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High Water Mark for Houston Lawns: Installing Yard Drainage

A Houston lawn maintenance company wants their customers to have the best lawn possible throughout the year. A mowing service is determined to cut grass at its proper height to keep it growing full and green. Sometimes things are not quite right and solutions have to be put in place. If there is a puddle of water somewhere in a yard it means better drainage must be installed. French drains are a popular choice and many homeowners choose to install them themselves.

Before any digging takes place, homeowners must locate an area where the water can be rerouted. It should not negatively impact neighbor’s yard or run toward a home’s foundation. French drains are best when there are no obstructions along the path and a 1% grade can be dug, which is a drop of one foot for every 100 feet in length. Hiring a surveyor to grade the land is best for those who do not feel comfortable doing it on their own. Once it is known where the french drain is going, use two stakes to mark the beginning and end of the trench. Tie a string loosely to both stakes and ensure it is level. Once it is level the string needs to be taut. This is the horizontal line where digging will occur. Measuring down from the string as the trench is dug will make sure the desired grade is achieved.

Once the digging is finished, line the trench with landscape fabric and shovel coarse gravel onto the fabric. Wrap the ends of the landscape fabric over the top of the gravel and fill in the rest of the trench with coarse sand. Then, layer the area with more landscape fabric on the bottom, four inches of topsoil above that, followed by sod. Lawn drainage is required for healthy lawns and a Houston lawn maintenance company can help throughout the process to ensure it is done correctly.

We Only Cut Grass is a Houston lawn care company that gives their customers personal and dependable lawn cutting service. They help lawns maintain their green grass and blossoming flowers in Houston.

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Atasocita, Kingwood Lawns: Landscaping Large Spaces

A Houston lawn care service can mow and landscape both small and big lawns. It may seem like a challenge when homeowners first start to work on their big yards, but there are some advantages over small lawns since they have more room to work with. Like many other types of projects, it is advised to plan out where things are to go before starting any work. This is essential to being happy with how the lawn turns out.

To begin landscaping a large lawn the first step is to draw a diagram of the yard. It is best if it is in scale but at the very least it needs to include large trees, permanent structures and other items that will be a part of the plan. Next, make note of any areas where special attention is required. To do this, make topographic lines or arrows to show a land’s slope. Mark rocky areas and places that tend to hold water. Areas with a lot of shade can be a good place for a bench or swing and steep hills is a great place for small shrubs or vines since mowing and other maintenance can be difficult there. A lawn mowing company Kingwood is prepared to work around areas their customers want to be left alone.

When it comes time to plant items, ask a local nursery or home and garden store to ask what fruit or nut trees do well in the area, such as pecan trees in the south . They attract wildlife and can be delicious in recipes. Next, remove unwanted plants and trees and spread soil in places that are going to be turned into a flower bed. Plant any trees, flowers, and shrubs where they were planned and install sod or plant grass seeds on any bare areas.

A lawn’s landscape is not finished until a planned swimming pool or utility shed is finished. It may take a lot of work but the effort is worth it with a gorgeous view. A mowing service Houston does not charge for the whole size of a yard, but by mowing acreage. Turning a large lawn into a place to relax and enjoy nature is easy with some motivation and a good plan.

We Only Cut Grass, a Houston lawn care company can turn your big yard into paradise. They are experts at mowing big yards and keeping your green grass healthy in Houston.

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Lawn Stripes The Latest Craze In Lawn Care

A Houston lawn care service often tries to stay up-to-date on what trends people want for their lawns. Lawn stripes have been a huge deal in the UK. In fact, they are easy to see when watching one of their soccer games. The stripes are perfectly aligned and are very attractive. Many people have started putting lawn stripes in their lawn, which is done by the direction a mower moves over the grass when it is cut. There are some benefits to lawn striping that helps keep grass healthy.

When done right, lawn stripes can make a backyard look like a chess board or a pattern of dark and light green tones. Homeowners may have gotten lawn stripes on accident simply by mowing back and forth. There are some tips to create perfect lawn stripes that look like a soccer, football, or baseball field. First, it is important to keep the lawn mower’s blades sharp. Cut grass once a week and do not under or over fertilize the lawn. Healthy grass makes lawn striping easier.

To create those perfect lines, it is advised to go over each stripe in the same direction a couple of times to really etch them in.  If possible, try turning off of the lawn for cleaner lines and it helps prevent stress on the grass. If this cannot be done make “Y” turns while lifting the blades off the ground during the turn. Do not look down when making straight lines. Instead, find a point in the distance directly ahead and mow straight to it.

