Lawn Care Services

Total Lawn Care

Since 1957, Total Tree Care has been offering comprehensive and quality care for Connecticut’s trees and shrubs. At the request of many of our clients, we are pleased to announce that we will now offer the same quality care for Connecticut’s lawns. We have designed a comprehensive four-step program to maximize your lawn’s potential and minimize insect and weed problems. Our four-step program also optimizes root growth and produces brilliant color throughout the season. Total Lawn Care provides tender, loving care for your lawn.

Lawn Care Programs

Our four-step lawn care program provides the foundation for healthy yards and landscapes. These lawn services are designed to address basic ongoing needs and seasonal concerns, ultimately keeping your lawn healthy and beautiful.

Total Lawn Care is proud to offer the following Comprehensive Four Step Process:

	First Application April/May	Provides a slow release, balanced, and complete fertilizer which helps discourage proliferation of certain diseases while supporting a healthy start in early spring. A preventative crabgrass treatment is included.
	Second Application May/June	Controlled release fertilizer promotes root and shoot growth to discourage weeds and prepares your lawn for the stresses of summer. A follow-up crabgrass treatment and a spot treatment of broadleaf weeds is included
	Third Application June/July	Controlled release and blended fertilizer which is especially important during the stressful summer season. A grub treatment and spot treatment of broadleaf weeds is included.
	Fourth Application August/September	Special blended fertilizer to help lawns recover from the stresses of summer. A spot treatment of broadleaf weeds is included.

Total Lawn Care also provides the following Additional Lawn Care Services, which allows you to customize your lawn care program to best meet your lawn care needs:

	Treatment	Description
	Tick Treatments April - September	Depending upon the threat, up to six treatments can be provided to protect you and your family from dangerous deer and wood/dog ticks.
	Disease Treatments As Required	Stressed lawns, high humidity, and grass species can all play a role in the proliferation of several lawn diseases. The type of disease and season dictate the course of action
	Surface Insect Treatment As Required	Treatment for surface insect such as chinch bugs, which feed on and destroy grass.
	Lime Application September/October	Soil pH (measurement of soil acidity/alkalinity) determines the availability of soil nutrients to the grass plant. Most Connecticut soils are acidic and require lime to raise pH level closer to neutral.
	Weed Treatments As Required	Treatment of difficult to control weeds such as wild violet and nut sedge. Multiple treatments are usually required to maintain control of weeds.
	Core Aeration September/October	A core aeration machine is utilized to remove plugs of soil to improve soil aeration moisture movement, and retention. Plugs are left on the lawn surface to breakdown naturally. This treatment also reduces thatch density.
	Winterizer October/November	Balanced fertilizer to thicken the lawn and maintain brilliant fall color. Also helps strengthen roots, which allows for a healthier lawn in the spring.
	Comprehensive Soil Testing As Required	The information obtained from testing your soil will allow us to customize your lawn program for optimum results.