Directions for use

Six slow-release feedings keyed to a spring soil test, not the calendar. Nitrogen goes down when the plant can use it and not before.

Application

• Spring soil test — pH, organic matter, phosphorus and potassium
• Six slow-release feedings, Apr through Oct, timed to soil temperature
• Rate cut in July heat; winterizer weighted to root growth in Oct

Caution · Not applied to frozen or dormant turf. Watered in within 24 hours.

A spring crabgrass barrier, then targeted spot work on broadleaf weeds through the season. No blanket spraying a healthy lawn doesn’t need.

Application

• Crabgrass pre-emergent barrier laid before soil hits 13 °C
• Broadleaf spot treatment on visits 2 through 6 — no blanket spray
• Nutsedge and clover flagged and treated as they appear

Caution · Spot products are kept off garden beds, ponds and hard edges.

One preventive grub application in early summer, plus a standing watch for chinch bug and sod webworm on lawns that have a history.

Application

• Preventive grub control down in June, before eggs hatch
• Chinch bug and sod webworm monitoring on south and west exposures
• Curative treatment only where a count justifies it

Caution · Irrigated in after application; kids and pets off until dry.

Core aeration in September followed by seed chosen to match what’s already established — sun ratio, traffic, and how you water.

Application

• Core aeration in September — two passes on compacted clay
• Seed matched to the stand: sun ratio, traffic, irrigation habit
• Starter feeding over the seed; mowing held until the third cut

Caution · Booked as a once-a-year renovation, not a recurring visit.

Spring start-up, a mid-season head-by-head audit, and a compressed-air blow-out before frost. New installs are drawn and quoted separately.

Application

• Spring start-up: charge lines, set the controller, check each zone
• Mid-season audit head by head for coverage and pressure
• Compressed-air blow-out before the first hard frost

Caution · New system installs are drawn, permitted and quoted separately.

Bed lines, drainage and grading, sod, planting plans and hardscape. Priced after a visit — an outline on a map can’t see the slope or the soil.

Application

• Site visit: grade, drainage, soil, sun and access reviewed
• Plan drawn — bed lines, plant list, materials and a staged budget
• Build: grading, sod or seed, hardscape, planting and clean-up

Caution · Priced after the visit. A map outline can’t see the slope.