Lawn Problems
Are you dealing with a sparse lawn full of dead patches, weeds, moss, or pooling water? Lawn maintenance can be complex, and perhaps your lawn has slipped into such disrepair that it's leaving you frustrated. It’s time to fix these problems and give your lawn a whole new look. Whether you want a traditional turf or want to experiment with lawn alternatives, our full lineup of services will keep your lawn lush and green year-round.
Reseeding Your Lawn
We start all of our services with a Soil Test to understand what's happening beneath the surface and how to bring it into balance. Our goal is to restore healthy soils to your landscape. As part of your lawn renovation, we will prepare the soil, re-seed, and apply a seed cover that will help the new seed become established. Our process also includes aeration and dethatching, to ensure success. We follow-up with a minimum of one year of our Organic Lawn & Plant Care Program (6 service rounds) to make sure your lawn stays robust and resilient.
Grass Seed Choices
We offer a variety of grass seed choices, including traditional and alternative grass seed options. We use seed mixes from ProTime Lawn Seed, a local Portland, Oregon company. They have many options from conventional to Pacific Northwest native mixes and sports turf mixes. They are focused on environmentally friendly grass mixes that are non-GMO and neonicotinoid free.
Traditional Lawns
Grass seed is commonly overlooked for its unique qualities. Many times, we see our lawn as just “grass” when in reality it is a select group of “plants” designed to perform a specific function. We have a grass seed mix that will meet your needs whether full sun, full shade, or somewhere in between. We have seed mixes for hard-use playfields, hard-to-mow areas, and low water areas too. We can help you find the right seed mix for a lush and verdant lawn, year-round.
Alternative Lawns
We offer lawn alternatives such as Fleur de Lawn® which is a special blend of plants with many benefits. It is more drought tolerant, offers food for pollinators, and is absolutely beautiful. The plants in Fleur de Lawn® grow in a symbiotic relationship with each other. Clover offers nitrogen fixing in the soil and crowds out weeds. Yarrow has a taproot that penetrates deep into the soil to access water. English daisies offer food for pollinators. Grass covers the soil with a tough turf that's fun to play in.
The Fleur de Lawn® can be mowed at a 3” height like a more manicured lawn or mowed to a height of 5” for more of a meadow look. Depending on your color palette and preferences, this mix is available with just white flowers or pink and white flowers.
We have other lawn seed options for your lawn renovation service. Please ask us about the various options available. We have mixes with chamomile, which add a sweet fragrance to the yard, and seed mixes especially for no-irrigation situations. We even have wildflower mixes! There are so many ways to customize the beauty of your yard.
Increased Drought Tolerance
A great benefit of renovating your lawn coupled with an organic lawn care program, is that your lawn will be more protected in drier weather with its deep root system. The Pacific Northwest is experiencing hotter, drier summers. If you don’t mind your lawn going somewhat dormant during the summer, we recommend a limited watering schedule. Your lawn can better withstand the hot, drier summers and return lush and green once the rains come back in the Fall.
See our slide show for a step-by-step of our process for our Lawn Renovation service.
Other Lawn & Landscape Treatments
Organic Soil Amendments & Fertilizers: We use only Organic Fertilizers that break down over time, feeding turf the food it needs.
Disease, Insect & Pest Control: We have safe solutions for insect and disease problems in your yard.
Specialty Pruning: We can prune and shape your ornamental trees and shrubs keeping them healthy and beautiful.
