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Sprucing Up Your Lawn for the Holidays: Festive Lawn Decor Ideas and Care Tips

One of the great things about having a gorgeous lawn in Florida is that you can enjoy its beauty year-round throughout the holiday season. But as pretty as your lawn might be, you can always make things more exciting by incorporating some festive lawn décor.

Check out some of our favorite lawn décor ideas for the holidays below. We’ve also included some helpful tips on how to care for sod during the winter months.

Holiday Season Home Lawn Décor Ideas

Some of our favorite tips for holiday lawn décor include:

Start with the area around the lawn.

You can make the lawn the centerpiece of your décor by surrounding it with decorative features. For example, installing holiday lights around your eaves and on plants in your landscape creates an attractive border around the lawn. Then, when you install your larger decorations on the lawn, they will be framed for the optimal wow factor.

Opt for LED lighting.

LED lights produce significantly less heat than incandescent lights. That makes them much gentler on your sod, plants, and other living things. While incandescent lights might not be hot enough to damage plants over a few hours, heating them regularly over weeks and months can harm greenery.

Keep decorations lightweight.

There are so many incredible inflatable holiday yard decorations available these days. Everything from your kid’s favorite cartoon characters (or yours!) to more elegant, classic decorations recreating ancient holiday tales are available. Because they are inflatable, they weigh much less than wooden, metal, or even plastic structures—which helps you avoid crushing and killing your grass.

Move decorations around periodically.

Even inflatable decorations can squish your grass if left long enough. They also block sunlight from reaching the grass. That’s why it’s a good idea to move decorations around the lawn weekly to allow the grass time to heal.

Caring for South Florida Sod During the Holiday Season

The local sod varieties that reputable sod companies sell are robust enough to survive the winter. However, winter is still hard on the toughest grasses like St. Augustine sod and Zoysia sod. Some ways you can help care for your sod include:

  • Apply winter fertilizer. A periodic dose of fertilizer helps keep your grass healthy.
  • Water the grass. Winter can be dry and leave grass thirsty, so keep a regular watering schedule based on the recommendations from your sod installation team.
  • Adjust your mowing for the season. Grass grows more slowly during the winter, even in Florida, so you need to adjust your mowing practices, including mowing less frequently and at a higher height.

Where to Buy Sod?

Not all sod is equal, especially for the particular microclimates found in Florida. If you want the perfect sod replacement for your specific location, it’s best to speak to our sod experts. They can guide you to the right sod for your needs, such as Bahia sod or Floratam sod. The sods we sell are carefully engineered and grown to provide optimal lawn growth and lawn health here in Florida.

You don’t have to figure out the right sod all on your own. Our professionals know all the right questions to ask so you can quickly narrow in on the options that make the most sense for your needs. We have been growing and selling sod since 1973, so we know a thing or two about it! Let us put our knowledge to work for you.

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