Find Quality Lawn Care Services

Maintaining your lawn can be a daunting task depending on the look you are attempting to achieve. Some people are satisfied with their lawn just being neatly mowed and trimmed. While others want the lawn to look like a lush green carpet. Still many others fall somewhere in between. Once you decide where you fit in the grand scheme of lawn maintenance, you need to decide where your expertise begins and ends. Most people are far from experts when it comes to maintaining that lush green carpet, so it is likely they will need the help of a professional. However, there is more to selecting lawn care services than you may first think. These services can be as simple as a teenager mowing your lawn on a regular basis to full blown total landscape management.

Let's take a look at some of the varied lawn care services available to assist in determining the services you may need. Past the teenager mowing your lawn every Saturday, most companies will usually provide three basic levels of service.

Partial Lawn Care: These companies will provide weed control and fertilization usually on a scheduled basis. Each company has their own plan when it comes to treatments for your lawn, but generally, depending on the area of the country in which you live, they provide 5 to 7 treatments each year. These treatments will be scheduled to best supply the necessary treatments at the proper time of the year. This is where many homeowners lack the knowledge to properly apply these types of treatment. They know their lawns need a weed control treatment, they just are not aware of the proper time to treat or the number of times it is necessary.

Total Lawn Care: These services will usually provide all the services of a partial care company as noted above. In addition to these services, they generally provide mowing, trimming and also will diagnose pest problems and provide pesticide treatments as needed. Pest control is very difficult for the average homeowner and this is where this type company can really provide much needed assistance. Most states require persons dispensing pesticides to be licensed and certified to do so. Therefore, they hold qualifications that would be unnecessary for the average homeowner.

Total Landscape Maintenance: The lawn care services provided by a total landscape maintenance service will include those provided by the previous two types of companies. But also provide maintenance of the other plant materials in a landscape. These will usually include trimming or pruning, as well as fertilizing and pest control. They will also have on staff or have access to a certified tree surgeon or arborist to assist in the treatment of damaged or diseased trees.

Now that you better understand the types of lawn care services available to you, you can now make an educated selection of a service provider. As with most things, recommendations of friends and family is a good place to start. Otherwise, get estimates of services from at least three companies providing the level of services you desire. Be sure the company you select holds the state required licenses and bonds and be sure to obtain, read and understand the contract explaining the services the company will provide. By following these few guidelines, you should receive the lawn care services necessary to provide just the right look you desire of your landscape.