While lawn stripes can make a lawn look cleaner and more attractive the grass can get weak and stressed if it is mowed in the same pattern every week. Therefore, change the pattern the grass is mowed every three weeks to prevent stress and promote green, healthy grass. A mowing service Houston can work with homeowners that want lawn stripes in their lawn.

A Houston lawn care company like We Only Cut Grass understands grass trends and can easily make lawn stripes in your lawn. They are experts in lawn cutting and making green grass stay healthy in Houston.

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Lawn Care In The Summer Heat

Wow things are really heating up. It is now August 2011. 100% degrees outside and 90% humidity. For many people it is just too much to for everyone to handle their own lawn care. We understand fully our crews must slow down and drink 4 -5 times as much water to stay hydrated so they can gut your grass, trim your hedges, and keep our customers happy.

We want to thank everyone of our customers in Kingwood, Atascocita, Humble, Porter and Huffman TX.

Now Some tips On Staying Hydrated While Cutting Your Grass.

Staying hydrated is critical if you're working outside on your yard in  active in hot weather.

But individuals have different hydration needs, so you need to assess your personal sweat rate.

Sweat rate is very simple to calculate: Weigh yourself before exercise, with as little clothing as possible; exercise for half an hour and don't drink or use the bathroom for that half hour; weigh yourself again, wearing the same amount of clothing to see how much you've lost.

If you've lost a pound, for example, that translates to about 16 ounces of fluid that you'll need to replace. Sports organizations suggest dividing your total by four to see how much water you need to drink every 15 minutes while exercising to replace your lost fluids.

When cutting grass in hot weather, you should be well-hydrated when you begin your exercise and fluids should be readily accessible during your activity. Don't wait until you feel parched before you drink, because the thirst mechanism isn't triggered until you're 2 percent dehydrated,.

Having cool fluids on hand may encourage you to drink during activity in hot weather. If you're mowing your lawn or trimming the hedges for longer than an hour, you may require a sport energy drink.

You also can monitor your hydration status by a tried-and-true method: checking the color of your urine.

It should have a light yellow tinge to it. Lemonade is much better than apple juice. And if you're delving into the ice tea realm, it's time to drink,

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Kingwood & Atascoita Erosion Control For Lawn Care

Is your residential or commercial lawn on a hill or slope?  Does it seem that no matter what you do your grass just will not grow? You put down the water, your put down the feed  lawn fertilizer and still nothing. We all know the pain your are suffering.  You may have a problem with erosion.

If erosion is the problem than all of your healthy nutrient rich topsoil is washing away. If this is the case you may have those ugly dead spots on your lawns.  Our first choice for solving this problem will be for you to do some planting. We are looking for some grasses that are resistant to erosion so we an make your Kingwood, Atascocita Lawn care much easier to handle.

Plant Vegetation  will be your # 1 defense for controlling erosion on your Houston TX lawn.  Plants will serve you in two ways to control erosion.

1)      The roots systems help hold the soil in place.

2)      They offer protection to slow down the rain fall or water from your irrigation system that will surely crash onto your topsoil there by loosening it up and allowing it to run down hill.

Here is a list of suggested Trees and Shrubs for the Houston, TX Lawn Care.

TREES AND SHRUBS

River Birch Betula nigra Tolerates sandy soils and streamside conditions. Will tolerate sun or shade.

Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash has been determined to have the best root architecture for erosion control.

They are long-lived and tolerate of a wide range of soils.

Gulf Black Willow Salix nigra Provides excellent soil holding ability and grows fast.

Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum One of the longest lived of all trees, Bald Cypress has the ability to grow in wet or dry soils. Excellent for Houston as we either have drought or tropical heat and floods.

Rough-leaf Dogwood Cornus drummondii

Quite different from its more well known cousin Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida, Rough-leaf Dogwood tolerates full sun and a much wider range of soils and tends to thicken with an interconnected root system which gives great soil stabilization.

Elderberry Sambucus Canadensis A semi-woody shrub that frequently forms a small short-lived tree. Its soil stabilizing ability esults from its propensity to spread by underground stems forming large colonies.

Florida Anise Illicium floridanum Native evergreen shrub with unusual red flowers. It will tolerate dense shade and prefers saturated soils. Great for around the pod or by the lake.

Coral Berry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus This deciduous shrub will tolerate a wide range of soils and exposures. It will tolerate considerable shade. It tends to colonize by underground stems, which is a characteristic favorable for erosion control.

Florida Leucothoe Leucothoe populifolia (also known as Agarista populifolia) A beautiful evergreen that may reach ten feet and is tolerant of shade and wet soils. Its dense growth and spread from underground stems makes it useful for soil stabilization

Southern Dewberry Rubus trivialis Dewberry forms extremely dense mats of tangled stems and foliage that both shield the soil from hard rains and hold highly erodible soils such as pure streamside sands. Dewberries are edible to humans and wildlife.

