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WE
OFFER THE FOLLOWING
LAWN CARE & MAINTENANCE
SERVICES:
LAWN
ANALYSIS
. Determine
your lawn's overall
health.
. List
the different grasses
and soil types in your
lawn and their condition.
. Identify weeds, insects and/or diseases that appear to be affecting
your
lawn and recommend
ways to control them.
. Advise
you of proper mowing
and watering techniques.
. Evaluate
the potential of your
lawn, and make recommendations
to help
your lawn be the greenest,
thickest and healthiest
it can
be.
MOWING
Good mowing practices
are critical to the
appearance of your
lawn. If you follow
these general guidelines
you can increase the
health and appearance
of your lawn. Make
sure your blade is
sharp. A lawn mowed
with a dull blade
appears gray shortly
after mowing and the
tips turn brown within
48 hours. Cut often
enough to remove no
more than 1/3 of the
grass blade. This
will help avoid scalping,
which puts the grass
under stress and reduces
its vigor. Mowing
at the correct height
also helps to shade
the soil, keeping
temperatures lower
for optimum growth.
You may leave clippings
if you mow often enough.
The grass clippings
will recycle nutrients
back into the soil
and do not contribute
to thatch build up.
PRUNING
Pruning landscape plantings
is a useful way to control
growth and repair damage.
Minor pruning can be
done at any time of
the year; major pruning
projects should be done
in the early Spring
before new growth begins.
Flowering bushes should
be pruned shortly after
blooms fall. Plants
injured by storms, accidents
or vandalism should
be pruned to remove
damaged areas as soon
as possible. Pruning
should be done on dry
days, when limbs and
twigs are dry. After
trimming diseased plants,
tools should be disinfected
to prevent transferring
the infection to healthy
plants.
MULCHING
Using mulch around the
base of plants has many
benefits including retention
of soil moisture and
prevention of heat loss.
However, when applying
mulch, one should be
careful not to use too
much, checking to see
that it is not smothering
the base of plantings
and is not more than
4 inches high in the
beds. The key symptoms
that indicate over-mulching
are off-color foliage,
small leaves, poor twig
growth and tieback of
older branches. Over-mulching
can cause many problems
if not corrected in
a timely manner, including;
root oxygen starvation,
inner bark death, disease & insect
promotion, and chewing
rodent harborage.
FERTILIZATION
Fertilizer promotes
root development and
increased turf density.
Throughout the year,
applications of fertilizer
perform assorted duties
for your lawn.
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