LAWN MOWING

YOUR TRUSTED EXPERTS FOR AERATING & DETHATCHING LAWNS THROUGHOUT ST. CHARLES & O’FALLON.

The soil throughout St. Charles County is predominantly clay soil, which compacts rapidly and can create multiple issues that can put your lawn’s health at risk if left untreated. Through either aeration or dethatching service you can reduce compaction, increase water retention and drive oxygen into the grassroots to allow your lawn to grow healthy and green.

What is aeration?

Aeration is the most effective way to jumpstart the recovery of a dying lawn. There are a few aeration practices used by lawn care experts around the nation, but core lawn aeration is the most effective way to deal with the clay soil in O’Fallon and St. Charles.

Core lawn aeration is the process of pulling plugs out of the lawn to create tiny holes for nutrients and air to sink into the ground. The plugs rest on the lawn’s surface and will decompose back into the soil.

Why aerate?

Compacted soil prevents grass from establishing a healthy root system and keeps vital nutrients from reaching the turf roots. Aeration helps expose the root system to additional airflow and allows water, fertilizer and other nutrients to seep deeper into the soil.

Benefits of aeration:

Core aeration can improve the health of lawns and reduce maintenance by:

  • Improving air exchange between soil and atmosphere
  • Enhancing water and fertilizer uptake
  • Reducing water runoff and puddling
  • Strengthening turfgrass roots
  • Reducing soil compaction
  • Enhancing heat and drought stress tolerance
  • Enhancing thatch breakdown

YOUR TRUSTED EXPERTS FOR AERATING & DETHATCHING LAWNS THROUGHOUT ST. CHARLES & O’FALLON.

Your trusted lawn care and lawn mowing expert in St. Charles & O’Fallon, MO
At Greenside Lawn Care, our expertise, professional techniques, and flexible services allows us to deliver the perfect cut every time. We take great pride in the work we do, as we know that home and business owners take pride in their properties, too. Our goal is to simplify your life while keeping the love and pride you feel for your property as high as possible.

We serve residential and commercial clients throughout the St. Charles County area and promise to always work with your busy schedule. Our flexible plans allow the customer to decide what he or she needs most while working with our expert team to provide exactly what they have in mind.

You want your grass cut a certain length? No problem (as long as it’s a safe length for the grass)!

You want your grass cut in a special style, pattern, direction, etc? Happy to do so!

We are even able to offer same day service for the majority of our service area in St Charles, O’Fallon, Wentzville and other nearby neighborhoods. Here are our basic mowing service packages, which can be customized to fit your needs and schedule. Customers can switch from weekly to a bi-weekly service at any time – simply contact Greenside Lawn Care 24 hours in advance of your service day.

WEEKLY SERVICE
  • Lawn Cut & Trim
  • Bed Spray for Weeds
  • Bi-Monthly Bush Trimming (2-3 Times per Year)
WEEKLY SERVICE
  • Lawn Cut & Trim
  • Landscape Trimming & Edging
  • Landscape & Lawn Cleanup
BI-WEEKLY SERVICE
  • Lawn Mowing
  • Landscape Trimming & Edging
  • Landscape Cleanup

THE GREENSIDE PROMISE

Our crew understands the importance of proper mowing and landscaping, and the effect that it can have on the overall healthiness of your lawn. We also know that summers are supposed to be a time to relax, play, and make memories. But after work, the kids’ soccer games, the neighbor’s birthday party, the charity 5K and the dishes; who wants to mow the lawn, weed the garden, trim, and mulch? That’s where we can help.

At Greenside Lawn Care, we strive to achieve a professional, clean look for any residential or commercial property. We promise to keep things simple, let you control the schedule, grass length and design. We also avoid cutting when the grass is wet to prevent a messy yard with tire tracks.

LAWN MOWING TIPS

PRO TIP 1

“Cutting the grass really short enables me to go longer without cutting.”

Ever hear that one? This is the biggest misconception we hear from our customers. In fact, cutting the grass too short puts the plant in a panic mode. Like all plants, grass uses photosynthesis (the process of converting sunlight to sugars to feed the roots), to stay alive and healthy. When you cut the blades of grass too short, they cannot collect sunlight to undergo photosynthesis, so one of two things happens. Either your grass will grow back at a faster rate to replenish the blades and keep photosynthesis alive, which goes against the original intention, or your lawn simply dies, turns brown, becomes a breeding ground for weeds and becomes the eyesore of the neighborhood, which you don’t want at all! We will always ensure we cut the lawn to a proper height to prevent either one of these extreme scenarios from happening.

PRO TIP 2

Spring is dandelion season, and dandelions are invasive.

A dandelion outbreak can have damaging effects to your lawn. Dandelions love a pH of 7.5 or higher. Grass likes things to be more in the 6 to 6.5 range. If you have dandelions, you know your pH is high, so applying aluminum sulfate to the lawn will effectively decrease your pH levels and alter the soil atmosphere, rendering it impossible for dandelions to survive. If you don’t have time to dedicate to this, we can help. We will be more than happy to perform a soil test and treat your lawn accordingly so you will have healthy grass throughout spring, summer and fall.

Check out the rest of our lawn care tips.

Other services offered throughout St. Charles & O’Fallon:

  • Landscaping
  • Snow Removal
  • Aeration & Dethatching