street, remove old leaves and pine straw from the natural drainage lines. Sometimes it's a little more difficult. You may have to install French drains or underground pipes (for lack of a better word) to move the water to a more appropriate location.
Either way, your grass will be more healthy and you will have a smaller crop of mosquitoes this summer. I won't tell you that all the work in the world will keep mosquitoes away, but it will help!
A beautiful lawn increases your enjoyment of your property, and it really helps when you are ready to sell!
Gayle Causey
Keller Williams Realty
Monroe, LA, USA
http://GayleCausey.com
Gayle Causey, GRI, ePRO
Direct: 318-614-5615
REALTOR, Relocation Specialist
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