If you live in a planned community or are part of a homeowners' association, then your neighborhood may offer prizes for the yard of the month. If you have only dreamed of having a sign in your yard that says "Yard of the Month" but haven't yet turned that dream into a reality, then you need to make sure that you do everything that you can to get that prize. This article will list a few ways that you can hopefully win yard of the month every month going forward. Read on to learn more. 

De-Weed

The last thing that will land you "Yard of the Month" is a yard full of weeds. The difficult thing about weeds, though, is that once you get a few, they can quickly take over your entire yard and become difficult to control. Make sure that you hire a weed control services company to come out to your home and spray for weeds. The types of weeds that you have and how many weeds you have will determine just what kind of treatment they will use on your lawn and how often they will use it. In some cases they may need to make multiple visits.

Fertilize

In addition to getting rid of weeds, make sure that you are fertilizing your yard at least every season. Fertilizing your lawn will give it the proper nutrients that it needs to stay green and grow in really thick and healthy. If you decide to fertilize your lawn on your own, make sure that you do it before you are about to water your lawn and that you wear clothes and shoes that can get damaged. Once you put the fertilizer on, then you can water your lawn; the water will help the fertilizer penetrate into the grass and the soil. 

Groom

The last thing that you should do when you want to win Yard of the Month is to make sure that you are having it professionally cut, edged, and trimmed. You want your yard to look like it's out of a home and garden magazine, and the only way to effectively do that is to make sure that it is perfectly well groomed. 

Winning Yard of the Month doesn't have to be difficult; in fact, you just have to get into good habits now so that you can win this prize every month moving forward.