Landscape maintenance services for your sprinklers and irrigation systems

Summer’s around the corner and the temperature’s a-risin’. You love your lawn, we know. Our landscape maintenance services team can help you care for it.

You may not know this but lawns are regularly victimized by their owners; they are either drowned by being given too much water or starved with not enough and are left to brown and die. (Not cool – pun intended)

As we all look for the best ways to save time and money, your local lawn care professionals are keeping track of how we should be saving water and resources.

Our vote goes to sprinkler and irrigation systems for the best way to save water, time, and money, all in one go.

Why install a sprinkler or irrigation system

With sprinkler systems you’ll be able to rest at ease in the heat. It will allow you to stop dragging out the water hose and possibly over watering the yard. With an auto shut off system and timer, you’re all taken care of.

Imagine wanting to take a weekend off and not having someone to water your lawn.  Your garden’s going to be parched by the time you get back, rested and relaxed.

As always, there will always people that choose DIY (Do It Yourself). More power to you. For those that aren’t as familiar with the best time to dig up the yard or willing to rent a pipe-pulling machine or how to set up about half a mile of PVC pipe and a timing system we’re here for you.

Deciding on a sprinkler or irrigation system

If you’ve made a trip to your local home and garden store or even gone online to do your research, you know that the options available are aplenty.  Now it comes down to what type of system to choose and why.

Some points are fairly important, such as –

1. Does the system have an automatic timer and zone configuration?
2. Is there an auto shut off feature?
3. Can the system withstand cold winter temperatures?
4. How easy or complicated is it to use?
5. What types of sprinkler heads and spray options are there?
6. Spray or “fixed spray” heads versus Rotor heads.  The former sprays in a set direction similar to a shower, whereas the rotor heads move back and forth or in a circular motion.
7. Managing water supply for a lawn versus a garden.
8. What about a rain sensor?
9. Does this particular system make sense for my soil type?
10. What about water run-off?

Installing a system no doubt requires much thought and planning even before digging an inch of ground.

Our landscape maintenance services team can help

We go beyond just grass cutting services.  Our landscape maintenance services team is trained to dig, prep and install systems in a 1-2 day session. You’ll be glad you called.  This can actually be an educational experience for some.

We’ll check your water pressure, gradients, layout the zone and head strategy according to your lawn size and vegetation needs, manage the measuring and cutting of the pipe (in and around obstacles), do the digging, pipe setting, and timer system setup and testing.  We’ll even demo the system for you and give you pointers on the best time of the day to water your yard.

Whether you have a lawn or garden or both, we’ll determine the best type of irrigation needed that takes care of all your needs.  Based on our experience with different systems, we can make the best recommendations for soil type, lawn use, and of course budget.

Spring is the best time to install an irrigation system as the ground is not too wet or dry and definitely not frozen.

Contact us  :
Author         : TendercCareLawnService
Address       : 1497 W Houston River Rd,Sulphur, LA 70663
Telephone    : 337-313-3002

Landscape maintenance services to get your garden ready for spring

Spring is on it’s way, and plants and flowers are getting ready to adorn the ground.  Now’s a great time to talk to our landscape maintenance services team about your soil aeration needs.  After winter and the recent showers, your soil may need some TLC to help your plants get a good start at the beginning of the blossoming year.

Why does my soil need aerating?

Soil aeration is essentially the process of introducing air, well oxygen really, into your soil and releasing carbon dioxide and other toxins from the soil.

Just like people, plants and the microbes in your soil need a fresh supply of air in order to help them thrive and grow.  There’s a process to it all.  Aerated soil promotes root growth, which in turns helps the plant overall.  It also helps the roots better absorb the nutrients in the soil and keeps disease away.

Even the insects, worms, and microorganisms that inhabit the soil benefit from the oxygen in the soil for their respiration and metabolism.  The health of these critters affects the health of your soil which in turn impacts the health of your plants.

In a nutshell, poorly aerated soil is going to manifest as poor health of your plants.

