Having a lush, green lawn can be your ultimate pride when you know you have put in the time and effort to maintain your lawn well. Maintenance can also be easy, giving it the proper time and care, it can stay looking beautiful and healthy for longer. With a few tips in your pocket, there are several daily and weekly routines that you can practice to keep your lawn in immaculate condition.
Maintaining your lawn will not only create a calming effect on your life, but it also has several other benefits. A thick, lush lawn has soundproofing effects from the noises around your property and the noises coming from the road. The soft vegetation absorbs much of the sound, as opposed to concrete or harder surfaces, where the noise will bounce off these materials and enter your home. A medium size lawn can also improve the air quality around your home and provide oxygen for up to a family of four people! Grass converts carbon dioxide to oxygen and can also help absorb a variety of other pollutants in the air such as dust and smoke. A beautifully manicured lawn can also increase the value and property price of your home by making it more attractive. A great lawn has been shown to increase the value of a property by up to fifteen percent! A healthy lawn also creates a good foundation for your home and prevents soil erosion from the wind and rain, keeping the soil compact and intact. Having a spacious and healthy lawn also gives your family and pets reprieve from the hot sun and harder surfaces in the hot months. It is also a great place for a variety of recreational activities.
Maintaining your lawn requires you to take care of it from several angles. Here are some helpful tips which make it easy. Use a sprinkler in the mornings to give your lawn adequate water and hydration for the day. The best results for your lawn and the absorption of water come from watering in the morning, as opposed to the afternoon or evening. The best time to water your lawn is between 6 am and 10 am and need only be done two or three times a week unless you have seedlings that you are growing. Mowing your lawn weekly must be an essential routine to practice. The frequency though of when you mow your lawn will also depend on the climate and weather in your area, making mowing needing to take place more frequently or less frequently. Only cut away up to one-third of the grass height when mowing as you do not want to cut too close to the roots, exposing it to possibly being dried out by the sun. Mowing your lawn at a particular time of day is also relevant, with it best being suited for the morning, so that it can remain moisturised throughout the day.
Maintaining your lawn mower is also a worthwhile investment for the health of your lawn. Ensure that your blades are sharp and the undercarriage is free from rust and accumulated debris, to keep the machine in tip-top condition, and so too your grass. Make sure that the grass that you are growing is the right type for your climate and weather. It is possible to customise your lawn experience to get optimal results and choosing the right type of grass will be key. Fertilising your lawn is also important, and here thought of what variety of fertiliser to use will be guided by the type of grass that you have. Make sure that you water your grass a few days in advance before applying the fertiliser to ensure that the ground is soft in order to take up the nutrients. Routines in mowing, watering, and fertilising your lawn will assist with controlling the weeds that may grow in your lawn. Manually remove weeds that you see, and invest in a chemical that can also assist in removing weeds from your lawn. Make sure that the herbicide or weed killer that you use will be one that will not damage your lawn as well. Investing in training your pets to use a smaller area of the garden to relieve themselves will go a long way to avoiding the yellow or dry spots that they can leave on your lawn. The best spot to use for your pets would be a shaded and cool area, that is not within eyesight. As it was possible to train your pet to relieve themselves outside, it is also possible to train them to use a particular area of the garden, so that you can enjoy the rest of it.
Where some areas of your lawn are looking thin, it is helpful to reseed those areas to bring them up to speed with the rest of your luscious lawn. Areas which have been overgrown with weeds are also notorious for this kind of thinning, but remove the weeds thoroughly and plant new grass seeds to get the area growing again. It may also be worthwhile to have the soil in which your grass grows tested if it is particularly stubborn to healthy growth. Over and above, Evergreen Turf is here to help and will guide you through the process every step of the way. Contact Evergreen Turf today for a quotation on our services offered to help you maintain your lawn and keep your lawn in immaculate condition.
