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Lawn Care Maintenance Programs
Our
standard lawn care package is designed to take care of all your lawn care
needs. If you find that you need additional services, we can provide those
as well.
Aerating and Dethatching
After a while, certain varieties of grass tend to build up thatch faster
than they can decompose it. This layer of thatch, or dead grass, creates
a layer under the turf that makes it hard for water, fertilizer, or beneficial
microorganisms to get to the root systems of the grass. To penetrate this
layer of thatch and restore health to your lawn, landscapers either aerate
or dethatch the lawn.
Even if your variety of grass isn't prone to that buildup, there is always concern with compaction. Turf becomes compacted after a lot of regular use. Compaction leads to denser soil and makes it hard for nutrients and water to penetrate. This is the other main benefit of core aeration.
Core aeration is when plugs are taken from the lawn to create perforations, or holes in the lawn. The cores or plugs are redeposited onto the top of the lawn and work as a beneficial top dressing. This is the preferred method for many landscapers because there is less risk for damage to the lawn and the lawn can recover faster than it does with dethatching.
Dethatching a lawn is where a big tool called a power rake goes over your lawn and uses a rake-like blade to pull up all the old thatch. This is s a much longer process.
The best time to aerate lawns is in the spring time. It can be done in the summer, but the lawn must have ample irrigation in order to recover properly. Fall is the second best time to aerate.
Synthetic Turf
Installation Process
Depending on the size of the area, most areas to be covered take about a day and a half to complete, including removing the old vegetation and capping the pre-existing underground irrigation. Next, a bed of crushed rocks is installed and tamped down. The new turf is rolled out like a giant carpet and held in place along its edges with numerous six-inch spikes. Once in place, an inch of sand and rubber "crumbs" from recycled tires are raked into the lawn to help keep its grass blades upright.
Durability
Synthetic turf is manufactured by attaching polyvinylchloride blades
to a durable porous backing. Manufacturers say dogs and kids can romp
and play on it without causing damage. Pet waste can also be easily
removed from synthetic turf without leaving behind any tell-tale brown
spots. Most brands of synthetic turf comes with an 8-year or longer
warranty.
Additional Benefits
An ideal application for this technology is on street medians or the
strips of grass located between sidewalks and curbs. Because synthetic
turf doesn't require irrigation, it also eliminates irrigation runoff,
which degrades asphalt. At a typical residence (with approximately
750 square feet of turf grass) the installation of synthetic turf
can conserve approximately 22,000 gallons of water per year. Synthetic
turf also reduces the need for fertilizers and pesticides, thereby
reducing the amount of pollutants reaching creeks, rivers and oceans.
It eliminates grass mowing, reduces air and noise polllution, reduces
green waste and saves time, as well as money.