General Lawn Maintenance

As part of our full-service landscape maintenance program, you can expect us to abide by high turf maintenance standards. Consider some of the ways we ensure customer satisfaction.

Lawn Maintenance in Charlotte, NC

Lawn maintenance is very important. Homeowners take great pride in making their lawns look as excellent as possible. Without routine maintenance, however, lawns can become an eyesore that is upsetting to both homeowners and their neighbors. A poorly maintained yard can also affect the value and selling price of a home. You need a landscaping company that you can trust to help you maintain a beautiful lawn. There are many landscaping choices out there, but one company stands above the rest. If you live in or near Charlotte, NC, and need landscaping services, you should strongly consider Alpha Landcare & Development.

Mowing

Gone are the days when moving to a new neighborhood meant starting from scratch to find local lawn maintenance companies to complete your weekly required grass cutting. Once you become an Alpha Landcare customer, you'll never have to worry about finding a lawn mowing service again.

Our standard lawn care service includes mowing the entire yard, line trimming (weed-eating) around all trees, posts, fencing, etc. We edge all sidewalks, patios and driveways with a blade edger and clean up all trimmings. We use mulching mowers, which is much better for the lawn.

Weed Prevention

We provide a fertilization process that is specifically designed to provide you lush beautiful grass for your residential or commercial lawn, that is also free of weeds, all season long. We apply our treatments using a high quality slow release, dry granular fertilizer. Using a slow release fertilizer is beneficial because it steadily feeds you lawn for up to 6 weeks after the first application, without the need to worry about turf burn.

There are many reasons why you should fertilize your lawn, fertilizing is one of the best ways to establish a lush green lawn which will enhance the overall beauty of your landscape, while also warding off pests. Dense grass removes a significant amount of carbon dioxide, air pollutants, and dust particles from the air, as well as protecting against soil erosion. Your grass will also release a significant amount of oxygen into the air. Research has also shown that a dense root system and top growth prevents pesticides and water pollutants from moving their way into your soil.

Pine Straw & Mulching

Proper care of the grass will give the lawn a neat, attractive appearance. However, pine straw or mulch can give the landscaped areas that finished look that makes your property stand out.

Our pine straw vendor supplies us with high quality standard pine straw year-round. It has great color and is free of sticks, pinecones, and other debris. Long needle pine straw is sometimes available at a slightly higher cost ($0.50-$1.00/bale), and has a superior appearance, color, and texture. The pine straw is “rolled and tucked” to give it that finished appearance.

We also offer all different types of premium-quality mulches, including pine bark nuggets, mini-nuggets, cypress mulch, hardwood mulch, and colored mulches such as black, brown, and red. Also, our supplier offers a premium quality cypress mulch for playsets called Play-Safe Cypress Mulch. It is soft on the feet and free of chemical dyes and other substances which are not suitable for play areas. We generally supply mulch in bulk form due to the superior quality.

With pine straw and mulch, timing is everything. Most residential properties have leaves falling in the late autumn, which tends to cover and ruin the appearance of pine straw and mulch. The best time of year for mulching is the winter, January or February, after the leaves have fallen and have been cleaned up. The worst time would be October or November. The only exception to this would be yards that have no leaves in the fall. For yards that require a second mulching or pine straw per year, we recommend mid-summer, such as June-July.

Bush Hogging

The machine cuts through thick weeds, grass, bushes, and more using a rotary cutter, where multiple cutting blades are attached to swing back and forth to cut. Rotary blades are also much thicker than a traditional mower blade so they aren't as likely to be damaged by flying rocks. These blades are not as sharp, either—they aren't designed to perform a precise trim. The point is to remove thick overgrowth so that other land clearing tasks can then be completed, or so the plant growth doesn't become completely unmanageable for the property owner.

Lawn mowing is used for certain areas, while other larger areas may require a different technique referred to as bush hogging. Ask us the difference between these two services and when you may need to request them for your property.

Parking Lot & Driveway Blowing

Our crews work quickly and efficiently to extract all your leaves into a leaf-mulching vacuum truck to safely remove the leaves from your property. As an added eco-benefit: there are no plastic bags, and your leaves go directly into an environmentally-friendly composting facility.

  • Convenient and stress-free removal with no plastic bags.
  • Leaves are sent to a composting facility to be turned into topsoil for local use.

