Oakland, NJ----One of the biggest values of hiring a residential propertymaintenance company is its capability to cut costs for the consumer. Handling the day after day activities of your residential property can actually be much more time intensive for consumers compared to what you might initially think.

A lot of residential property maintenance is preventive and practical. As the spring and fall are a great time to fertilize, it's these periods of time that truly develop a rich, moisturized summer lawn. The key to having a lush residential property is to appropriately take care of the grass in the less harshmonths of the year. Taking care of your lawn during this time of the year will help your property make it through the summer and winter seasons.

Many people make the error of fertilizing in late spring, thinking doing so will keep their summer lawn greener for a longer time. In reality, fertilizing your lawn late in the spring can actuallyfeed some of the first time weeds and could lead potentially lead to severe scorching of your lawn.

Many people wonder why professional residential property maintenance companies cut the grass weekly or bi-weekly. Most people feel that this may be too often. However, when your lawn is beng cut it is important to make use of the rule of thirds: by no means cut grass lower than a third of its length. Cutting too much of the grass length at one time can cause too much stress on your lawn so it is better to cut a little at a time and have your lawn mowed more frequently VS allowing the grass to grow longer and cutting mowing it all at once. If you are planning to go away on vacations, make sure to set the lawnmower at the maximum height setting for the initial cut. Go back a couple of days later at your regular cutting height, the couple of days break can givethe grass time to revive thus reducing overall stress on your lawn. Hiring a professional company to handle your residential property maintenance is always a good idea because a professional residential property maintenance company will understand various methods you may not be aware of (like the one third rule) for maintaing your lawn and property.

Keep in mind when performing residential property maintenance that the grass clippings can be extremely valuable to create rich compost. Cutting your grass and saving the clippings to create compostcan be time intensive. However, the nutrient rich compost you will get from these clippings can assist in cultivating your own vegetable garden or other areas of your landscape design. Utilizing an inch of grass clippings as compost could also help reduce weeds in a garden. Combining fresh new grass clippings to your soil will help with wetness retention, add valuable nutrients, and add organic matter.

Appropriate residential property maintenance doesn't just make your house look more pleasing to friends and neighbors, but can actually improve the value of your residence. A lawn full of nicely well-kept and cared for grass will not only raise the property value, butwill make you happy to come home.

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Company Overview:

New Jersey landscape contractor, Green Meadows Landscaping, Inc., located in Oakland, NJ, is a full service landscape design/build company that has been creating and maintaining unique outdoor living areas for our residential and commercial clients in Northern New Jersey/Southern New York since 1982.