Organic Planet
Lawrence Park Garden Care's trio of turf services are our pro-active answer to pesticide use in lawns. We are always looking for the best new organic products that produce beautiful, chemical free turf. This is our 3-step process to an organically-healthy lawn.
Step 1 - Organic Fertilizing for Turf and Gardens
In the past Lawrence Park Garden Care has used water-soluble quick release fertilizers combined with spot spraying for weeds. Now, due to environmental concerns and exciting new product developments, we only use organic fertilizers.
This means a few things. If your lawn is already healthy, you will continue to have strong turf without the use of any synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. If your turf isn't particularly healthy, there will be a definite improvement in your soil's physical chemistry, plus a revitalization of the existing turf with the application of our organic fertilizer.
Every garden benefits from adding compost and fertilizer for plants. Compost builds healthy soil by providing decayed organic matter that retains moisture and oxygen. We recommend combining this in spring or fall with a slowrelease organic fertilizer that enriches the soil with the balanced spectrum of nutrients and minerals that plants need to thrive.
Step 2 - Core Aeration
You will be familiar with this service if you've played golf in the early spring and early fall and have seen the greens studded with small holes. Aeration is the perforation of your lawn to allow better movement of air, water and nutrients through the soil below.
It allows both water and fertilizers to penetrate the soil more easily and seed to germinate better and faster.
This service is primarily done twice a year, with either Spring Clean Up or a Slit Seeding.
Step 3 - Slit Seeding
 Our new slit seeding process does 2 great things at the same time:
1. Loosens the soil just below the surface.
2. Inserts the grass seed beneath the surface of your lawn.
The overwhelming result is a healthier, thicker lawn and reduced space for weeds to grow. Additionally, it is better for the environment because slit seeding also uses little or no peat moss, which reduces demand on fragile peat bogs and marshland.
We do the seeding twice a year: once in late April to mid-June and once in late August to late September. Lawrence Park tends to be a tree covered community; therefore our grass mixes are usually high in shade tolerant seed. The success of your newly seeded lawn depends on consistent watering for the first weeks as the seeds germinate and develop. Information will be provided about care requirements as needed.
 Curbside Composting
During Fall Clean Up, Lawrence Park Garden Care's curbside composting service has completely eliminated curbside dumping of leaves. Our truck vacuums, mulches and removes leaves right from your curb.
Weekly Turf Maintenance
This is a weekly service that begins in May and continues to the end of October. It includes cutting and trimming your lawn and cleaning up all hard surfaces. If you have any specific requests, like putting all grass clippings in your composter or leaving them on the lawn, please be sure to tell your Garden Care Supervisor or let us know by filling out the "Suggestion, Comment or Request" Sheets included with your monthly bill.
Please note that this service is not designed to be your total garden plan; there will always be additional jobs like Hard Surface Treatments, leaf clean up (see Leaves Service, at right), and removing fallen limbs, etc., which are provided at an additional fee.
Leaves Service
This is a weekly service in October. It includes removing all leaves and fallen debris on grass and hard surfaces. It is not included in the cost of Weekly Turf Maintenance. |
