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Lawn Maintenance in Kansas City

New Yard Resolutions: Making the Most of Lawn Maintenance in Kansas City

Lawn Care / February 2, 2023

New years is often a time when we start thinking about making changes. Every year, millions of people lean into setting new year’s resolutions and then try to follow through. From losing a few pounds to getting out of our comfort zone, the new year is a time to think about ourselves and the year we want to have. Something lots of us don’t think about when the new year comes around, though, is our yard.

But that doesn’t mean that your lawn and landscaping features don’t need as much care and attention in the new year as you do. There’s a reason lawn maintenance in Kansas City is so critical. So, the Lifestyle Outdoor team figured it was the perfect time to talk about our favorite annual ritual: new year’s resolutions for your yard!

Your Yards Need Renewal, Too

We’ve all got things we want to fix about our yards. Maybe it’s installing new plantings, building new landscaping features, or just getting your yard to look greener or your bushes to be fuller. The way to make that happen is regular lawn maintenance.

In Kansas City, where we do—however briefly this year, at least—experience a distinct winter, spring, summer, and fall, seasons can lead to some variation in planning regular maintenance. But this doesn’t change the fundamentals of quality lawn care.

New Year’s Lawn Support at Lifestyle Outdoor

Lifestyle Outdoor brings decades of experience in HOA-focused landscaping and lawn care to the Kansas City community. We have been around long enough to know how to do HOAs and maintenance-provided communities the right way.

At Lifestyle Outdoor, we don’t disappear just because it’s getting colder. We understand taking care of your yards is a year-long effort. Without proper winter care, you simply can’t protect the value and beauty of your property.

There are several things we do to prepare your HOA community for winter. From knowing the right fertilizers to spread before winter to monitoring your lawns and protecting your valuable landscaping features from the cold, Lifestyle Outdoor is an expert in all things lawn maintenance in Kansas City.

That’s why we’ve compiled our expertise on giving your landscaping the new year it deserves and general lawn maintenance in Kansas City. We want to share our tips and provide some guidance on how to prep your HOA community the right way. 

So, here are some tips to help winterize your HOA community, no matter what surprises the season may bring.

Our Lawn Maintenance Bonafides

As Johnson County’s premier HOA landscaping service, we are prepared to meet the lawn care and maintenance needs of any community or household. Though we specialize in HOAs, our expertise is property agnostic—we’ve serviced everyone from individual homeowners and HOAs to businesses and commercial complexes.

If you need support with lawn maintenance in Kansas City, we’re the team for the job. And that’s why we have so much experience educating homeowners on ways to enhance their lawn care strategies.

We perform the following services for properties across Johnson County:

  • Lawn maintenance
  • Leaf removal in spring and fall
  • Pruning
  • Aeration and seeding
  • Mulching
  • Seasonal cleanup
  • Turf maintenance
  • Arborcare
  • & More!

Winter Lawn Maintenance in Kansas City

A sizable part of that “and more” is support for property winterization. We work with clients during & prior to wintertime to find possible areas for preventative care. These services include: 

  • Clearing gutters
  • Preventative Arbor Care for safety
  • Replacing landscaping features
  • Repairing external lighting systems
  • Repotting plants for wintertime care
  • Removal of pest dens and nests

We ensure that your HOA receives comprehensive service, with no details forgotten and no boxes left unchecked.

What Do Landscapers Do in the Winter?

We provide comprehensive snow removal services and partner with the local weather service, so we’re always informed about winter storms and weather conditions. That way, you never have to worry about Kansas City snow removal fines or dangerous driving conditions.

LO’s New Year’s Maintenance Guide

Looking to update your lawn maintenance strategy in the new year? Here are some landscaping fundamentals that you should be aware of. These tools are a great way to keep your landscaping looking fantastic year-round, and also great resources for jumpstarting your lawn care plan for the new year.

Fertilize Your Lawn

We mean it. Resolution #1: fertilize your lawn. This may seem non-intuitive in winter, but it is a vital part of efforts to keep your landscaping looking stellar year-round.

Fertilizer is an excellent investment in your common area’s long-term health and appearance. This is especially true before winter. That’s why landscape maintenance with fertilizer is the best way to see benefits all year long. 

So, what does fertilizer do for you? Well, that’s a loooong list.

First and foremost, it helps with plant growth. Fertilizer promotes vibrant plant growth by providing additional nutrients and minerals necessary for healthy, stunning plans.

Additionally, it prevents uneven growth. Every property manager knows the frustration of walking past certain lawns; some spots are green and vibrant, while others are sparse and uneven. Fertilizer spreads nutrients around, making robust growth more evenly spread and lush across the laid area.

Fertilizer is also excellent for the overall health of your yard. It’s an incredible tool to prevent disease in grass, plants, and trees (oh my!), protect soil from erosion and nutrient depletion, and minimize weed growth.

