Inexpensive Ways to Green Up Your Grass

As you look across the road or perhaps down the street does it feel like the grass really is greener in other businesses property? Here in the Valley of the Sun Summer’s heat and low rainfall are tough on turf, so business neighbors sporting lush lawns this time of year probably have better species of grass, higher-quality topsoil, and automatic sprinklers or better irrigation. You, too, can have all that — for perhaps $10,000 or more — with a complete lawn replacement. Or you can try more affordable approaches to keeping your existing grass growing green.

Did you know that taller grass holds more moisture and stays greener than short grass. Well that is true according to Mark Schmidt, principal scientist at John Deere. “Plus, it shades the soil, helping to keep the roots wet.” Set your mower deck to three inches (or as high as it will go). Also, inspect the grass right ­after mowing. Jagged tears indicate that the blade is dull, and these wounds sap moisture from the plants. Get a replacement blade for $10 to $40 or take your mower for a tune-up ($75 to $200), which includes blade sharpening.

Dragging around the hose and sprinklers to hydrate parched grass may do more harm than good. “Coming in and out of dormancy can kill the lawn,” says John Stier, a playing-field consultant to several National Football League teams. “So don’t water unless you’re going to be superconsistent about watering all season long.” That’s probably not realistic with manual efforts, so either let nature take its course or go for automatic irrigation, a $2,000 to $4,000 expense for which there really isn’t a good low-cost workaround. To maximize your investment, ask the installer to arrange sprinkler heads into zones based on the quirks of your property so that shady, sunny, poorly drained, and sloped areas can get programmed for their own watering needs. Opt for a rain sensor too (around $150), which will override sprinklers when Mother Nature provides irrigation for free.

It doesn’t matter to us whether you want commercial desert landscaping, lush lawns or some type of landscaping in between, we can help.  We serve businesses like yours all over the Phoenix Metro Area. To find out how give us a call at 623-848-8277.

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