H & B Lawn & Landscaping Maintenance - Graham's Professional Landscapers

In our local clay-heavy soils, the first signs are often water pooling on the surface after rain, thinning grass, and difficulty pushing a tool into the ground. We fix this through core aeration, which removes small plugs of soil to relieve compaction. This allows air, water, and nutrients to reach the root zone, promoting deeper roots and a healthier lawn that can better handle Graham's weather patterns.

Brown patches are very common here, often caused by fungi like Brown Patch or Dollar Spot, which flourish in our humid summers. First, we'll accurately diagnose the specific fungus. Treatment typically involves a tailored fungicide application and cultural practices like adjusting your mowing height and watering schedule to create an environment less hospitable to the disease, protecting your lawn's long-term health.

Prevention starts with understanding our local environment. We recommend a consistent seasonal plan that includes proper mowing (never cutting more than 1/3 of the blade), deep but infrequent morning watering to avoid overnight moisture, and annual core aeration. A customized fertilization program also strengthens your grass from the roots up, making it naturally more resistant to the compaction and disease pressures we see in the Graham area.