Over winter, the fertilizer—specifically, the nutrients it provides your landscaping—is stored within plants, allowing for a more robust bloom as winter gives way to spring. All that stored energy does wonders to help your yard bounce back and look beautiful.

So as far as lawn maintenance in Kansas City is concerned, start laying fertilizer ASAP. Your yards and common areas will thank you!

Picking the best fertilizer 

As we mentioned in a previous blog about fall lawn care and leaf removal in Kansas City, the best general fertilizer for Kansas City soil is 13-25-12. If that string of numbers was intimidating, there’s no need to sweat.

Understanding fertilizer labels isn’t as arcane as you might first think; it’s just a breakdown of nitrogen, phosphate, and potassium levels in that order. Still sounds a little involved, we know, but those are all soil nutrients that help promote plant growth in the right balance.

Choosing a fertilizer with a higher phosphate count stimulates root growth and helps the grass resist disease and drought.

Trees and shrubs need different amounts of fertilizer depending on the plant type and location. At Lifestyle Outdoor, we love to treat trees with a special compost tea, or as we like to call it, Arbor Brew. It’s an organic fertilizer that we deep root for trees and shrubs as part of our arbor care services.

Start Mowing Regularly

A lot of people stop mowing their lawns much sooner than they actually should. You should keep mowing until your grass has actually gone dormant for the season and stopped growing.

During the fall, you should be mowing your lawn lower than you would in the spring or summer. Typically grass should be kept at about 3 inches, but you want to get it down to 1 to 2 inches before the first frost.

If you leave your grass too long, it can be susceptible to damage after it freezes. When the grass is long, even when it’s frozen, foot traffic (from humans or deer) can break and damage the plant tissue. Cutting the grass low also encourages the plant to go dormant and prepare for winter.

But thinking about lawn mowing from a year-round perspective, it’s vital to regularly mow your grass. Keeping your lawn healthy and your grass strong is key to preventing the spread of lawn diseases—like brown patch—and infestations. Regularly mowing your lawn keeps the blades at the ideal height for photosynthesis and nutrient absorption. It also ensures the grass grows evenly throughout your yard and that the blades get the correct amount of nutrients.

Additionally, when your grass growth is allowed to go unchecked, it impacts future mowing. To correct the overgrowth, your grass will need to be mowed by more than one-third of the blade’s height. This will affect the grass’ ability to absorb and utilize nutrients properly.

Clean Up Needles & Leaves

Leaf removal is especially important for properties (or in neighborhoods) with big beautiful trees. Evergreen or not.  The leaves may be striking in spring, summer, and autumn, but once they’re on the ground, they can lead to many issues with your landscaping. Namely, they impact the health of your lawn.

Decomposing leaf matter is the perfect home for pests. Pests will overwinter in leaf cover and then emerge in the spring. Pests like snakes and spiders love to hide in leaves, increasing your chances of encountering dangerous pests.

Leaf build-up can also lead to thatch, which prevents water and nutrients from getting to the plants. It also creates the perfect environment for mold and fungus to flourish, which are hazardous to your and your family’s health. And of course, these are also detrimental to the other plants in your yard.

When trying to avoid problems associated with pests and disease in your yard, it’s essential to clear your lawn of needles and leaves before (and after) it snows. This is a prime example of a near year’s resolution worth keeping.

In case this blog and our entire skillset didn’t make this clear, Lifestyle Outdoor is available for leaf removal & regular lawn maintenance in Kansas City 😉

Update Your Irrigation

We like to mention this a lot— and did so in our blog last month about HOA winterization—but a really good way to ensure quality lawn maintenance in Kansas City is smart irrigation. A smart irrigation system allows you to set the parameters, and then the system takes care of the rest. 

This technology has been used at the commercial level for a while, but the Lifestyle Outdoor landscaping experts can install it for residential systems too! 

Smart irrigation systems monitor weather, soil conditions, evaporation, and plant water content. When conditions change, the system automatically adjusts watering schedules. This means that outside of protecting your pipes, an automatic irrigation system can also give your landscaping the attention it needs during colder or dryer months.

Smart irrigation also monitors the flow of water through the system. If it detects a change, like one that a leak would cause, it shuts the system down. This avoids loss of water through leaks or the overflow of water and keeps water costs down. And, of course, it prevents issues due to inclement weather and cold. Say goodbye to undiscovered leaks or burst pipes.

Installing a system with a professional company like Lifestyle Outdoor also means being able to relax if something goes wrong. We help HOAs keep their water costs down and ensure the irrigation systems are always working properly. We provide full system health reports, make necessary repairs, and also winterize systems.

We offer 24/7 emergency maintenance on all of our irrigation systems; a Lifestyle Outdoor concierge is always on call.

