Your home’s outdoor spaces need maintenance to stay green and look great over time. However, when our team of lawn care pros shows up to maintain your yard, you may hear the technicians at Lawn Doctor of Fairfax North & South use some industry-specific terms you’re not totally familiar with. Below, we’ll go into some of this lawn care-specific vocabulary to help you better understand your yard and our overall approach to residential lawn care in the Fairfax, VA area.
Essential Residential Lawn Care Terms for Fairfax Area Homeowners
There are several industry-specific terms you may hear from our technicians or from your neighbors. Here’s a quick rundown of some of these terms and what they mean:
1. Treatment
When there’s an issue with your lawn, it needs to be addressed. To do this, our team utilizes products and tools in various “treatments.” These treatments are used to fight weeds, spur grass growth, and help your lawn look its best over time. At Lawn Doctor of Fairfax North & South, we utilize a long list of treatment options to keep our neighbors’ lawns healthy and growing in the long run.
2. Scalping
How you mow your grass affects more than just its appearance. Since we don’t offer mowing services, we’ll likely advise you on how to mow effectively. In this conversation, you may hear the term “scalping” pop up. This term refers to the act of cutting your grass too short, which increases your lawn’s risk of being taken over by invasive weeds.
3. Red Thread
There are several lawn diseases that can develop in your yard due to nutrient deficiencies and other issues. A common lawn disease is called “red thread,” named after the characteristic pinkish strands that pop up in your grass. With our comprehensive lawn care services, we fight this and many other lawn diseases.
4. Aeration
When the soil in your lawn is packed together too tightly, it can make it difficult for oxygen and other nutrients to reach your root systems. Circulating your soil and restoring the healthy circulation of oxygen to your soil is called “aeration,” and it can be done either with machinery or with handheld tools.
We offer premium residential lawn care to our neighbors in these areas:
- Fairfax
- Centreville
- Herndon
- Vienna
- Clifton
- Fairfax Station
- Chantilly
- And throughout the surrounding communities
For residential lawn care in Fairfax, contact us today!
