They begin with removing fallen branches and other large debris my yard. They work as a team blowing out the beds, the combined efforts of all of their machines are more powerful and efficient than any single person could do alone. They start a machine that looks to me to be a lawn mower with some sort of giant rake attachment on it. Brian explains to me that it is used to thatch the lawn. This process involves removing a tightly woven layer of decaying organic material that sits above the soil and below the green vegetation. Thatch buildup and soil compaction can cause a lawn to struggle. The machine I mentioned earlier removes the excessive thatch and helps to aerate the soil allowing the lawn to thrive. When the machine has covered the entire lawn that team of blowers arrives again to remove all of the debris that they removed from my lawn. They even scoop it up to truck away so that I don't have a pile of it sitting in the corner of my yard. This time they bring out the real lawn mower to cut the grass and prepare it for the new season. At this time they add Lyme is added to the lawn to make it slightly acidic and weed preventer is added to the beds to help stop those pesky weeds before they start choking out my beautiful flowers. As I sit back with my feet up sipping my cup of tea I think of how happy I am that it's not me out side doing all that work. |