Okay, so how do I aerate my soil?

There is no dearth of tools and apparatus available to aerate your soil.  Ask at your local home and garden store or contact our landscaping maintenance services team about soil aeration options.  You can opt for a manual or motorized tool depending on your lawn size and your desire to get a good workout.

Feel like a walk?  Grab some strap-on spike shoes and get going.  If you want to punch holes, use hollow cylinders and punch holes into the soil.  Great for the legs too.  Check at your garden supply store to see what they offer.

On the automated front, check your riding mower to see if it has aerator attachments.  Alternately, check into automated aerators and core aerators which will also do the job.

You may also opt to use an ionized soil conditioner that are dual acting and help loosen the soil as well as promotes healthy microorganism growth.

Calling our landscape maintenance services team

Leveraging the expertise of landscaping companies is another option available to home and property owners.  Renting an aerator can be a costly endeavor and require an extra set of hands for the loading and unloading.  Landscaping companies, on the other hand, already own the equipment necessary for soil aeration and have the necessary muscle power to tote it around.  If you’re not sure whether your soil does need aeration, call our landscape maintenance services team and we can come out and do an assessment and estimate for you.  Once we have a clear understanding of your soil composition and needs, and your existing landscape, we know what tools we need to bring along on aeration day.  Existing landscape beds and trees need special care to ensure that their root systems aren’t damaged.  “Aeration Day” is also a great time to discuss any other lawn maintenance services such as grass cutting services, soil testing, weed management, exterior pest management, lawn beautification, and more.

We offer our landscape maintenance services year-round but also are very attuned to seasonal needs.  Of course, we’re happy to help you with your lawn and garden overhaul and beautification plans anytime.

Contact us  :
Author         : TenderCareLawnService
Address       : 1497 W Houston River Rd,Sulphur, LA 70663
Telephone    : 337-313-3002

Time to plan your trimming and mulching landscape maintenance services

Time to plan your trimming and mulching landscape maintenance services

Our lawn care company has commenced trimming and mulching landscape maintenance services for the year.  It’s time to trim and mulch the landscape beds back to a more than adequate appearance for spring and add value to your view. As you invite your friends and family over for various occasions you’ll be proud to show off your flowers and shrubs in style.

Tender Care Lawn Services can do full landscape maintenance services including trimming and mulching but for those that just want us to do the heavy lifting and hard work for you we can do that too! Let’s say you want to clean out your bed, remove weeds, till, or transplant bushes, trees, etc we’re all set to support you. This way it leaves you with a clean slate for you to do your own planting without all the fuss.
We can widen beds, reset edges, recondition the soil, move and replant large plants and shrubs and add the mulch. At your own pace you can then fill in the rest with your own choice of either flowers or vegetation. All this complements the house as it sets a contrast to the remainder of your landscape.

When working the Earth we realize that all that comes from the Earth will return to the Earth.

Something to remember when you’re calling on our professional landscape maintenance services company to do the work, we’re using thoughtful and environmentally friendly methods as much as possible. As we are pulling, cutting, trimming and clearing, we are following it up with mulching. Not only is this is a natural approach to cleanup, it will save you money on buying mulch.

A number of homeowners still think they can simply plant anything anywhere. This belief can cause you wasted time and some heartache. Plants need proper sunlight and exposure (time in the sun).

Let us know if you need any help discussing your options – like what plants are best where, what fertilizers to use and so much more.

We’ll help you enjoy your land but more importantly, we’ll help you treat it right.

Call our lawn care company today for an estimate or a visit to your home.

Author Bio:

Tender Care Lawn is a dedicated lawn care company started by Donald Lapoint and family in 2004 in southwest Louisiana. Our goal is to provide affordable, dependable, quality Landscape Maintenance Services. We believe in complete customer satisfaction. Our services include grass cutting, fertilization, weed control, shrub and hedge trimming in the Sulphur, Lake Charles, Moss Bluff, Westlake, Carlyss and surrounding areas.