Gardening Services
We’ve put together a set of recommended actions to keep your lawns and gardens looking beautiful. We are all on a different budget so there are a range of alternatives to choose from. Alternatively, you can customize your own package with us.
Design
Maintenance
Grass Cutting
Grass cutting, edging and cleanup are all done with care and timeliness. Weekly plans are available.
Flower Beds
Planting and taking care of flower beds. You purchase the plants, we’ll plant them for optimal results.
Popular Packages
Fertilizer
- Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Fall
Standard
- Fertilizer Package Plus
- Spring Aeration
Deluxe
- Fertilizer Package Plus
- Spring Aeration Plus
- Spring Overseeding
Superior
- Fertilizer Package Plus
- Spring Aeration Plus
- Spring Overseeding Plus
- Summer Hand Weeding 1hr
Service & Gardening Info
Mulching Your Garden
According to the United States Department Of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service: "Mulching can be one of the most beneficial things you can do for your soil and...
Grass Cutting – Lawn Mowing Basics
To keep your lawn healthy and weed free it is important not to cut it too short. The grass should not be mowed shorter done about 3 inches long. Otherwise it goes brown during...
Controlling Chinch Bugs and Grubs the Organic Way
As part of our lawn maintenance programs we will monitor your lawn for the presence of chinch books and grubs and other insect pests and diseases. If we find them, we have...
New Lawn – To Sod or To Seed
From Seed or Laying Sod Seeding is usually the most economical method to establish a new lawn. It can be successfully started from anytime during the growing season but...
Overseeding For a Lush Lawn
Over Seeding Overseeding involves spreading grass seed over an existing lawn to make it thicker and better able to crowd out weeds and defend against disease, drought and insect...
Top Dressing Your Lawn
Top dressing involves spreading a good quality mix of topsoil or compost on top of the lawn and letting it naturally compact down into the existing soil. The key to a successful...
Lawn Fertilizing Basics
The Lite Gardener uses high quality fertilizers that release nutrients more slowly into the lawn which helps to avoid burning and reduces nitrate contamination of the groundwater somewhat.
What is Aeration & How Will It Help Your Lawn
Aeration is one of the most important steps in organic lawn care. Aeration involves using an “aerator” to make hundreds of small holes in the lawn. The small holes reduce soil compaction and allow water, oxygen, nutrients and organic matter to better penetrate to the roots of the grass.
Let’s Build Your Dream Garden Together
We know how much your garden means to you and we’d love to help make it more than just a lawn. Let us help you build your dream garden, which you can enjoy for years to come.