Turf Care
Residential Turf Care for Montgomery County
Turf Care FAQ’s
Blue Tree Landscaping’s turf care service will keep your yard looking its best. Month after month. Year after year. Take a moment to think about what you want in your landscape. We provide a total lawn care solution for our clients including:
- Routine turf care maintenance: weed control and fertilizing
- Turf management: aeration and overseeding
- Seed and sod
- Drainage and swale management
Our Objective: A healthy, green lawn for you and your family to enjoy
Aeration and Overseeding
Is your lawn getting thin, turning brown or developing spots that just don’t look as good as they should? Over time, most soil becomes compacted or hard, and your turf has trouble filling in those thin and browning spots. Drought, disease and insects can also take their toll. If any of this sounds familiar, aeration and overseeding might be just what you need.
Getting Your Lawn Back On Track
All lawns, regardless of their condition, can benefit from some level of renovation every year or so. One of the best means of rejuvenating turf is to combine the power of professional aeration with overseeding.
During aeration, a machine known as a core aerator pulls plugs of soil and thatch up from the lawn to break up compacted soil and create more room for air, water and fertilizer to reach the roots. This results in expansion of the root system for thicker, healthier grass. Aeration also helps to break up thatch, which can prevent water, fertilizer and insect controls from reaching the soil if it gets too thick.
Following up aeration with overseeding is a great way to thicken up a thin lawn or add a hardier, more drought-resistant grass variety to your property. Good seed-to-soil contact is essential for seeding success, and the new grass seed will have an easier time growing in the holes left behind by aeration. Keep in mind that if your lawn has been seeded, the soil should be kept moist with light, frequent sprinklings until the new grass is well established.
Call us today at 610-222-0590 for all of your landscaping needs!
Turf Care Programs
Bronze - 5 Step Program (excludes Step 3)
Step 1 - Early Spring - Balanced fertilizer for spring green-up. Pre-emergent weed control to prevent crabgrass and summer annual weeds.
Step 2 - Late Spring - Fertilizer with micro-nutrients to prepare lawn for summer stress. Broadleaf weed control on actively growing weeds.
Step 4 - Summer - Slow release fertilizer to carry turf through harsh summer conditions. Spot treatment for broadleaf weeds.
Step 5 - Early Fall - Balanced fall fertilizer for healthier roots and fall recovery. Broadleaf weed control.
Step 6 - Late Fall - Winter fertilizer treatment for healthier, greener turf next spring.
Note - Touch up applications for weed control, yellow nutsedge, crabgrass, etc are not included in this program. Additional treatment applications can be done at an additional cost.
Silver - 8 Step Program
5-STEP BRONZE, PLUS STEPS 3, 7 & 10:
Step 1 - Early Spring - Balanced fertilizer for spring green-up. Pre-emergent weed control to prevent crabgrass and summer annual weeds.
Step 2 - Late Spring - Fertilizer with micro-nutrients to prepare lawn for summer stress. Broadleaf weed control on actively growing weeds.
Step 3 – Summer – Broad spectrum lawn insect treatment to prevent damage from summer surface feeding insects, sod web worms, and grubs.
Step 4 - Summer - Slow release fertilizer to carry turf through harsh summer conditions. Spot treatment for broadleaf weeds.
Step 5 - Early Fall - Balanced fall fertilizer for healthier roots and fall recovery. Broadleaf weed control.
Step 6 - Late Fall - Winter fertilizer treatment for healthier, greener turf next spring.
Step 7 – Late Fall – Lime application to improve soil pH and nutrient balance.
Step 10 – Summer- Post emergent treatment to control actively growing yellow nutsedge and crabgrass in lawn.
Notes:
- Steps 3&4, 6&7, and 8&9 will be applied at the same time.
- Bronze program does not include touch up treatments for weeds, nutsedge, crabgrass, etc.
- Yellow nutsedge/crabgrass treatment to be applied with scheduled summer/fall treatment when weeds are actively growing. (Additional treatments that may be needed can also be made per request at additional charge.) – this is Step 10.
Gold - 10-Step Program
8-STEP SILVER, PLUS STEPS 8 & 9:
Step 1 - Early Spring - Balanced fertilizer for spring green-up. Pre-emergent weed control to prevent crabgrass and summer annual weeds.
Step 2 - Late Spring - Fertilizer with micro-nutrients to prepare lawn for summer stress. Broadleaf weed control on actively growing weeds.
Step 3 – Summer – Broad spectrum lawn insect treatment to prevent damage from summer surface feeding insects, sod web worms, and grubs.
Step 4 - Summer - Slow release fertilizer to carry turf through harsh summer conditions. Spot treatment for broadleaf weeds.
Step 5 - Early Fall - Balanced fall fertilizer for healthier roots and fall recovery. Broadleaf weed control.
Step 6 - Late Fall - Winter fertilizer treatment for healthier, greener turf next spring.
Step 7 – Late Fall – Lime application to improve soil pH and nutrient balance.
Step 8 – Fall – Double plug core aeration all turf areas.
Step 9 – Fall – Overseed lawn.
Step 10 – Summer- Post emergent treatment to control actively growing yellow nutsedge and crabgrass in lawn.
Notes:
- Steps 3&4, 6&7, and 8&9 will be applied at the same time.
- Bronze program does not include touch up treatments for weeds, nutsedge, crabgrass, etc.
- Yellow nutsedge/crabgrass treatment to be applied with scheduled summer/fall treatment when weeds are actively growing. (Additional treatments that may be needed can also be made per request at additional charge.) – this is Step 10.
