Lawn Care Services

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We mow according to the growing season which ranges from 28 - 32 weeks on average. The frequency of your mowing totally depends on your preferences.

Some people who have a faster growing grass variety, fertilize regularly, or water on a regular basis, etc. want higher frequency in the spring time (3 - 5 days some times depending on rainfall) then spread out to weekly or 7 to 10 days over the summer. Some people prefer a biweekly basis year round. It just depends on how "manicured" you want your lawn to look, the condition of your lawn, the quantity of weeds or crab grass, etc. Please let us know your particular preferences.

We do not mow on a monthly basis because that allows the grass to get too long between mowing, then when you cut it you have a large amount of overlay which can in fact kill the lawn.

We also use a different type of a mower than most services in that ours are "mulching" mowers. They cut the grass clippings up very fine and leave them on the ground. This is recommended by many turf experts because it then returns the nutrients in the grass back to the lawn for further use, basically fertilizing the grass naturally. We can do this with the fine mulching mowers because the clippings are not visible. What this means to you is that we do not have to bag the grass to remove the clippings and your lawn stays healthier year round.

I might also add that we mow at 3.5 inches on a regular basis. Again, this is the recommended height for this area. Some people like to mow their grass at 2 inches to avoid frequent mowing. However, this is NOT healthy for the lawns so we mow at 3.5 inches. We use recommendations primarily from Purdue University. They have a excellent website regarding turf management if you are interested in additional information regarding lawn care.

Is your lawn as healthy as it can be?

We can aerate or thatch your lawn as necessary to keep it at its best.

What is aeration? Aeration, core or plug, should be done whenever the soil reaches a state of being compacted. Usually once a year is typical for an average traffic lawn.

Thatch is the layer directly below the surface of the ground that consists of decaying and living root, stem, stolon, and rhizome material. This layer becomes harmful after it builds up to a level that it prevents water, nutrients, and air to reach the soil. Detaching is then necessary. This is most productive if done early in the spring after the winter thaw.

We would be happy to give you an estimate for your specific property location. Contact us for more information.

9 Reasons Why Sodding Beats Seeding

You're an intelligent consumer. You can recognize when people are being honest with you, and truly care that you understand both sides of a story before making a decision. You realize that if you're going to open your wallet for an investment such as sod, you want to hear all of the varying pros and cons for sodding.

And we sure do appreciate it when people take the time to tell us "the whole story," especially when it comes to making a decision that might cost some money. We certainly want to treat our customers the way that we'd want to be treated in a similar situation. So we want to give you some free advice-- maybe the same type of advice you'd get from a friend if you were looking to buy a new car. Yes, sodding may not be for everyone. But after reading the McCLaren Lawn & Landscaping Top 9 Reason Why Sodding Beats Seeding, we think you'll be hard-pressed to find the guy that doesn't want the easy, low-maintenance, instant lawn that sod provides.

Sod is a mature plant.

You really can't compare turf with seed or hydroseed. Sod is a mature, nurtured and developed plant. Seeds are exactly that -- undeveloped, immature plants. It takes us a year or more to grow our seed into the lush, green carpeting that you'll see immediately upon installation. If you choose to seed, you'll be looking at a sparse front lawn for that year and a half.
Sod stops mud immediately.

If you have children or pets, take our advice: install sod. Seed and hydroseed take so long to cover the mud, you'll end up with half of your new lawn in your living room carpet before the end of the first year. Sod is the easy solution to minimizing tracked-in mud to your house.
Sod stops washouts.

Have you ever seen a hydroseeded lawn leave turquoise ribbons of chemicals as it was washed into the street by a rainstorm? These trails of washouts make a lawn surface bumpy, and inhospitable to future grass seed, if the dirt is not smoothed out again. Not only are you creating more work for yourself in the long run, but you are also setting yourself up for mowing and maintaining a bumpy lawn.
Sod saves you time.

Since sod is a mature plant, it needs very little attention until it is a rooted, perfectly matured plant. Two to four weeks is the common amount of time needed for rooting. Seed or hydroseed, however, will need your full attention for over a year-- that is, assuming it does not wash out in the first big rain. You will spend a lot of time caring for your fledgling lawn-- time that is better spent with family or on hobbies.
Sod saves you money.

Water, herbicides, insecticides, fertilizer...all of these grass-growing aids cost money. And many novices will over-apply herbicides, fertilizer and other products while they learn, through trial and error, how to grow their lawn. Allowing professionals to take care of these initial applications will save you a fortune.
Sod looks better because it has better genes.

Want to win the best lawn award? To do this, you must start with plants that are composed of exceptional genes. The best genes are in Kentucky bluegrass, and our sod is 100% bluegrass.
Sod avoids herbicides.

Everyone supports environmental conservation, and that includes using a minimum amount of herbicides, fungicides and other chemicals. However you seed, you will likely need three or more applications of herbicides to keep the weeds from competing with the grass.
Sod is easier to grow on poor soils.

While you do not need excellent soils to grow sod, if you are beginning your lawn with seed, you will need top quality soils to start the plants off right. Fertilizer and water management become critical when you start from seed on poor soils. It takes more fertilizations to start seed, and it is a rare lawn service that will adjust to these conditions.
Sod is instantaneous.

No hassle. No nurturing. No wait. Sod is an instant lawn of lush, green turf. Sod is guaranteed. Seeding and hydroseeding are not.

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