Lawn Blog

From interior design to medicine, industry’s standards change annually, and experts reveal the most exciting highlights. The lawn care and landscaping industries are all the rage right now say our lawn care Great Falls VA experts.

The new generation of property owners – young, busy, no-nonsense type of dynamic people – have a whole range of expectations from their lawn service providers. In turn, companies should quickly adapt, improve, and change to stay ahead of the competition. Here are some of the essential selection criteria of a lawn care Great Falls VA company in 2019!

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Petscaping – preparing an area of your property for pets and kids to play – is one of the essential landscaping trends in 2019. More and more young couples want to find peace and privacy on their properties, without forgetting about their furry friends. According to statistics, more than half of homeowners have one or two dogs around, which need their little corners of paradise to play in and enjoy. If you want to rebuild your property next year according to petscaping trends, here are the things our lawn care McLean VA experts want you to know!

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Even if you have only a small plot of sod, you still want it to look its best and be free of problems. The cool-season grasses (bluegrasses, perennial ryegrass, and fescues) grown in the northern half of the United States need more care now than warm-season grasses (Bermuda grass, Zoysia grass, and St. Augustine). There are some steps you should take this fall to ensure a healthy, green lawn next spring.

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The end of summer doesn’t mean the end of lawn care in Oakton VA. Take these simple steps with your grass now and you’ll have a head start on a healthy lawn for next spring.

With autumn nearly upon us and winter rapidly approaching, you’re probably not spending much time thinking about your lawn. But autumn, with its cooler temperatures and occasional rainfall, is the ideal time to prepare your lawn for next spring.

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Myth: If I can’t water my lawn, it’s a waste of time to fertilize.

Turfgrass enters a state of dormancy when there isn’t enough rainfall, turning brown but still remaining alive. When rains return, the lawn will emerge from dormancy almost every time. Bethesda MD lawn care experts say a proper fertilizer regime allows the lawn to store nutrients in the root zone which make it easier for the plants to bounce back.

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A well-preserved lawn creates a wonderful sight that can make any neighbor envious. However, not all lawns look perfect, especially if not maintained regularly. Some lawns are full of moss or weeds, and some appear to be bare. That lush green lawn can sometimes turn patchy and bare. But with the help of treatments, a lawn can achieve its natural beauty and flourish under the sunshine.

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As we celebrate a new year, I can’t help but think of all those people out there that made the resolution to get healthy, and commit to an exercise program to achieve their goal. While some people will carry through on those commitments, others will give up after not seeing the results that those infomercials promised them. What they don’t realize is that exercise programs, much like lawn care programs, are not one-size-fits-all. They need to be crafted around the individual, their body type, gender, limitations, current health, and many other factors. Lawn care is no different and there are 5 main reasons McLean VA lawn care companies should personalize your service.

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Thanks to the technology of today, we have become a society built on the convenience of receiving our information in an “instant” fashion. Products such as Vine, Instagram, Twitter, and others were built upon the premise that “smaller is better.” So in the spirit of our technology friends who subscribe to the instant line of thinking, Green Hill Landscaping brings to you 5 Fast Facts about Crabgrass Prevention for your Potomac, MD lawn.

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Mowing the lawn is an activity that any Bethesda family is familiar with. For as long as you could probably remember, since you were a young kid riding bikes all around the neighborhood in the summer or just hanging out with your friends outside the house in the afternoons, you’ve seen you’re dad puttering around the lawn with his lawn mower, hedge clippers and other garden tools. The neighbors do the same, too — there was always someone’s dad, or a kid doing odd jobs to make a quick buck after school, tending to the lawns to make them look neat and well cared for.

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The thing to remember is that almost anyone can mow the lawn, it is not rocket science. Nevertheless, in performing this critical task, one should be careful and avoid doing it indiscriminately or else, he or she will only damage the lawn. Here are a number of tips on lawn mowing and lawn care Potomac MD property owners should be able to use in ensuring the optimal growth of the grass on their lawns.

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