Inspect Building Exteriors

Our final recommended resolution: dedicate time every season to inspect the exteriors of your home and property. This is vital for protecting your house/landscaping from environmental damage, which is something to pay attention to year-round.

Start with the foundation, raking away any leaves or other debris and looking for entry points for pests, which will seek a warm refuge—your building—when seasonal weather hits. Also, inspect for cracks that could indicate structural problems. Water freezing and expanding in them can make them worse and can also lead to structural leaking during warmer months.

Next, take a look at each building, checking doors and windows for cracks, leaks, and drafts. Cracked windows need replacing, and if any areas around these doors and windows allow air to enter, they need sealing. Sealing the building will prevent cold and drafty areas and help you heat the entire structure more efficiently in winter. It will also prevent insects or pests from sneaking into your home.

This makes inspection an under-appreciated but vital component of efforts of regular lawn maintenance in Kansas City.

Lifestyle Outdoor Can Help Maintain Your Property

If you are trying to winterize your HOA and need support, turn to the best landscaping and lawn care company in Kansas City. We offer snow removal services in partnership with Rose Property Maintenance. Their support, and our comprehensive landscaping experience, make us the premier winter experts for your HOA or commercial business!

Lifestyle Outdoor offers commercial properties an unbeatable service with our landscaping and lawn care solutions. Our years of experience, commitment to building relationships, and dependable quality are why we’re the number one partner in all things commercial property maintenance.

Reach out to learn more about the landscaping, lawn care, and winter services we provide, or get a quote with our online quote tool. Discover the difference the white-glove service with a green thumb can make for your property today!

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What Are Available Winter Lawn Care Services in Kansas City?

At Lifestyle Outdoor, we don’t disappear just because it’s getting colder. We understand winterizing for an HOA community is an important process that protects the value and beauty of the properties.

You won’t have to worry about your irrigation systems failing to work come spring when you partner with us for winterization.

Our Winter Lawn Care Services

There are several things we do to prepare your HOA community for winter.

Lawn Fertilization

We offer year-round fertilization services because winter doesn’t mean your property doesn’t need care. And expertise helps. Trees and shrubs need different amounts of fertilizer depending on the plant type and location. 

At Lifestyle Outdoor, we love to treat trees with a special compost tea, or as we like to call it, Arbor Brew. It’s an organic fertilizer that we deep root for trees and shrubs as part of our arbor care services.

Lawn Cleanup

Leaf removal is especially important for properties (or in neighborhoods) with big beautiful trees. Evergreen or not. Decomposing leaf matter is the perfect home for pests or diseases.

Leaf build-up can lead to thatch, which prevents water and nutrients from getting to the plants. It also creates the perfect environment for mold and fungus to flourish, which are hazardous to your and your family’s health. And, of course, these are also detrimental to the other plants in your yard.

This is why Lifestyle Outdoor offers year-round leaf cleanup and lawn maintenance in Kansas City.

Irrigation Winterization

Our extensive experience with irrigation systems means we can provide the most thorough and effective winterization for all irrigation systems, pumps, and controls.

Installing a system with a professional company like Lifestyle Outdoor also means being able to relax if something goes wrong. We help HOAs keep their water costs down and ensure the irrigation systems are always working properly. We provide full system health reports, make necessary repairs, and also winterize systems.

We offer 24/7 emergency maintenance on all of our irrigation systems; a Lifestyle Outdoor concierge is always on call.

Inspect Building Exteriors

Lifestyle Outdoor offers comprehensive building inspection to HOAs and homeowners in Kansas City. We sweep the entire exterior of the property to identify any cracks, overgrowth, nesting, or damage to your homes. We will then work with you to resolve the issue or identify a contractor who can assist in saving you money and protecting your home during winter.

Snow Removal

Lifestyle Outdoor is proud to offer snow removal services in partnership with Rose Property Maintenance, an ASCA-C snow contractor with 18 years of experience.

When we’re talking about snow removal expertise, we’re talking about our partner who literally wrote the book on snow and ice removal. It doesn’t get much more “expert” than that, right? The Accredited Snow Contractors Association (ASCA) uses the guide for educational purposes. 

That’s how you can trust we’re going to tackle snow removal on your property safely, efficiently, and with real results.

Lifestyle Outdoor Provides Winter Lawn Care Services in Kansas City

If you are winterizing your home this year, turn to the best landscaping and lawn care company in Kansas City. We offer snow removal services in partnership with Rose Property Maintenance, an ASCA-C snow contractor with nearly 20 years of experience. We are the premier winter experts for your home!

Lifestyle Outdoor offers commercial properties an unbeatable service with our landscaping and lawn care solutions. Our years of experience, commitment to building relationships, and dependable quality are why we’re the number one partner in all things commercial property maintenance.

Reach out to learn more about the landscaping, lawn care, and winter services we provide or get a quote with our online quote tool. Discover the difference the white-glove service with a green thumb can make for your property today!