Regular Lawn Maintenance Service

Columbia, South Carolina is one of the hottest places I know of. Not only does the city retain heat from the paved areas and buildings, but the fact that the soil in Greater Columbia SC is so sandy contributes to the intense heat. Regular Lawn Maintenance Service here in Columbia, that is, every "x" days to cut the lawn, is probably not usually a great idea....here's why.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm in the Lawn Care Business and my primary customer base is customers who need their lawns cut. However, what I'm advocating here is that the lawns need to be cut at semi-regular intervals. If I were to cut any given lawn at the wrong time, I could damage the lawn.

I see many of my competitors doing just that - cutting the grass in the middle of a drought just because the "contract" dictates when the grass should be cut. What is happening is that they are killing the grass when it needs to be left alone (and watered!). Long Grass will help the lawn live through times of drought.

For my customers, I monitor their grass (and their grounds, bushes, etc). I take into account how healthy the grass looks overall. If their grass is due to be cut on, say, the 7th of August and it looks drought stressed and under watered, I will rescedule and round up the service to the next week or the next round. For this to work well for me, I as the service provider round it like that so I don't have to break my schedule by coming the following day (in this case the 8th of August).

Take a close look at what your lawn maintenance service is doing to your grass. Are they there to collect the cash no matter what (because the calendar says its time to cut) or are they doing whats in the best interest of YOU the customer and whats best for your lawn's health.

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Submitted by:
Ashley Brooks
Owner/Operator
Busy Bee Lawn Care, LLC
Columbia, SC
Cell 803.331.5323

Tree Removal Service for Columbia and Lexington South Carolina

If you are in need of a Tree Removal Service for Columbia or Lexington South Carolina, I can definately help. Being in the "green industry", I am in contact with some of the lesser known, yet most competitively priced tree removal services here in the Midlands Area.

One tree cutting, trimming, and removal service that I use alot is my Uncle. If he is too busy, I often refer folks to my secondary choice, who I will introduce you by referral to once you contact me.

The cost of a tree removal service depends upon their overhead, the equipment they use, the position and size of the tree, the amount of brush that will need to be hauled off, and generally the length of time it will take to cut down the tree and remove the debris from the premisis.

One important aspect about tree removal is the final touches. Make sure that when you receive a "bid" to do the work, that they include (or carve out) the cost of the stump grinding. Grinding away the remaining part of the tree that is in the ground can cost from $80 to $250 depending upon the size of the stump and the location of the job.

Final touches to the job also include the removal of the sawdust debris and the spreading of topsoil. Often times, areas underneath trees have an imbalance in the pH of the soil which inhibits proper growth of the lawn or other plants. Spreading good topsoil after tree removal can help the situation. Once you have the topsoil down, you can call in the lawn care guys to put down a healthy layer of sod grass or perhaps sew some seeds (depending upon the irrigation, time of year, amount of light, etc).

If you need a tree removed, please don't hesitate to contact me, just visit Busy Bee Lawn Care online for my contact information.

Happy Gardening!

Ashley Brooks
Owner - Busy Bee Lawn Care
Columbia S.C.
803-331-5323