Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Lawn Maintenance: Getting the Best Lawn For Your Money


Lawn Maintenance is a subject that some people are obsessed about. They prefer the outdoor portion of their homes to be just as attractive, inviting and clean as the inside. Lawn care specialists are the way to obtain the perfect result. With regularly scheduled visits from lawn care services Atlanta; your property can be the envy of the neighborhood.
It is very easy to envision how you would like your property to look; the landscaping, the beautiful flowers and that emerald green grass. What are not so obvious, to the non-professional, are the amount of labor and the cost of the equipment that is required to achieve the desired results. The amount of time that must be invested on a weekly basis, just to maintain the lawn at minimum standards, is far beyond the spare time that most working people have available to devote to the project. This is the reason more and more people are turning to lawn maintenance services.

            


Professional lawn maintenance demands talent, skill and knowledge the average person does not possess. Being able to ride a mower or run a weed-eater is the least part of the job. Knowledge about plants and their native environments, proper fertilization and water usage are key; not to mention the proper usage of lawn equipment. An attractive and thriving landscape must be designed, so that all of the incorporated elements work together to achieve a natural environment that is suited to the location and the weather. Understanding of insects and how they can contribute to the garden or harm it; as well as how to deter or encourage animals and birds, is vital to a successful landscape. Weeds must be identified and eliminated with appropriate, environmentally safe products, in order to have that gorgeous green lawn. The nutritional needs of the soil have to be considered, if all those plants are to live long and healthy lives. No one besides a professional has the knowledge or the time to deal with all of these issues.

Is it cost effective to hire a lawn care specialist? Absolutely. Even if you have all the necessary knowledge; the cost of the plants and products needed, not to mention the prices of the equipment you have to buy, is extremely cost prohibitive for most people. If you can afford your own landscaping staff; maybe not; but for everyone else, lawn maintenance services are the smart solution.

Who would not prefer a perfectly manicured lawn? Anyone? If the lawn is something that is important to you, then the cost of a professional service is negligible. Lawn maintenance services in Atlanta are very reasonably priced considering the difficult climate, clay soil and rocky terrain found in this southern locale. The variety of extreme weather conditions, such as hot summers and cold winters, high humidity or dry drought-like conditions make lawn care difficult, at best.

Many people think that hiring lawn maintenance services in Atlanta or anywhere else simply means that someone will show up once a week to mow the grass and trim the verge; then you won't see them again until next week. There is far more involved in lawn maintenance than that. Hiring a skilled professional means that you get a professional result; someone who cares about the quality of their work and the impression they leave behind. A company who guards their reputation and cares about word of mouth advertisement; as well as providing caring customer service at all times.

You can spend all winter pouring over those seed and plant catalogs and dreaming about all the things you will do to your lawn and gardens come springtime. The problem is you've already done the only part of the job that's fun, before the warm weather arrives. When spring finally comes, you spend every spare moment planting, watering, mowing, trimming and hauling off debris. Then there's the digging and raking and mulching still to be done. Before you even realize how much time has passed, its summer. Now it's really hot and the weeding and the sunburn start; not to mention that all the things you have already done, plus many more maintenance and improvement chores, still have to be done every single week. The next thing you know, its autumn; and you're raking leaves, your flowers are dead, but the grass still needs to be mowed (it didn't quit growing). The whole season is gone and you did not get to enjoy the fruits of all that hard work even once. It was just another job to do. You should have just called for lawn maintenance services and enjoyed the fruits of their labors.