WASHINGTON — Finally: It’s spring. It’s time to get in the spirit.

Meet Mike this weekend and next

I’ll be at different events until the end of the month. On Saturday, March 22 at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. and Sunday the March 23 at noon and 2 p.m., I’ll be at the Home & Garden Show at the Fredericksburg, Va., Expo & Conference Center.

On Saturday, March 29, I’ll be at Severna Park Home Show at the Severna Park Community Center.

On Sunday, March 30, catch me at the Harford County Home Show at Harford Community College in Bel Air, Md.

Spring lawn care check list

• Time for your annual reminder to get a new blade for your lawnmower or sharpen the old one before the first cut. Blades less than razor-sharp tear the grass apart and make the lawn look awful.
• Don’t even think about cutting the lawn if it’s wet. Wet grass cuts as badly as a dull blade.
• If your old mower is, well