Your Lawn - Time & Labor
Issues
The time you will be able to devote to
your lawn should determine the types of
plants and flowers you fill it with.
Some plants require pruning, watering,
added nutrients than other plants. If
you do not have the time to take care of
these plants, then you should buy plants
and flowers that can basically take care
of themselves such as shade plants,
perennials, and moss plants.
As you can see, this lawn thing is a lot
complex than hauling out the hose on
Sunday mornings or during the evening.
Plants and flowers need your constant
care in order to grow and survive year
after year. Since there are many plants
and flowers to choose from, you should
be able to find the ones that will suit
your lifestyle.
TIME AND LABOR
At this time, you have two choices: do a
lot of this lawn stuff yourself, or hire
a landscaper. While there are pros and
cons of each, you should hire a
landscaper if you plan building a drain,
or want to add a patio or gazebo. As
mentioned before, do not dig too deeply
in your lawn, because you never know
what could be under there.
You should first determine how much your
new lawn is going to cost you, labor
aside. Include the following in your
calculations:
Materials and equipment
Plants and flowers
Soil testing
Grass
Ornaments
Pest control
Drainage
Then you should calculate the labor.
Call a few landscapers to see what they
charge. You should consider using a
landscaper for the following:
Removing heavy thatch
Drainage
Rock placement
Tree placement
Tilling the soil
Aeration
Even though there are other lawn care
tasks that have to be done, you could
easily accomplish them.
The bottom line is how much time you
will have to spend on your lawn. If you
hire a landscaper to do all of the
groundwork, plant trees and flowers,
fertilize, and other tasks, you will
still have to mow the lawn, aerate if
needed, remove thatch, and reseed if
necessary. Of course you could have a
landscaper complete these tasks also,
but then you wouldn’t be reading this
book then, would you?
Hire a
Fairfield County landscaper only if
you need one. If, after a few seasons,
you find you no longer have the time or
the patience to work on your lawn, then
consider hiring a landscaper or a mowing
service that will mow your lawn every
few weeks.
While certain landscaping projects can
be expensive, in the long run it is more
important to get the job done right
instead of having to redo or start a
project over again.
Placement of Plants
The placement of your plants should also
be a concern. Many times, certain plants
will invade the personal space of other
plants. Be sure to leave enough room
between plants and do not place vine
plants next to other plants and flowers.
Other decorative ornaments
This is another space issue. If you are
planning on using rocks, sculpture, and
other items to decorate your lawn, you
should include less plants and flowers.
Vine plants work well with rocks and can
give your lawn that old-world feel.
lawn care
Terry Blackburn. Internet Marketing
Consultant, living in South Shields in
the North-East of England. Author and
Producer of blog
http://www.lawnsurgeon.blogspot.com
Author of "Your Perfect Lawn," a 90 Page
eBook devoted to Lawn Preparation, Lawn
Care and Maintenance. Find it at
http://www.lawnsurgeon.com
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