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Timothy Daly

Many of us find it hard to believe that another year is almost over. As we move into 2024, we will make our New Year’s resolutions, such as getting more exercise, losing weight, managing our finances better, and other similar ones. Another area for making resolutions is finding new ways to improve your home landscape. Here are some ideas:

Lawns are attractive and pleasing to homeowners. They enhance the beauty of the landscape and improve property values; however, maintaining the turfgrass to keep it in optimal condition can be difficult at times by ensuring it has proper water and fertilizer and is mowed correctly regularly. Consider reducing the amount of grass in your lawn, especially in areas that do not grow well, such as bermudagrass in the shade. In its place, use groundcovers such as liriope, pachysandra, Asiatic and Confederate jasmine, and others. You can also convert these areas into beds of shrubs and perennial flowers.

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Timothy Daly is the Agricultural and Natural Resource agent with UGA Extension Henry. He can be contacted at 770-288-8421 or tdaly@uga.edu.

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