You may be ready for summer, but is your backyard? Tips on how to get ready for a backyard bash Roslyn Jimenez Tags: You may be ready for summer -- but is your backyard? Summer is here and we’re all ready to head outside and have some fun. But before we do, it’s important to get our outdoors spaces ready. “You’ll want to start with a clean slate, so the first step is a good cleanup. Removing those twigs, branches or leaves from past seasons is a good first step. Once you’ve got that done, give your grass a good mow,” says Bailey Carson a home expert at Angi.