Healthy Lawn Services
Big "O" Tree and Lawn Service, Inc. has served Central and Western Virginia since 1979.
Lawn Care Services
We take care of your lawn's following maintenance needs:
- Aeration
- Fertilization
- Overseeding
- Pest control
- Soil analysis and amendments
- Weed control
Turf Treatment Program
Big "O"'s turf treatment program has been carefully designed to promote healthy lawns in the mid-Atlantic turf transition zone. Our experienced turf managers will offer consultation and recommendations to help you achieve the lawn you desire. Each lawn and it's challenges are unique.
Here is a general year-round guide for keeping your Central Virginia lawn healthy. More tips on our blog.
Spring
- Pre-emergence control of crabgrass and other difficult to control annual grasses and
broadleaf weeds. - Broadleaf weed control where necessary. Controlled release fertilizer where necessary.
- Aeration (upon request) relieves compact soil and encourages a more vigorous root system.
Summer
- Broadleaf weed control where necessary. Controlled release fertilizer where necessary.
- Help lawns rebound from summer stress with complete, controlled-release fertilizer.
- Apply preventative or curative insecticide/grubicide application, where necessary.
- Soil analysis by certified lab; every third year suggested to keep pH and key nutrients balanced
Fall
- Improve color and stimulate root growth with complete, controlled-release fertilizer.
- Weed control for broadleaf weeds where necessary; also offered for winter annuals.
- Thicken lawn and deepen color with complete fertilizer. Encourage stolon, rhizome and
tiller activity. - Aeration (upon request) relieves compact soil; encourages a more vigorous root system.
- Overseeding (upon request) thickens strands decimated by drought or disease.
Winter
- Pre-emergence control of crabgrass and other difficult to control annual grasses and broadleaf weeds.
- Suggested amendments from soil analysis
- Dormant aeration with overseeding
Review photos of lawn care services here.