Lawn & Garden Care

By Author: Friends of the Earth Landscaping
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A lawn and a garden add to the exterior beauty of a property, increasing its value and, in the case of a commercial property, inviting more customers to the business. A clean and healthy lawn/garden makes the property look more maintained and instill faith in the hearts of people who pass it. Below are the services you can avail of to help create and maintain the lawn/garden of your dreams.

Aerating a Lawn
Aerating a lawn involves piercing the soil with tiny holes to let in air, water, and necessary nutrients to probe into the grassroots to enhance grass growth. Aerating a lawn eliminates debris and helps create a lush green lawn. One should get their lawn aerated at least once a year, preferably in late summer or early fall. We provide our aerating services to residential and commercial properties as lawns with green grass naturally enhance the property's beauty without adding many elements.

Fall / Spring Clean Up
The home and office lawns need proper care for spring, i.e. the growing season after the cold winters. In a spring clean-up, debris consisting of litter, twigs, dead leaves, etc., is removed, ...
... plant beds prepared, flowers planted, trees and shrubs pruned, mulching done, and weed control operation is performed. A spring clean-up thus ensures that a lawn looks healthy and is at its best to grow new plants, flowers, and trees and looks beautiful during the summer.

Similarly, in a fall clean-up, the lawns of a property (residential and commercial) are prepared for the approaching winter. It also involves the removal of debris, dead shrubs and trees, and mowing, aerating, mulching, raking, and adding fertilizer to the soil, apart from the other garden maintenance activities.

Fertilizing or Treating a Lawn
Adding fertilizer to the soil of a lawn on properties of residence and business is imperative for the health of the lawn. It is best to fertilize the ground a few days before heavy rainfall as the rainwater may wash away the fertilizer leaving the process pointless. Fertilizing or treating the soil adds much-needed nutrients to the soil, which helps in growing different plants around the garden. A lawn with healthy and growing shrubs and trees has a pleasing effect on one's eyes and mind. For commercial properties, the aesthetics of a lawn add to their commercial appeal and portrays them as a well-put-together brand.

Lawn Seeding
Lawn seeding means sowing the land with seeds. However, the seeds can't just be dropped on the lawn in the hopes of them becoming plants. The lawn soil has to be dug or tilled, following which nutrients, compost, and fertilizer are added. The seeds are then planted and watered to ensure optimum growth. Lawn seeding helps residential and commercial services as it is done in an organized and systematic manner to ensure that the shrubs/trees grow appropriately.

Maintain and Mow a Lawn
Any lawn, be it on a home or business property, has to be maintained and mowed regularly to promote healthy growth of the grass, plants, and trees. Leaving the lawns untended can make the lawn look unorganized and cause weeds to grow and deteriorate the soil's fertility. The mowing helps the ground breathe and has the air, water and nutrients reach the roots.

Lawn and Garden Sprinkler System
Installing a lawn and garden sprinkler system for your home and office is an excellent way to ensure the plants' regular watering at fixed intervals. Plants are living beings and respond well to receiving water on a schedule. A working sprinkler system also stops you from overwatering the lawns, preventing oxygen from reaching the roots and causing fungus and pest growth.

Lawn and Garden Sprinkler Repair System
It is equally necessary to repair and maintain the sprinkler system in gardens and lawns of both commercial and residential properties. A sprinkler system is a machine prone to breaking down or getting damaged. Leaving the system broken for a long time affects the garden's watering. It can lead to either drying out the grass and having plants die due to lack of water or overwatering them using conventional watering methods.

Winterize or Activate the Lawn and Garden Sprinkler System
Apart from installing, maintaining, and repairing a sprinkler system, it is essential to winterize and activate the sprinkler system. To winterize the lawn, the water supply is decreased and changed according to the lawn's winter needs, as plants and grass need less water in winter. Similarly, the sprinkler system is activated after winter to meet the needs of the upcoming seasons.

Having a well-maintained lawn in a residential and commercial property adds to the property's beauty and helps maintain the soil health along with the plants and trees on it. It also adds value to the property because of its enhanced aesthetic appeal. Contact us today for all your lawn maintenance needs and enjoy the benefits of a visually lovely and equally healthy lawn.