Green Lawn Maintenance Techniques

Whether you own a business park, church, condominium, apartment complex or other commercial building, your outdoor common areas need to be maintained so that they are consistently looking their best. Pro-Lawns meets all of your commercial lawn and landscaping needs with high-quality lawn maintenance techniques.

Pro-Lawns' green maintenance includes a variety of techniques performed throughout the year to ensure your lawn maintains the best of health:

Fertilization

Using green fertilization techniques, Pro-Lawns ensures that lawns in the St. Louis area get the nutrients they need to stay healthy throughout the year. In the summer, this means using a fertilizer with an iron-additive, while in the spring and fall, fertilizer mixtures are designed to take care of crabgrass and broadleaf control.

Using compost rather than chemical fertilizers can help maintain a lawn as well as control weed and pest populations from cropping up.

Aeration

Proper aeration allows the lawn to breathe and absorb vital nutrients. While not all commercial lawns require aeration, many do and it is best to let a professional make the decision. Aeration not only helps a lawn breathe, it can also increase micro-organism populations that reduce thatch. In addition, high-traffic areas like church grounds often require aeration to keep them regenerating.

From an environmental perspective, aeration is necessary to prevent run-off from fertilizer, herbicides and pesticides.

Weed and Insect Removal

Both weeds and insects can be combated even before they emerge from the ground and begin to ruin the aesthetic of your lawn. Using a safe herbicide, which is often mixed in with seasonal fertlizer, a qualified landscape and lawn specialist can block weeds before they begin to grow out of control.

Once weeds to begin to show, they can be symptomatic of a deeper weed problem. Herbicides are most effective for taking care of weeds at the root. Once they do emerge, hand pulling is often the most effective means of removal.

Pesticides are the most effective way of removing unwanted pests and insects. Unfortunately, recent studies have shown serious links between health risks to humans and the use of chemical pesticides. Pro-Lawns uses green pesticides that are ecologically safe and non-toxic to humans. While our pesticides are effective and get rid of harmful pest populations, they use few or no toxins to help decrease the possibility of health problems in anyone who may come into contact with them.

Sodding and Seeding

If your lawn and landscape aren't looking as full and lush as you'd like, we are able to meet your commercial lawn sodding and seeding needs. Whether it is a full lawn or a parking lot island, our horticulture specialists can help you fill in sparse areas or add new growth. Our green lawn maintenance techniques ensure beautiful greenery throughout the year.