Untill next time,

Mower Mike

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The basic needs of every green lawn.

Usually, home owners everywhere pay strong attention to their home front or backyards. Having a nice green grass not only beautifies a residence but also brings worth to it. A home owner might only know how to mow the grass but some will need more specific assistance like Landscaping and a local lawn service.

A few of the main  things your lawn may need to grow and stay green are below.

Fertilizers:

Fertilizers are concentrated nutrients to help grass grow  lush, thick and strong. A few lawn services present programs to apply the correct fertilizer during the right time of year. The usual components and elements in fertilizers include nitrogen, micro-nutrients, and potassium. Contact your local lawn care provider for prices if you do not have the time to do this yourself.

Wild Plant Control is another service which is a component of professional lawn service. You apply treatment to manage and eliminate wild plants which may attack your lawn. In this treatment, the timing is extremely crucial because the wild plants should be dealt with before they cause any damage to the beautiful grass and plants of the lawn.

Ventilation and seeding is also important, This is where little plugs are extracted from the dirt to boost air, water, and nutrients to a lawn’s roots. Seeds might be spread over your lawn to thicken grass at the same time.

The ph and soil value is also critical and important in this regard. Good soil is always vital in order to have good growth and development of the grass and plants. One of your lawn’s essential needs is to exist in soil with the right equilibrium of alkaline and acid. If soil is unequal, its ph can be attuned by adding potassium, micro nutrients, and lime.

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Brown Patch Lawn Fungus How To Control

Lawn fungus can appear in several colors  and can attack wide range of grasses. Knowing how to identify it soon, before it becomes a dangerous problem, will save both time and money. Anyone who is worried about having an attractive lawn should monitor fungus for signs of disease, avoid it if possible, and treat diseases as soon as possible.

One of the more common problems we have in Houston TX  is "brown patch"

Brown Patch usually affects  your Texas lawn during our sweltering long,  hot, humid summers or when there is heavy dew in the mornings. The infected  area with this fungus will look sunken in and the brown spot can be up to  3 feet in diameter. Sadly we have found that  Brown patch can be a real pain to control, even with  correctly applied fungicides. Aerating your Houston lawns helps with drainage, and may help eradicating brown spot.

Avoiding grass fungus from attacking your garden and lawn in the initial place is the best method of managing it. Do not neglect the possible signs of fungus, as it is more money-spinning to prevent your lawn and garden from mold.

Sometimes To control grass fungus, you must  aerate the soil in the sickened area. Add compost or sterile topsoil to the infected areas, and then you must  keep it well-watered. If the soil is severely diseased, you may have dig out the top 4 to 6 layers of soil and sod and discard. Replace it with unaffected sod.

Several owners are simply not skilled with the types of lawn care problems, which mean it can be useful for you to contact us to help you in solving it. This is a good idea so that we can find what the basic problem is, then we will apply the suitable treatment and after that you can have your condition handled quickly and successfully. Handling a problem rapidly allows for a long term benefit to the grass and your lawn.

Using our  lawn care service will help you in solving your problems before they turn deadly. If you desire to have a green and superb lawn, then you do want to pay interest and stay connected with our services in solving lawn care problems.

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Who Are We?

We are a group of professional grass cutters who are always ready to attend to your grass cutting needs on a regular basis. We cater to both commercial and residential lawn mowing and grass cutting services, and are not as expensive as you may think.

We take pride in saying that we have the necessary expertise to carry out any form of grass cutting job needed done. Our team of grass cutters is professional and reliable; so you are assured we will turn up on time for your job. We get to work as soon as we arrive at your place; and as your local lawn service, we are both professional and personable with our clients.

Our rates are very reasonable, when compared to the other grass cutting services available in the locality. Our rates are based on whether you need fortnightly cutting, monthly cutting or even one off grass cutting. You decide on your grass cutting plan; and its up to us to implement it for you.

No matter what type of grass you have; rough grass or the very best lawns, we have the necessary equipment to carry out the job. In fact, even if your grass hasn't been cut for years, we have the necessary machinery to handle the grass cutting job.

We know everything about lawns; like at what height it has to be cut and how many times your grass has to be cut. With our expertise, you are assured a well kept garden and lawn throughout the year, at reasonable rates and terms and conditions.

So if you are interested in our services, and want to know more about our grass cutting services just contact us. We will arrange for a site visit, and if required, are more than ready to give you some free advice about the cutting and maintenance of your lawn and grass.