Lawn Renovation Results

In fall of 2012 St. Louis Lawn Care performed a total lawn renovation on this lawn.  The lawn was fairly thin and very bumpy.  The results of a total lawn renovation are pay off the following spring.

The process of a total lawn renovation is dethatching, aerating, topressing and overseeding.

All of these elements are crucial to a healthy lawn.

Dethatching - What dethatching does is scrapes the surface of your lawn, breaking up all of the organic matter made of roots, stems and runners.  (Contrary to what many people think thatch is not made up of grass clippings.  These are made mostly of water and decompose very quickly.)  Thatch becomes evident when the unwanted organic matter cannot decompose faster than it builds up.  Thatch prevents the soil underneath from taking in water, nutrients and oxygen.

Core Aeration - Core aeration is the process of pulling small cores from the lawn.  The aeration de compacts the soil, allowing it to expand where the cores were taken out.  The removal of small cores also allows water, nutrients and oxygen to penetrate the soil.

Topdressing -  The process of spreading a thin layer of compost over the lawn.  What this does is adds organic matter to the soil and conditions the soil.  St. Louis has a lot of clay in the soil.  This will mix with the topsoil, add nutrients and condition the soil for a better growing environment.  This will also smooth out any bumps and provide a smoother lawn.  This is key to maintaining good soil in the St. Louis area.

Overseeding - Overseeding is the process of spreading seed over the lawn after the previous work has been done.  This will fill in any bare spots and replace any grass that doesn't come back after the summer heat.  Grass has a lifespan just like anything else, and if it is not replaced it will thin out and weeds will take over.

Doing these things in the fall will give your lawn a tremendous start in the spring.

Remember, having a great lawn is not a spring, it is a marathon.  Proper mowing, and fertilizer maintenance is a key part in having a great St. Louis Lawn.

St. Charles, MO Lawn Care

St. Louis Lawn Care knows that St. Charles, Missouri is a beautiful place.  From the riverfront to the butterfly house we love to make St. Charles' outdoor spaces look great too.  We are proud to service the St. Charles County area.  If your are in need of any lawn mowing, fertilizing, aeration, weed control, landscaping or any other lawn service feel free to give us a call.

• O'Fallon
• St. Peters
• Lake St. Louis
• Wentzville
• St. Chalres

We offer all of our lawn services to the St. Charles County area.  We would be happy to service your lawn for whatever you might need.  

Remember we are the premier lawn care service company in St. Louis and St. Charles.  

Remember We Do Landscaping Too!

St. Louis Lawn Care is not only a lawn service company, we also do landscaping in St. Louis.

Once this rain dries up a little bit we will be starting on retaining wall in Crestwood.  We are replacing a rotten rail road tie wall with concrete block.  This is surrounding part of a pool and we need to be extra careful because of all of the pipes running to and from the pump.  The customer is in great hands with St. Louis Lawn Care.  We be sure to be extra careful and clean when performing any work on our customers property.

We have experience with all kinds of landscaping.

Here are some tips for helping your landscape project go smoothly:

• Be sure that the landscaper will work with you every step of the way - Many landscapes can take days, weeks, or even months.  We work with the customer every step of the way, we will let you know if we are on schedule or running a little behind.  We keep you informed of the landscaping project from the time it starts until the time it is finished.

• Discuss what problems might arise during the landscape project - While a project will have a plan at the start, that plan almost always changes due to unforeseen problems under the ground.  Landscaping involves a lot of digging, and many times there are object that were buried that no one knew were there when we do a landscaping project.  We try to communicate with the customer about any problems that we might come across while doing their landscaping project.

• Comunicate - Communication is key.  If the project is rolling a long and you see a part of the design that you don't like, or something you want moved it is best to let the landscaper know as soon as possible.  It is also very important for the landscaper to communicate to you if he thinks something would look better that what was originally planned.  If the customer and landscaper can communicate during the landscape project.  The project will most likely go very smooth.

