LAWN CARE
We have just started our all year round lawn care programe. We have all the right equipment to provide our customers with a good service. Would you like to have your lawn looking nice and healthy? well then if you do then give us a call and we can assist you.
Spring treatment
(March - May)
spring treatment will give you a thicker greener lawn and will control broad leaved weeds and moss.
Early summer treatment
(May - July)
Early summer treatment will feed the lawn and again make the grass nice and green. This fill also fight certain weeds such as dandelions, daisies and white clover. This time of year we might have to put a liquid weed killer down as well.
Mid-summer treatment
(July - August)
Mid summer and late summer (same as above).
Late summer treatment
(August- September)
Mid summer and late summer (same as above).
Autumn/winter treatment
(october - March)
Autumn/winter treatment will encourage strong growth of the lawn helping it to thicken and knit together during the cooler autumn months ready to spring into action next spring.
Scarification
autumn and spring
Scarification is a mechanical process we use to de-that the lawn. This process is carried out by useing a petrol driven scarifier which has metal tines desighned to remove thatch. Thatch is a build up of organic matter that can stifle the growth and health of grass or turf. Removing the thatch helps the grass by encouraging it to thicken up and also makes it stronger and less susceptible to disease. Reducing thatch levels increases the levels of water, air and nutrients that can get through to the root zone of the grass plants. Significant thatch problems in lawns can cause diseases and encourages moss to grow in the areas where grass has died away. A by product of scarifying or de-thatching is that moss is also removed and depending on how deep the scarifying blades are set, root cutting can also occur and this in turn also helps grass to thicken up over time.
Hollow tine Aeration
autumn and/or spring
Lawn aeration constitutes two things, controlling lawn thatch and reducing soil compaction. Lawn thatch is a layer of dead organic tissue that deprives the lawn of much-needed oxygen. Soil compaction makes it difficult for grass to root and it disturbs natural rainwater irrigation, therefore it is important to aerate the lawn. This is especially true for highly trafficked lawns. If people walk or even run over a lawn, the pressure generates compaction in the soil. Watering the lawn the night before aerating can make it easier to aerate a very dense lawn. Core aerators are preferred if compaction is a problem, because while a spike aerator only provides paths for air to contact the soil, the core aerator also reduces compaction by pulling out plugs of soil.