Schwartz Brothers Landscape Solutions: March 2017

Spring is that time of the year when your yard is supposed to start looking green and lively, perfect for barbecues and outdoor parties. However, this won’t happen automatically. St. Louis lawns have special needs when spring comes, and you need to address these needs to achieve the picture-perfect yard and garden you have in mind. Lawn care and maintenance information from Schwartz Brothers Landscape Solutions Website will come in handy at this time.

Here are some spring lawn care tips. These are particularly tips about lawn preparation, spring maintenance, and lawn care schedule. They will help you accomplish all your goals for your yard this year:

St. Louis Spring Lawn Care Tips: Preparation:

Lawn preparation is crucial for a healthy yard this summer. When spring approaches, the temperature increases, so you need to protect your yard from the drought and heat. Here are some simple lawn preparation tips for St. Louis homeowners this spring:

1. Clean Up

Remove debris like leaves and twigs that have accumulated over the winter. Debris can block fertilizers from being thoroughly absorbed into the grass.

2.Apply the Killer Trio

At the onset of spring, apply a combination of pre-emergent, weed killer, and fertilizer. The pre-emergent will prevent crabgrass growth, the weed killer will kill any existing weeds, and the fertilizer will feed your grass.

3. Mow Often

Mowing your yard once a week means you’re cutting away all the tall grass, and this will stunt their roots, preventing them from reproducing properly. For the first six weeks of spring, mow your yard every five days to get a fuller more beautiful lawn. Important: Use sharpened mower blades for a cleaner cut.

Spring Lawn Care Schedule for St. Louis Homeowners:

There are ideal times for fertilizer reapplication and weeding during mid to late spring. This is the ideal spring maintenance and lawn care schedule for St. Louis homeowners:

Mid Spring:

This is the ideal time to aerate the ground if your lawn has warm season grass. Aerating allows grass roots to expand and helps water and fertilizer reach the roots more quickly. While your grass is growing, keep in mind the ideal mowing height for your grass type. Keep your grass as long as possible since longer grasses have deeper and healthier root systems.

Late Spring:

Remove unwanted weeds through pesticides (if you’re comfortable with using them) or use more natural weed removal methods. Add more fertilizers if needed. It’s better if you have your soil professionally tested to see which minerals and nutrients your soil lacks.

St. Louis Maintenance Spring Lawn Care Tips

* Avoid mowing when the yard is covered in weeds since this may spread pathogens.
* Water three times a week. Water early in the morning just as the sun is starting to rise. Watering in the afternoon results to more water getting lost due to evaporation. However, watering in the evening will leave your grass too wet and leave it prone to fungus growth.

These lawn preparation, spring maintenance, and lawn care schedule tips will help you achieve your dream St. Louis yard this spring. Read a lot of resources and ask for expert advice when you have questions that these spring lawn care tips can’t answer. When you have problems with your lawn, address them right away to avoid escalation. Keep in mind these St. Louis care and maintenance tips for a vibrant lawn this summer.

Best Spring Lawn Care Tips For Your St. Louis Property was originally posted on schwartzlawncare.com

Maryland Heights is looking for guidance on what to do with the 1,800 acres of the flood plain which the St. Louis Ram’s owner initially eyed for development. A Stakeholder Advisory Committee was gathered by the municipality in order to work with city officials regarding plans for the said site. Some of the committee members are representatives of regulatory and planning agencies that have authority on that area located between Creve Coeur Lake Park and the Missouri River.

In an article by stltoday.com, “This farm field is part of what Maryland Heights officials call the “Maryland Park Lake District.” Developers hoping for TIF incentives from the city will now have to convince a county commission that their project will benefit the entire county, not just Maryland Heights.”

The article also states that initially, “Kroenke, who moved the Rams to Los Angeles a year ago, and Bornstein outlined to the city last summer a project they called Little Lake Town Center. The proposal included residential and commercial development, biking and hiking trails, plus a 1,365-acre recreational area overseen by a nonprofit entity.”

According to the article, other proposals submitted for the site by other developers include stores, multi-purpose arena, hotels, business parks and apartments. Eventually, it was the city that decided to start over in planning what to do with the area, now with the help of its advisory committee.

Furthermore, the article states that “Developers — including Bornstein and Kroenke — who pitched plans previously may submit new proposals once the committee work is done and the city has more specific project goals, Oldroyd said. He added that city officials will evaluate proposals, not the names of the developers, including the Rams owner and his lawyer.”

Read more — stltoday.com.

Whatever form of development the city could come up with for the Maryland Heights, 1800 acres is a truly huge space for development. This is why it is important for the St. Louis area to plan for the area wisely. For homeowners, such a vast piece of land would be a blessing and an opportunity to be creative in terms of enhancing their property. You can think of several ways to landscape your lawn and make sure the area is not wasted. You can create a garden with a truly stunning walkway.

It is true that when it comes to yard landscaping, we often overlook walkways because we are so busy thinking about plants, pools, and patios. Connecting the different spaces in our yard is mostly neglected. Walkways can both be a guide to your yard and a source of good mood or atmosphere.

An article by quiet-corner.com states the importance of walkways and garden paths. “By ignoring paths, a garden can become disjointed because of the lack of thought put into the transitions and connections.”

The article also states that if you want to enhance the look and feel of your garden by creating a walkway, “You’ll want to start by determining if you are trying to create a formal or informal feeling.”

According to the article, formal garden paths are distinguished by right angles and straight lines, while informal garden paths are typically curved and meandering paths.

In addition, the article states that aside from deciding between formal and informal paths, “you’ll need to make a number of important decisions regarding shape, dimensions, and materials, which can range from simple gravel to decorative stamped concrete. Other factors to consider include your budget, the desired traffic flow, the amount of foot traffic your walkway will receive, and safety.”

As a tip when selecting materials for front yard walkway, the article mentions that factors such as safety, curb appeal and your home’s exterior architecture must be considered. It also states that you need to determine the “best placement for backyard walkways to create destination zones and a natural traffic flow from one area to another. “

Furthermore, the article suggested to “Design tricks for varying the width of a path at certain points in the garden to indicate that the visitor has arrived at a destination, such as a shady bench under a tree.”

For concrete walkways, the article states that you can choose from several decorative options such as “adding color by staining or integral pigments, imparting pattern and texture through stamping or saw cutting, exposing the aggregate, and adding decorative borders.”

Other tips include “Using outdoor path lighting for both safety and way finding, including advice on path lighting mistakes to avoid and using pathway edging to create a manicured look, to keep gravel or other loose paving materials in place, and to keep plants and mulch off walkways.”

These walkway tips can really help you plan the most beautiful garden and lawn landscape for your property. You don’t even need to have 1800 acres of land to achieve this. You just need to apply tricks and designs perfect for the space you have.