FAQs

  • What does lawn maintenance include?
  • Lawn maintenance generally refers to maintaining the health, color and vitality of existing lawns through the years. Some services that fall under lawn care are pest control, weed control, fertilization, soil testing, aeration, seeding, deep root feeding for trees and shrubs and irrigation.
  • How many times a year should I fertilize my lawn?
  • For most lawns, applying fertilizer once or twice a year is enough to keep your grass green and healthy. Precisely when you apply fertilizer depends partly on your climate, but mostly on the type of grass you have. The key is to fertilize during the season when your grass is doing the most growing.
  • How many minutes should I water my lawn?
  • Usually it's about 30 minutes. So 20 minutes, 3 times per week will get an inch of water on your lawn, and 30 minutes 3 times per week will get 1 ½” down. Bear in mind that during extreme heat, you will need to water more, due to evaporation and heat stress on the grass.
  • When should I aerate my lawn?
  • Ideally, aerate the lawn with cool season grass in the early spring or autumn and those with warm season grass in the late spring. When experiencing prolonged dry conditions and drought, aeration is recommended. This will improve the passage for water and nutrients to reach the lawns roots when watering is limited.
  • What should I put on my lawn after aerating?
    1. Leave the soil plugs on the lawn to decompose and filter back into the holes left by the aeration machine.
    2. Apply fertilizer immediately after aerating your lawn to put nutrients into your grass roots.
    3. Reseed your lawn, especially in areas of the lawn where the grass is thin.
  • Why is regular mowing important and how does it benefit my lawn?
  • Mowing lawns properly is important in maintaining ongoing health. Most lawns will require mowing at least once a week during late spring and early summer. To keep your lawn healthy, don’t remove more than one-third of the height at each mowing. Removing more can affect healthy root growth, which means the lawn will need more water during warm, dry months. Leave the clippings so they can return valuable nutrients to the lawn. If you mow regularly, the short clippings decompose quickly and won’t damage your lawn. Mow in a different direction each time to promote even, upright growth. Otherwise, the grass will lean towards the direction in which you mow. These helpful hints are important to achieving the lush healthy lawn you desire.

Alpha Landcare Yard Maintenance Services

Regular yard maintenance or landscape maintenance is important and not for the sake of aesthetics. Regular maintenance of your yard or landscape is essential for keeping yourself and anyone using your property safe.

We offer all the maintenance services necessary to get the plants in your yard in the best possible condition. We offer mowing, pruning, weeding, edging, tree management, and lawn care services. We will provide mulch and woodchips for your flower beds. We will place the same around your shrubs to create a more attractive look and to protect your plants by ensuring the soil maintains its health.

Our professionals understand the type of specific care that each plant needs. As such when you contract our yard maintenance services we tailor a yard maintenance plan specifically for your outdoor space. We will ensure that each plant is given the right care conditions to thrive and beautify your outdoor space. Our plan will include a schedule for fertilization, mulching, pruning and the spraying of pesticides if necessary. The services deemed necessary for the maintenance of your yard will be unique to your space and will be indicated to you. In this plan, we will indicate the frequency at which these tasks need to be performed and a schedule.

If you are looking for dependable and affordable yard maintenance services, look no further than Alpha Landcare and Development Services. Contact our Charlotte professionals today. We are ready and waiting to create a plan based on your needs as well as your budget. All so we can get your landscape in the best possible condition.

Have an emergency? Call us! We are available seven days a week to handle your emergency tree service needs. Our certified arborists have the skill set necessary to achieve your goals. When you enlist our tree trimming services, you will be proud of your yard.

Testimonials

Ken K.

We would like you to know how very pleased we are with the process and outcome of our landscaping project. The design is unique and exceeded any expectations we had. Daniel and his crew were always prompt, professional, hardworking and fun to have work on our project. Their meticulous attention to detail is evident in the final product. Thanks very much for making this an enjoyable experience for us.

Mary S.

I have always done my own yard work however my schedule is not as predictable as it once was. Daniel's team came in and worked side-by-side to get the job done timely, neeatly, and cleaned up after themselves. They all worked very hard and the results are fantastic.

Jacob

We had a paver patio installed in our backyard and we love it! Daniel was easy to communicate with and the guys did the whole backyard in just a few days. We got to pick between a number of patio pavers options and they did a really great job! We had them come back to also clean up the front yard as well!

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We offer full-service maintenance services to maintain the health and look of your property's landscape. We provide our complete maintenance services to residents in Clover, Gastonia, Huntersville, Mooresville, Lincolnton and nearby Charlotte communities. If you want to maintain the health and look of your property's landscape and yard, we are the contractors for the job.

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