Lawn care comes with its own extensive list of industry-specific terms. And whether they are being used to describe different parts of your lawn’s health or the steps taken by our team to keep it looking its best, it’s helpful to have some familiarity with key lawn care terminology. Below, we’ll go through a few must-know terms and how they relate to our residential lawn care in the Rockland County, NY area.
Must-Know Residential Lawn Care Terminology for Rockland County Residents
Several terms can pop up at one point or another during the residential lawn care process. Here are a few of them:
1. Compaction
Due to foot traffic, machinery, or the simple passing of time, the soil in your lawn can become packed too tightly. This causes issues because it prevents essential resources like oxygen, water, and nutrients from reaching the root systems supporting your grass and other plants. You may hear this term pop up when we’re diagnosing your lawn or performing a follow-up inspection.
2. Aeration
When your soil is compacted, aeration treatments are the fix. “Aeration” refers to the process of breaking up soil that’s become compacted. Aeration can be completed with handheld implements, but our team uses heavy-duty core aeration machines to bring you faster, longer-lasting results.
3. Scalping
How you mow your grass plays a big part in determining its overall health, especially when it’s being mowed too short. Mowing your lawn too short, or “scalping” it, puts its health at risk by making it more susceptible to sun damage and weed infestations.
4. Cool-Season Grass
Many different types of grass can populate local lawns, and grasses are generally categorized by the climates in which they thrive. “Cool-season grasses,” for example, tend to thrive in cooler temperatures and have a tougher time in warm weather. Kentucky Bluegrass and Tall Fescue are just a few examples of cool-season grasses.
5. Warm-Season Grass
Unlike cool-season grasses, warm-season grasses have a hard time staying healthy in cooler weather. This is helpful to keep in mind if you intend to plant a lawn with warm-season grass.
We offer top-notch residential lawn care to our neighbors located in the following areas:
- Rockland County
- New City
- Bergen County, NJ
- Washington Township
- Pearl River
- Saddle River
- Old Tappan
- And throughout the surrounding communities
For residential lawn care in Rockland County, contact us today!
