12 Ways to Wake Up Your Yard in Spring

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The weather is warming up, but is your outdoor space ready for the season? Check these spring yard cleanup and tool-maintenance tasks off your to-do list today.

With spring here and the cold temperatures of winter behind us, many people feel inclined to breathe new life into their outdoor space. According to research by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, the “global average temperature for the last 12 months is the highest on record,” so we may find ourselves spending more time outdoors earlier in the spring, and later in the fall, than we did before. Ready to refresh your yard this season, and acclimate it to a fluctuating climate? Here are a few ways to ready your outdoor space for the months ahead. 

Plant a Window Box

Few tasks put us in a spring mood like filling window boxes with colorful annuals. Bringing this sign of spring home is as simple as buying potting mix and plants. A planter that’s a couple inches shorter than the width of the window looks best. For a standout look, include window box plants in a variety of leaf sizes, colors, and growth habits—trailing, compact, spiky, and so on.