Customer Testimonials
“We appreciate the time and attention that your Arbor Patrol team takes to maintain the overall health and appearance of the trees, bushes and general grounds. As they say, you can only have one first impression and the impression the grounds make on both residents and visitors alike is always positive thanks to your caring maintenance. Just as the trees continue to grow and blossom under your care, we hope our relationship with SavATree does the same.”
William Toedter
Southampton, NY
“After four different unsatisfactory visits with so-called arborists, I found SavaTree... I was most impressed with the professionalism of David [my arborists] and his colleagues. They were most knowledgeable, fair with their assessment about what needed to be done, yet very attuned with what my concerns. I highly recommend them without any hesitation. In a field where there is an abundance of folks looking to take advantage of consumers, SavaTree, David and crew strike me as incredibly honest and proud arborists who do a fantastic job.”
Debbie Durkin
Silver Spring, MD
“I am a new and highly satisfied customer of SavATree. For 50 years I have lived in the same house in the Greenhaven area, and in that time I have never had a tree company that gave me such fine service.”
Joan Kleinbard
Rye, NY
“It is always a pleasure working with SavATree as your company provides the best plant, tree and lawn health care that we have experienced at the Ives. Always professional, courteous and responsive to our needs, SavATree’s services have provided our employees and patrons with pleasant outdoor experiences in an insect free environment for several years.”
Kathleen G. Gallagher
Executive Director
The Charles Ives Center for the Arts
Danbury, CT
“For over 14 years, I have entrusted the care of my trees, plants and orchard to SavATree. Their highly qualified arborists have exacting standards and understand how to maintain the health and form of the various species of trees on my property. I admire the artistic skill that goes into the pruning and love the colorful blossoms, fruits and foliage that flourish as a result of their impeccable care.”
Martha Stewart
Katonah, NY
"Efficient, high quality, professional competence — all at a competitive sum. At first [Alison] Pottage won me over by her solid knowledge as an arborist, then the crew did their job to her specifications on our 60 to 70 foot oaks within a remarkable period of time -- and left the grounds quite clean.”
Bob Busser
Philadelphia, PA
Click here to read all testimonials“You take on a job, call it a problem, gigantic or small, and you go to it. True Professionals. I am at peace for having found SavATree. Sometimes bills are paid grudgingly. I pay with respect to a company whose pride lives up to its logo. It’s love of what you do and I thank you.”
Sam Fink
Great Neck, NY
Restore Your Lush, Green Lawn
You may have noticed portions of your lawn are particularly thin or spots where all of the grass has perished. This is due to the lack of rain we've had and the periods of extreme heat. Drought conditions can harm many landscape plantings as well as your lawn. The shortage of rainfall further stresses lawns that are already attempting to recover from the effects of a drought.
The soil below your lawn may also be suffering from compaction and an unfavorable pH level. These conditions increase the chances of weeds and crabgrass growing in the open spaces of your lawn.
What can be done?
AIR
In order to help your lawn thrive, SavaLawn recommends core aeration in the spring. Core aeration will give your lawn some breathing room by allowing air, water and nutrients to enter the soil more freely. Specifically, aeration:
- improves the soil's air and water content resulting in improved rooting and increased root depth
- reduces water needs by allowing irrigation and rainfall to percolate into the soil and not run off
- controls and reduces thatch by increasing microbial activity in your lawn
- results in more pore space therefore creating better rooting, water retention and a healthier turf
SEED
In late August, if any thin areas still exist, you should core aerate again and follow-up by overseeding and/or sliceseeding the thin areas! Be sure to select grass types that include a mixture of Kentucky bluegrass and ryegrass, which have varieties more resistant to disease and are adapted to the varying conditions of your landscape.
MOW
- Maintain a mowing height of 3 to 3 1/2".
- Limit mowing when under stress (gray to brown color). Mow only green, actively growing areas. Mowing damaged turf can further damage it and slow recovery.
WATER
- Be consistent with watering! Don't water regularly in an attempt to restore your drought-stricken lawn, stop abruptly, then start up again a few weeks later. This will only cause further stress and could make it harder for the lawn to fully recover.
- Watering early in the morning to avoid evaporation.
- Water deeply and infrequently to mimic natural rain fall. This will also encourage deep rooting by forcing the roots to search for water. If you are able to irrigate, do so for 45 minutes to an hour per zone, or until the lawn has received 1" of water (use a rain gauge or, if you don't have one, water until a tuna fish
can sitting atop the lawn is full).
FERTILIZE
To further assist your new and existing turf, SavaLawn recommends the application of slow release and balanced fertilizers throughout the year. Fertilization will provide the appropriate nutrients grass plants need to improve root development and thicken your lawn, enabling it to compete with the weeds and crabgrass.
So what expectations do you have for your lawn this year? If your answer is to have a great looking lawn, you're not alone. A lush, thick, green lawn will accentuate the other plantings on your landscape, and increase the real estate value of your home. Implementing these measures will help your lawn recover from the effects of drought and restore its beauty.
Click or call today to arrange a complimentary consultation from our fully trained and certified arborists for lawn care, fertilizer and tree care services from SavATree. Click here to contact the office nearest you.
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