After the roads have been beaten by snow, gravel, salt and ice for the last few months, spring is around the corner. Whether its spurts of false spring showing up in the weekly forecast or a deep spring cleaning, your outdoor space can’t be forgotten and will need addressed as well. Spring is the perfect time to begin landscaping projects and planning for the summer.
Rediscover the joy of your backyard and outdoor area by giving them some much needed TLC. There are many businesses in Lincoln that can help you have the outdoor area of your dreams to ease into summer through a spring (that always seems to fly by) filled with landscaping endeavors made possible and hassle free with companies serving Lincoln residents and the surrounding areas.
For more than 25 years, TDK Lawn Care, Inc. (TDKinc.com) (Timely, Dedicated, and Knowledgeable Lawn Care) has been taking care of its clients and providing a complete, honest, and professional lawn care service that includes lawn mowing, fertilizing, aerating, overseeding, yard cleanups, and snow removal.
Owner Lee Schumacher created TDK Lawn Care to provide honest, reliable, and professional lawn care for your yard, ensuring its health year-long and providing services to Lincoln residents at an affordable prices.
Mowing services are offered from April through October to ensure your grass is looking nice and is healthy. With a routine based on grass health, prevention of weeds, and curb appeal, the TDK team can provide weekly mowing services. But lawn care doesn’t start and stop with mowing. Aeration and fertilization are two crucial steps the TDK team never downplays.
Grass acts as the foundation of many landscapes. When properly maintained, grass helps regulate soil temperature, retain moisture, and prevent weed overgrowth that can impact surrounding plants and garden beds. Routine mowing, fertilization, and aeration are far more cost-effective than repairing or replacing a neglected lawn.
Depending on the time of year, your yard has different needs. In April, crabgrass control is the priority, and in May, you should spray for broadleaf weeds. June is a great time to do another treatment for pesky crabgrass. July is all about the grubs. Grubs will eat your lawn, and proper treatment and fertilization can prevent this from happening. In September, once things cool off slightly, this is a great time to address any lingering weeds in your yard before you winterize your lawn to promote quick, healthy and green growth for next spring. Aeration should be done twice a year to help promote growth and allow fertilizers, water and oxygen to reach the roots in clay-heavy soil (which just happens to be the main soil type in Nebraskan yards).
Lee Schumacher advises knowing when is the correct time is to water your yard and how much to water. Knowing when and how much to water is essential for maintaining a healthy lawn throughout the spring and summer months. Proper watering encourages grass roots to grow deeper into the soil, which helps lawns become stronger and more resilient during periods of heat or drought. Overwatering can lead to shallow roots, fungal issues, and wasted water.
Earl May Garden Center (EarlMay.com) is way more than a plant store. You wouldn’t quite know it when you walk in (because probably 90% of us get distracted by some plant, flower or yard décor we absolutely need) but upon talking to the team, it appears in a new, accurate light. Their team is passionate and knowledgeable about plants and yard care and want to help you plan your yard and have a successful garden. Whatever you envision, you can have with their help.
DIY Dynamic Design is a program available through Earl May. It is a perfect combination of a thoughtful helping hand and a do it yourself and get dirty mentality. With provided photos, measurements, soil conditions and goals, Earl May provides an one-on-one shopping experience where an expert team member will walk you through what products you should get, which ones to avoid and provide planting and maintenance advice.
They also provide other planting services like consultations, garden and landscape plans and planting of trees, shrubs and perennials. Along with theses, they have maintenance services like spring and fall clean-ups, mulch and rock installation, light pruning and weeding.
Jessica Jasnoch, manager at Earl May, says to take a good look at your yard and garden, see what needs improvements, whether it trimming trees or shrubs. Also check in on your plants and check to see whether or not they survived the winter and assess the overall health of them.
“We did not get much moisture this winter so watering will soften the soil to allow any moisture we do get to be absorbed into the ground and prevent runoff,” explains Jasnoch.
Jasnoch also describes some gardening mistakes individuals can make in spring.
“Spring cleaning too early can result in the removal of hibernating pollinators, hurting our pollination of vegetable gardens during the summer, and starting too late can result in missing the windows for preventing weeds, harmful insects and diseases,” says Jasnoch.
