Lawn Care and Maintenance Blogs

5 Effective Ways of Controlling Weed Growth in Your Lawn During Summer

Like every plant, weeds need optimal conditions to grow. The best approach to weed control is to create an environment where it’s difficult for them to thrive. Elements that encourage the growth of weeds are compacted soil, low-mowed grass, and water-deprived lawns. Common Calgary weeds include: • Creeping Bellflower • Musk Thistle • Toadflax • Dandelion • Common Weeds should be Canadian Thistle, Dandelion, Clover, chickweed In addition to hiring a professional weed control service in Calgary, below are 5 effective ways to control weed growth in your lawn 1. Maintain Healthy Soil Careful fertilization of your lawn helps to effectively get rid of weeds. When applied properly and at the right times, fertilizer stimulates growth. A thicker turf makes […]

What is Power Raking?

Spring is upon us and it’s time to start thinking about your lawn and what is needed to prepare your grass for the season ahead. If you’re wondering what power raking is or why your lawn needs it, here is some information to help you. Power Raking is recommended to be done in the spring to clean up the accumulation of dead grass from the previous season. You’ll want to have this done early in the spring before the new growth has fully filled in thus enabling the power raking process to remove as much of the thatch and dead grass as possible. If this layer of dead grass is left on the lawn it will build up year after […]

Calgary Lawn Mowing

At the beginning of each season before you start mowing your lawn, check that the mower blades are sharp. This will prevent shredding the ends of the grass blades which will then dry out and give your lawn a yellowish appearance. When lawn mowing in the spring, our FIRST mowing should be a short mowing. Lower your mower blade to 1 1/2 inch which will help to remove more of the dead grass from the previous year. We recommend a power raking in the spring as an alternative to this. Power Raking will deep clean out excess thatch and our service includes a mowing after to vacuum up excess clippings and groom the lawn. After the first mowing, raise […]