SPRING SERVICES Throughout the spring season we offer the following services: 1. Spring Cleanup 2. Aerations 3. Overseeding 4. Landscape Bed Maintenace 5. Lawn Mowing and Maintenace Each of these services is decribed in detail below. Spring Cleanups A spring cleanup is the perfect way to get your lawn off on the right foot in the spring. Clearing any debris that may have accumulated in the lawn or flower beds during the long winter will help ensure healthy growth for all your plants. This process also can also include some light pruning. Removing any branches that may mave snapped from the weight of ice or snow will help keep your trees healthy, and looking their best. Aeration With the softer soil, spring is a great time for aerating your lawn. Aeration is the process of mechanically removing small plugs from the turf, and replacing them on top of the grass. This process provides multiple benefits for your lawn. First, the newly created holes in the top layer of soil provide a natural conduit for moisture and nutrients to more easily reach the root system of your lawn, thus increasing its health. Second, the newly created gaps also provide an ideal area for the existing lawn to fill in, thus creating a more dense and lush grass layer. Third, as the small plugs naturally break down, they also help create a softer top layer of soil for nutrients and moisture to get through. This is especially important Southeastern Michigan as our soil tends to have a higher level of clay in it than most soil does. This makes the soil especially prone to compacting which can hinder the ability of needed nutrients and moisture to get to the root system of the lawn. Aerations are recommended at least once per year (twice is even better), and are usually performed in tandem with overseeding. Overseeding Overseeding is also recommended in the spring. Overseeding is beneficial for any lawn, regardlesss of condition. For lawns which aren't quite as lush, overseeding provides a much needed boost to help fill in any gaps in it. By using a seed combination of multiple types of grasses, you aid the lawn in becoming more durable and hearty over the long haul. By overseeding established lawns, you aid the lawn in becoming more disease resistant. Many diseases and pests target a specific variety of grass plant. By overseeding, you guarantee a healthy mixture of grass varieties in your lawn, thus preventing it from being wiped out entirely if and when it does get hit by a pest or disease. This process is especially critical for newly sodded lawns. Most sod is comprised of a single type of grass, usually bluegrass. While a pure bluegrass lawn looks great now, just wait until it gets hit by a mold or fungus. Single grass type lawns can be wiped out in a matter of days by disease, and then need to be completely replanted. So protect your investment and overseed your lawn twice per year (spring and fall). Landscape Bed Maintenance Spring is a great time to get your landscaping into shape as well. Whether it is adding enriched topsoil to your beds, or just finishing them off with a new top layer of mulch, A Man For All Seasons is ready to help you get your beds ready for the season. Lawn Mowing & Maintenance As we all know, this is the toughest job in the spring here in Southeastern Michigan. With our traditional wet spring season, the grass tends to grow fast and furious. Our spring lawn mowing service fights to keep the lawns in check while dodging raindrops and wet ground conditions which can make for less than ideal mowing conditions. But, we do try to mow during conditions that are the least harmful to your lawn. Accordingly, we make subtle adjustments in mowing and trimming heights, as well as cutting schedules in order to ensure that your lawn looks its best. Keep in mind, that some lawns may need to be cut twice per week during this period of increased growth in order to keep them healhty. If you have an irrigation system, or water your lawn with portable sprinklers, please consult with us so that we can best arrange your watering schedule. In many cases, you may not even need your sprinklers turned on in the spring with the rainfall we get, so discussing your watering situation with us ahead of time can often save you money and prevent potential lawn disease as well.