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landscape
Service & maintenance |
Weed control:
Weeds appear in many forms. The definition of a weed is a plant species that exists in an area it is not desired, so a weed can be any species of plant that is established somewhere a human does not want it. Weeds are problematic in lawns for many reasons including taking necessary nutrients and space needed for the desired grass species and being quite unsightly due to their growth forms differing from sod forming grasses usually used in lawns. Weeds typically grow upright consisting of herbaceous stems with relatively broad leaves or in bunches of blade shaped leaves, causing them to stand out in yards consisting of primarily sod forming grasses. Additionally, the tendency of weeds to produce broad leaves results in sunlight being blocked from the underlying grasses and their deeper roots systems can access water or nutrients further down in the soil. Reduced sunlight and water cause the grass around the weeds to turn brown and can sometimes form large bare areas in the yard. Controlling an overgrown weed population requires multiple rounds of weed pulling and spraying. To begin remedying a severely overgrown yard, first pull out the largest weeds. Do so by grasping the base of the plant and pulling upward, not to the side, to avoid leaving the root system intact. If the roots remain in the soil the weeds will be able to quickly regrow. After the largest weeds are removed, begin pulling the remaining weeds that have wide enough bases to allow a firm hold. Once the majority of the weeds that are able to be plucked are removed, apply a weed killer of choice to the remaining weeds that were too small to pull. It is recommended to complete a second pass of weed killer to ensure all weeds were sprayed. |
Landscape layout:
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The layout of a lawn involves aspects of artistic and geographic design. Artistic design is achieved through the organization and types of species in your yard. Geographic design refers to the topography and placement of grass patches and mulch covered flower beds and is essential to the health and maintenance of a yard. It is easier to work will the land as is, but if you have the means to re distribute the soil be sure the land slopes away from your home and is relatively even. Steep slopes in a yard can lead to more soil or mulch erosion and inefficient water movement resulting in waterlogging. To prevent soil erosion, aim to reduce exposed soil by maintaining consistent vegetation coverage on slopes and peaks in your lawn. Roots hold the soil in place allowing the water to infiltrate into the ground rather than flow across the soil surface carrying soil with it. In the valleys or ditches of your lawn, instead of grasses, add river stones or gravels to facilitate water movement rather than absorption in order to prevent waterlogging. Mulch beds are very prone to erosion due the mulch being lose on the surface and plants being spaced relatively farther apart.
Trees are very valuable for all yards, especially those with steep slopes, as their roots reduce soil movement and increase water infiltration by creating more stable macropores in the soil than grass roots. Macropores formed by the advancing tree roots system better facilitate infiltration because they are larger than macropores formed by grass roots. Sod forming grasses that are most commonly used for lawns exhibit a horizontal growth pattern making them ideal for covering larger areas. Although grass improves water infiltration and reduces erosion, trees are more effective and can even encourage consistent vegetation coverage. Trees provide shade from direct sunlight lowering ground temperatures to reduce evaporation of water from the soil and create a more hospitable environment for ground cover vegetation such as grass. Furthermore, trees reduce water velocity by intercepting precipitation before it hits the ground. This process serves to reduce soil displacement that occurs when high velocity water hits the soil surface and increase infiltration of water into the soil by decreasing the speed the water will move across the ground. A lawn should, therefore, not have only grasses and landscaping shrubs but a roughly even distribution of trees and ground cover vegetation. |
Water conservation:
Conserving water includes using less water to irrigate and ensuring as much of that water either stays in the soil or is utilized by plants. Traditionally, above ground sprinklers have been used to irrigate lawns, but recently subsurface systems have become more common. To conserve as much water as possible, a subsurface irrigation system is ideal. However, because these systems are installed beneath the sod, if your lawn is already established and healthy a subsurface irrigation system may not be economically or ecologically feasible. Even though subsurface irrigation may not be an option for those not building a yard from scratch, there are still techniques and other irrigation systems available to help you conserve water when irrigating. For instance, watering at dusk or after the sun has set reduced the water lost to evaporation even before contacting the ground. Additionally, once the water has entered the soil matrix it can still be evaporated out before being taken up by plants so watering at night or dusk decreases water lost from the soil as well. Drip irrigation systems are good alternatives to subsurface systems because they water at the root zone rather than the leaves like spraying. Another way to reduce water loss is adding trees to your landscaping. Trees reduce evaporation by blocking sunlight and reducing heat in their shaded areas. To prevent overwatering, use automatic shut-off timers for sprinkler systems. Although irrigation system leaks may not always cause overwatering they can impact your water bill, so preform frequent inspection while the system is operating to catch and address and leaks. Selecting drought resistant plant species will also reduce the water needed to maintain the landscape. A large portion of water can be lost from plant beds if not properly mulched; a thick layer of mulch insulates the soil from solar heat that causes evaporation. Additionally, as mulches breakdown organic matter is added to the soil increasing the soil’s water storage capacity by encouraging micro and macropore formation and adding necessary plant nutrients to the soil. |
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