Hunt Irrigation, Inc., known as The Water Smart Company, has been providing residential sprinkler and commercial irrigation services throughout Lincoln and the surrounding communities since 1997. Their team focuses on designing, installing and maintaining irrigation systems that help properties stay green while using water responsibly.
Rather than relying on standard layouts, Hunt Irrigation designs systems tailored to the specific needs of each property. Their process begins with a site survey to evaluate factors such as water pressure, soil conditions, plant material and microclimates. This allows them to create irrigation systems that distribute water efficiently and evenly across the landscape.
Water conservation is a major priority in modern irrigation design. By using advanced components, smart controllers and efficient sprinkler heads, properly designed systems can significantly reduce water usage while still supporting healthy turf and plant growth. In fact, water-smart irrigation systems can save tens of thousands of gallons of water per year for residential properties.
1776 Grounds Maintenance (1776GM.com) provides year-round groundskeeping and landscaping services. 1776 Grounds Maintenance focuses primarily on commercial grounds care, serving industrial properties, apartment complexes, HOAs, acreages, and vacant lots with professional mowing and property maintenance services. While the company does not provide residential lawn mowing, they do offer select residential services such as lawn treatments and underground sprinkler system service for existing clients.
A comprehensive maintenance company that can take care of your whole yard will become familiar with your yard and its needs, leading to better quality care and establishing relationships and trust between the home or business owner and the team. The team takes their time, treats your yard like their own, and ensures nothing gets damaged or hurt and that work is done right and precise.
With weed control services for both residential and commercial properties, they use a chemical weed program and a ground cover strategy to hold the soil and control weeds to make sure those pesky weeds never come through concrete cracks or ruin the look of a lot.
“In Lincoln, I’d estimate that the watering well is the most important service to build and maintain thick healthy turf. Next, in my opinion, would be mowing correctly, weed control and fertilize accordingly. We coordinate so all these lawn care services sink up and work together to maintain nice lawns,” Berte explains.
For commercial properties, more communication and coordination is needed for maintaining a lot of this size or complexity. “I would say what is most essential for commercial grounds care is knowing and communicating who is responsible for what services. To have a contact person and communicate that this year or ongoing we will take care of these services. The best is if we can sign a property where we care for all of the outside grounds care all year and for 10 years.”
Eagle Nursery (EagleNurseries.com) is focused on long-term results and wants your plants, trees and landscape to stay healthy and hold up against the Nebraska weather and summer storms to come.
Eagle Nursery helps homeowners and businesses pick out plants and trees that will work in their environment and soil conditions. There is a right answer to which tree(s) will be best for a specific yard. Growth, structure and longevity are factors that need to be taken into account and can trump what looks good in the moment. Long term goals for your landscape and the space you have to work with need to also be considered.
For early spring, one of the most important steps homeowners can take is making sure their lawn has what it needs to green up quickly while preventing weeds such as crabgrass from over-germinating. Lawn Pride of Lincoln (LawnPride.com/Lincoln) provides professional residential lawn care services designed to keep lawns healthy, green, and thriving throughout the seasons. Their services include fertilization, weed control, aeration, and grub prevention, along with customized lawn treatment programs tailored to local soil and climate conditions.
“A couple of pre-emergent weed control applications, along with a light application of nitrogen, will help prevent weeds while encouraging healthy, green growth early in the season,” explains John Kingston, owner of Lawn Pride of Lincoln. “Another great thing to do this time of year is to make sure your mower blade is sharpened and you’re mowing at the proper height. This helps the grass grow thicker, which naturally crowds out weeds.”
A professional lawn care program can feel almost like a “set it and forget it” approach. Instead of trying to figure out what your lawn needs and when to apply it, the program handles everything throughout the season. Regular visits by trained professionals help catch potential issues early before they become bigger problems, helping lawns stay healthy, thick, and green all year long.
There are hidden complexities and strategies for taking care of your lawn and reviving it after the winter. Some choices can cause easy maintenance and some can form into a season-long struggle and headache. Take the guesswork out of your plants and yards and call a professional, who, let’s face it, will do a better job than you. With the right expertise, your lawn can recover faster, grow healthier, and stay looking its best throughout the season.