St. Louis Lawn Care works as hard as we can to provide the best service at the best price to our customers.  We like the enjoyment of great looking outdoor spaces.  

We do everything from mulch, sod, landscape installations, retaining walls and much more.

Spring Lawn Service

So, we are in January and there is not much to do for the lawn here in St. Louis.  You can start shopping around to different lawn care services to see who will make the best match for you.

Start to get your lawn cleaned up for spring, because before you know it the grass is going to be growing like crazy.

If you do your own lawn be sure to get the first application of fertilizer ready, because that time will be here before you know it.  Especially if the weather stays this warm.  You will need to get the pre-emergent fertilizer down before the crabgrass starts to germinate.  Putting the pre-emergent down on your lawn at the right time will prevent crabgrass from germinating and protect your lawn from crabgrass taking over.  Once the crabgrass germinates it is very hard to get rid of.

This first fertilizer application brings your lawn out of dormancy and provides it with much needed nutrients that it will need for the spring growing season in St. Louis.

We Now Rent Commercial Lawn Care Equipment

St. Louis Lawn Care now has our extensive inventory of commercial lawn care equipment available for rent.

We have everything from trailers, commercial lawn mowers, trimmers, blowers and much more.

We have any piece of equipment a professional lawn service would be looking for.

If you own a lawn care business and a piece of equipment breaks down, it can cost you a lot of money not to provide services to your customers.  Don't be shut down by a broken piece of equipment.  Rent our commercial lawn equipment until yours gets fixed.  

Click here to see our rates and various pieces of lawn care equipment we have for rent

Our rental equipment is top of the line.  We have various Ex-Mark and Snapper Pro commercial lawn mowers for rent.  We also have red-max trimmers and blowers.  All of our equipment is serviced on a regular basis and is dependable.  

Give us a call to day to reserve a piece of lawn care equipment if you are in need.  

Do You Know What Your Lawn Needs?

Do you need lime?

Do you need fertilizer?

Do you need organic matter?

You don't know without a soil test.  Be very skeptical of a lawn care company that tries to sell you a lime treatment without testing your soil first. 

A soil test will tell you everything you need to know about your soil.  It will analyze the Ph level, different amounts of chemicals, sediments and micro organisms in your soil.  By having your soil tested you will be able to tell what nutrients your lawn needs.  Some nutrients such as potassium and phosphorus can stay in your lawn year after year.  Having too much of an element can do more harm to your lawn than it does good. 

The only way to really know what your lawn needs is to get a soil test done every couple of years.  This will allow you to adjust your fertilizer applications to fit what your lawn needs.  

Here in St. Louis we have a lot of clay soil, so a soil test and analysis will tell you the composition of your soil.  Clay is very dense and grass struggles in a totally clay soil.  Adding sand and/or compost can break up the clay and provide a great base for your lawn to thrive.  

St. Louis Lawn Care does provide soil tests to residential customers.  Call today if you would like us to come by have your soil tested.

Happy New Year Snow

It has been quite a while since I have posted but I will try to get into a better habit of keeping up with the blog this year.

Thank you very much for reading and I very much appreciate feedback and discussing all things lawn care. 

Now that we are in the winter months there is not much to do on the lawn care side of things, but the snow is falling and we are out plowing all over the St. Louis area. One benefit of hiring St. Louis Lawn Care for your snow plowing needs is that you will receive top notch customer service. Most snow removal companies in St. Louis love to salt and plow your lot even though it doesn't need it. We know you need to keep costs down so we only service your lot if it absolutely needs servicing.

This past snow we had was very tricky. The bottom layer was melting. It snowed New Years Eve, and most businesses are closed new years day so most of the snow melted on its own and many lots did not need salting or plowing. But, there were many companies out and about putting down unnecessary chemicals and charging customers for services that they don't need.

 If you feel that your current snow removal service provider does not care about your expenses give us a call and we will work out a plan to service your property for ice and snow.