Maintenance

When your home or business is ready for grass, there are two options available to you: seed or sod. Growing grass right from the seed is cost effective and more environmentally friendly. Some grasses will grow better in full sun, partial sun, or full shade, so when you seed your lawn you can choose a mix that works best for your yard. Sod is usually grown in full sun so the varieties of grass they contain may not do as well in your yard. Additionally, rolls of sod contain a plastic mesh that helps to hold them together.

Ideally, seeding is done in early spring or fall, when temperatures are mild, to give the seeds time to establish themselves before the heat of summer. Not every seed planted will germinate, but planting in this time frame increases the percentage of seeds that will, which means a thicker lawn for you sooner.

Early spring and late fall are significant times in the growth and health of your plants and the look of your yard. There are a few steps that can be taken at these times to keep your garden and yard looking their best for the coming season. Clear Sky Yard Care and Landscaping have the knowledge and tools to set your green spaces up to look their best all year round.

Fall

As fall rolls through, the vast majority of plants go into dormancy. This usually means that they will pull nutrients back into the “body” of the plant and lose their greenery and leaves. If left to sit over winter, these dead leaves create a litter that can smother plants or grass below and makes your yard or garden look unkempt. Some plants that go dormant will leave remnants of their summer selves above ground, these will rot off eventually but having them removed will help the plant to grow better-come spring. Regardless of if they go dormant for winter, fall is also an excellent time to prune back bushes and trees, and remove any branches that have died over summer, to give them the best start once they start growing again in spring. A final weed in fall will reduce the number of weeds you have to deal with in spring. Clear Sky Yard Care and Landscaping’s fall clean-up service is all about making your yard look great for winter.

Contact us today to arrange a free, no-obligation consultation on how Clear Sky Yard Care and Landscaping can get your home or business looking its best over the winter.

Spring

In spring, plants are coming out of dormancy, making this an ideal time to apply slow-release fertilizers that will help plants to grow strong and put out beautiful colours. These fertilizers will also help your plants to grow strong roots to help them survive the coming summer drought. Winter rains will cause soil to become packed together, this seriously affects the drainage of your soil, often causing water retention that can turn your soil to mold and the roots of your garden plants to rot. Turning the garden soil in the spring will increase drainage and give your plants the best chance to grow big and strong. After the soil is turned, spreading a layer of good quality mulch will help keep weeds at bay. Spring is also a great time to plant any new plants you want to add to your garden, whether that is annuals, perennials, bushes, or trees. If your existing bushes, flowers, or veggies are going to need support as they grow, setting stakes or cages around them before they are too big will prevent damaging them later on. For your lawn and other grassy areas, aerating and over-seeding in spring will give you the thickest lawn possible.

Contact us today to get a head start on having your business or home looking its best all summer long with a free, no-obligation consultation with how Clear Sky Yard Care and Landscaping.

Over time, grass will reduce the nutrients in the soil it is growing in. As this happens the grass weakens, often yellowing and thinning, allowing weeds to take hold.

Fertilizers to feed your grass comes in a variety of formats, with different nutrient content. It is important to use the best fertilizer for your grass, and the time of year, to give your grass the best chance and to minimize fertilizer runoff that can be harmful to nearby rivers and streams.

If the weeds in your lawn are not too established, the grass may be able to grow strong enough to choke them out and kill them. Sometimes, a different method needs to be used in conjunction with the fertilizer.

Hand pulling weeds can work well in some situations or a chemical weed killer may be needed. Some fertilizers come in combination with a weed killer, so you get the benefit of strengthening your grass and weakening the weeds. There are selective weed killers, some focusing on only killing certain kinds of plants while leaving others alone, or non-selective weed killers that are more appropriate for areas where there are no plants you want to preserve.

It is important to keep in mind that the toxins that make weed killers work will end up in the soil around your home or business. At Clear Sky Yard Care & Landscaping, we use weed killers that are safe for kids and pets to be around once the formula has dried. Additionally, we only use weed killers that have a short half-life. This means that they break down quickly in the soil, so there is little to no toxic residue in your soil that may run off into nearby rivers, streams, or other water sources.

With all this in mind, we encourage you to contact us to arrange a free, no-obligation, consultation on getting the weeds in your yard under control and fertilizing your grass so that it stays green and beautiful all year round.

Over time, pressure treated and cedar fences, decks, and pergolas accumulate a layer of dirt and grime that can make them look old and weathered. Clear Sky can make them look new by pressure washing that scum off.

Walkways and driveways end up covered in a layer of hard to remove dirt from walking and dust in the air. Often, you won’t realize how dirty it was until it is clean.

Life happens, work gets exhausting, you or someone you love has a health crisis, or you keep putting off doing the yard work until it’s too late. For whatever reason, your yard has gotten away from you: your grass has grown up to your waist, if there is any grass at all; or your garden beds are more weeds than a garden; or your trees and shrubs haven’t been pruned for as long as you can remember and are looking wild and unkempt. Maybe it’s not quite that bad, but you are still feeling in over your head about how to get everything back under control.

If you are ready for a change, Clear Sky Yard Care and Landscaping are here to help. We will come in and get your yard back to a place where it can be cared for regularly.

Contact us today for a free no obligation estimate on getting your yard back to a manageable state so that you can live in it and love it again.

Page 1 of 2