Lawn Renovation-- rebuilding or starting over

Whether your lawn's been neglected, you recently purchased the property and it's former owner neglected it, or maybe a hot spell has taken a toll on it, you've made up your mind that it needs help. The amount of revival required and the steps to accomplishing it depend on how much damage there is and how much time, effort and money you want to invest.

There are 3 levels of renovation for lawns and we can advise you which method would give you the maximum bang for your investment. We've included a detail overview of each of the three levels to give you a better idea of what is involved in each of the processes.:

• Repair
• Renovation
• Reestablishment

Repair works for lawns that are in pretty good shape, with a few bare spots, that might need spot repair. Otherwise, the TurfMasters regular fertilization and weed control program should make a world of difference.

Renovation is for a lawn where there's just no hope of reviving without years and years of care, and then it'll still be iffy. Or, you want to change grass types. Out with old, and in with the new. Renovation requires killing the existing lawn, but doesn't require tilling, grading or adding additional topsoil.

Reestablishment means replacing and fixing everything: all the old grass is completely removed (no need to kill it); the soil's surface is graded and tilled, new topsoil is added if needed (and it probably does) and amended with other good things like organic matter (compost), maybe lime, or other trace elements determined with a soil test.

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