33 ideas for you, your family, and even your kids that will help you get outside, transform your yard, and have fun while doing it!
- Create some “Patio Playlists” for your upcoming summer events.
- Clean your grill.
- Learn about the trees in your backyard. Can you identify them based on the bark? The leaves?
- Start slow-growing annuals indoors. PRO TIP: download a light meter app on your phone to ensure your plants will get plenty of sun!
- Make a flower press. You can even do this with just cardboard and rubber bands at home. They make beautiful additions to cards, bookmarks, resin paperweights, pictures, and more!
- Start your spring cleanup—pick up sticks and leaves, cut back plants, and begin to prepare your beds for spring!
- Build a plant inventory list of all the plants in your yard.
- Create a plant wish list for plants you want to add this year. Check out our Plant Finder for lots of resources!
- Research new grill recipes for your next family cookout.
- Research recipes with fresh garden vegetables and herbs to step up your game this summer.
- Plant an indoor herb garden.
- Begin planting seeds for your vegetable garden indoors.
- Build a homemade bird bath.
- Enjoy some quality time in your backyard hot tub or learn about the health benefits here.
- Prune! The end of the dormant season is the best time to prune almost all trees and shrubs.
- Pick out some new houseplants to bring new life to your home.
- Take your outdoor furniture out of storage and clean it up.
- Start a rock garden with hand-painted rocks.
- Start your own DIY landscaping project. Check out our DIY kit here!
- Oil up or WD40 your adjustable basketball hoop.
- Make a homemade bird feeder.
- Go green! Pick out a few pollinator-friendly plants to create a little “buzz” about your landscaping.
- Rake your lawn when weather conditions permit
- Order a succulent arrangement from Vande Hey Company to bring low-maintenance, sun-loving succulents into your home.
- Have a picnic outside when it warms up.
- Mulch your yard to freshen it up and prepare ahead of time for your summer events.
- For a more detailed list of landscape management things to do check out our March Landscape Management 101 blog post.
- Keep an eye out for our April Landscape Management 101 blog post coming soon!
- Build and paint fairy houses for your garden.
- Get the outdoor firepit going and make s’mores or some other fire treat. PRO TIPs: Try adding peanut butter cups to your s’more or roast Peeps for Easter.
- Challenge your family to see who will be the first one in the swimming pool or pond.
- Listen to a podcast on gardening or landscaping.
- Accessorize your outdoor living space with outdoor furniture, firetables, grills, and more!