Landscaping & Lawn Care in Cary, NC

What Cary lawns need

Like most of the North Carolina Piedmont, many Cary lawns are tall fescue, a cool-season grass that looks its best in spring and fall and gets stressed in July and August heat. Fescue lawns get the most out of core aeration and overseeding in early fall, followed by a fall-weighted fertilization program, rather than heavy feeding in summer.

Sunny lots with Bermuda or Zoysia follow the opposite calendar: they green up in late spring, grow hard through summer and go dormant after the first frosts. Before we set up a program we identify your grass type and test the soil, so the mowing height, fertilizer timing and weed control match the lawn you actually have.

A typical year of care for a Cary fescue lawn

1. Late winter: Pre-emergent crabgrass control, shrub pruning and bed cleanup.
2. Spring: Mowing starts, light fertilization, weed control and fresh mulch.
3. Summer: Taller mowing height, watering guidance and irrigation checks to get fescue through the heat.
4. Early fall: Core aeration and overseeding, then the main fall fertilization.
5. Late fall: Leaf removal, final mowing and sprinkler winterization.