Prune out any broken, dead or diseased branches from all trees, shrubs, and roses. Remove branches that cross-over each other, touch, or are growing in an undesirable direction. If your lawn is densely shaded by trees, raise the tree canopy by pruning out the lowest branches to allow more sunlight in. Pruning spring flowering trees and shrubs will reduce flowering. Wait until after flowering is over to prune plants like magnolia, dogwood, azaleas, and forsythia.
Nothing makes a property stand out better than clean crisp borders between the lawn and bed areas.
Use a spade to A Kick back A the soil away from the lawn. Drive the spade straight down at the edge of the lawn about 3 - 4 inches and then pull it back towards you pushing the soil into the bed. Re-define the entire border this way. Pick through the piles to remove any clumps of grass, and then smooth them out leaving a gentle slope down to the vertical edge where the lawn begins. Then go over the border with a hand or string trimmer to manicure any grass that sticks out.