Grass, Just Say Yes!

 It goes without saying that if you have a pretty lawn, your home has the advantage of curb appeal. A sloppy lawn with trash, bare patches, weeds, or even decorations like flamingos will end the curb appeal and prospective buyers may not enter your home assuming the worst on the inside.
  
In today’s green world grass could be a four-letter word, but that doesn’t mean you have to get rid of it entirely. Unless you have acres and acres of grass you won’t be competing with the local golf course as you attempt to care for your yard.
  
A neat well-arranged yard can have more than just a lawn. Try curbing and walk ways to cut down on water, plants that are indigenous to your area work well. Trees that provide shade on a hot summer day can be another advantage as you control erosion, cut down on pollution and even create oxygen.
  
However if you’re insistent that you have the most beautiful lawn in your neighborhood, there are a few things that you can do to help you attain that goal. First try to avoid weeds right from the beginning, and in the spring crabgrass will attack your lawn; and the fall you’ll see dandelions. Attack them with herbicide.

Always water early to conserve water. Don’t pick up the grass or rake your lawn because the grass clippings provide additional nutrients to your lawn. Don’t cut it too short, so the grass will grow deep roots creating a luxurious lawn. Never cut your grass in the same pattern. By going at it from a different direction you prevent the turf and soil from compacting and the wheels will not form tracks. Avoid over fertilizing because too much can cause problems.

The experts claim that Americans spend almost $40 billion a year on their grass even though grass has no other intrinsic value than its aesthetic beauty. We don’t eat it, or wear it, and we don’t export it or even smoke it. Yet most prospective homebuyers search out the homes with well planned out landscaping.

If all this seems too much to attempt, many go to professionals to help solve their problems. It is a fact that when the yards are designed and maintained by the experts, it will pay off in the long run.

You may think the so-called experts are a dime a dozen. However before you spend those hard-earned dollars doing it yourself, ask that neighbor whose yard looks like the pictures in the magazines. You won’t be sorry, and they don’t charge for free estimates.

Millennium Construction specializes in Orange County landscaping, landscape design Orange County, and Newport Beach landscape Design.