Colorado fall landscaping: 5 ways to save money

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — The Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado (ALCC) gave tips to FOX31 Problem Solvers, identifying the top five things you should do to your landscape during the fall to save big bucks in the spring.

There are beautiful sights and sounds of fall: Birds chirping, a nearby waterfall in someone’s backyard. There is one sound that may not be beautiful, but it will save you serious cash next spring. That’s the sound of a portable generator.

The ALCC tells FOX31 Problem Solvers the top five things you should do to your landscape right now.

Number five, prune those perennials.

“Besides looking better and cleaner when we cut it out, it’s going to come in a lot stronger in the spring,” said Matt Ward of Environmental Designs.

Next up, F is for fall and F is also for fertilizer.

“The fall may be the most important time to…