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- From: rmtuttle@bnr.ca (Randy Tuttle P030)
- Subject: Re: Landscaper/Lawn Maintenance programs
- Message-ID: <1992Sep11.163049.16352@brtph560.bnr.ca>
- Sender: news@brtph560.bnr.ca (Usenet News)
- Reply-To: rmtuttle@bnr.ca
- Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd, RTP NC
- References: <1992Sep10.175854.3071@rti.rti.org>
- Distribution: triangle
- Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 16:30:49 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep10.175854.3071@rti.rti.org>, iba@rti.rti.org writes:
- |> I'm looking for recommendations for a reasonable landscaping and/or
- |> lawn care/maintenance program in the Raleigh Area. I have a front
- |> yard that is slightly sloped, and since the first seed went down in
- |> July (yeah, I know, bad timing...but that's the way it goes) my lawn
- |> needs a lot of help right now.
- |>
- |> It's a small yard, so not a tremendous project. Any recommendations
- |> would be helpful. Rate information would also be appreciated.
- |>
- |> Thanks
- |>
- |> Ingrid
-
- I too have a small, slightly sloped front yard. I've been using a
- company called EPM. They are only a local company and seem to know
- what to do with this area's soil. Since starting with them in
- Feb. of this year, the results on my lawn are pretty good. I moved
- in last Nov. and the yard never really germinated. The seed wintered
- over and EPM came in a Feb. and now the lawn is lush and green. The
- only exceptions are a few bare spots, which is expected with new
- contruction.
-
- They charge ~$30 per application of fertilizers and there is no
- charge for weed control. They apply 5 applications per year.
-
- I am planning to power seed next week to fix my bare lawn spots.
- They are charging me $65 to do the front yard only. Power seeding
- (or slit seeding) buries the seed about 0.25-in into the ground.
- They guarantee at least a 70% germination rate with this method.
- They will also fix any area that did not germinate.
- --
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