Lawn Fertilization Service

Feeding your lawn is the best investment you can make for your lawn. A properly fed lawn is healthier and less likely to befall to weeds or disease. We believe that a properly fed lawn, cut to the right height (about 3 - 3 1/2) inches is the best defense against all pests. 

We use only high quality granular slow release fertilizers. 0ur  fertilizers are covered in a polymer coating that helps the fertilizer break down slowly and feed your lawn over a period of about 4 weeks. We never use liquid fertilizers that can burn and leach into the soil and water table. We believe that while more expensive, dry granular fertilizers are safer for the environment and better able to provide a stable controlled food source for your lawn to make it the best it can be. Many liquid products blast the lawn with uncontrolled mounts of nitrogen causing a flush of growth, many times more growth than the plant is able to support. Then when the lawn is cut, too much top growth adds up to unnecessary amounts of grass clippings that smother the lawn and make a big mess.

Many people ask us about chemicals and pesticides. Following the Integrated Pest Management plan as outlined by the state of Michigan our policy is "only as necessary" when using any pesticide. While they kill the weeds, they aren't the best things to put on your lawn. We only spot spray for weeds targeting the pesticide to the pest. We work and live in our community and we want to promote practices that are in all of our best interest. We prefer not to use any pesticides. If you feel the same way, just let us know. We are happy to feed your lawn to health.

Using our fertilization service has other benifits as well. We are on your property about 30 to 35 times per year between 20-25 cuttings, edgings, and spring and fall cleanups. And our staff can help watch for trouble on your lawn and alert the applicators for any problems. We also coordinate the lawn cutting with the fertilization applications so a freshly fertilized lawn is not immediately cut before the fertilizer has a chance to work it's way down into the lawn. We are always looking for practices to help the general health of your lawn. Many techniques for keeping a lawn healthy do not involve chemicals. Be sure to read about the benefits of core aeration.