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YOU TIRED OF BATTLING TO MAINTAIN A LAWN, BUT STILL WANT THE APPEARANCE
OF TURF? WE’VE DISCOVERED A COST EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE WORTH
GETTING EXCITED ABOUT:Eco
Lawn - The Ultimate Low Maintenance Lawn
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FORMS
A DENSE TURF EVEN UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS
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THRIVES
IN FULL SUN, PART SHADE AND EVEN IN DEEP SHADE
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IS
LESS VULNERABLE TO GRUBS
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DOESN’T
NEED TO BE MOWED
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DOES
NOT NEED ANY WATERING OR FERTILIZING ONCE ESTABLISHED
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REDUCES
MAINTENANCE - SAVING YOU TIME & MONEY
Eco-Lawn
is the ultimate low maintenance lawn. A specially designed blend
of seven fine fescue grasses, it grows to form a dense turf on loam,
well drained clay and even in infertile, dry soils.
Eco-Lawn
thrives in full sun, part shade, and even in deep shade conditions.
Eco-Lawn
is a very slow growing grass that has a fine textured, dense, low-growing
habit, so you don’t have to mow it. Left un-mown over the
course of a full growing season, Eco-Lawn’s grass blades will
grow to about 9 inches long. However, since the blades of Eco-Lawn
are so fine, it falls over to a 4 inch height creating Eco-Lawn’s
gentle flowing, carpet-like appearance. If you prefer a more ‘cropped
lawn look’, occasional mowing will be necessary. Mow Eco-Lawn
no more than once a month, to a height of 3 to 4 inches, for a classic
lawn look. Eco-Lawn
is less vulnerable to grubs.
Grubs are most often found in well
watered lawns. Since Eco-Lawn requires very little, if any, watering
or fertilizing once established, it is less attractive to the adult
beetles looking to lay their eggs. The fine blades of Eco-Lawn simply
don’t need the amount of water that typical lawn grasses do
to survive, resulting in less work for you and fewer grubs. Eco-Lawn
reduces your maintenance time and costs . . . with Eco-Lawn you
don’t have to mow, water, fertilize or aerate . . . saving
you time and money and helping to create a healthier environment!
A
study published in the year 2000, entitled "Residential Landscapes:
Comparison of Maintenance Costs, Time and Resources" prepared
by Ecological Outlook for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
determined that drought tolerant, slow growing low maintenance lawns
such as Eco-Lawn had the "lowest annual maintenance costs"
of all forms of landscaping and were "the most time, material
and cost-efficient" of all landscape types studied. Eco-Lawn
is envirological landscaping at its best!
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We’ll be happy to either install your Eco-Lawn, or provide
you with the seed and instructions to do it yourself.
Eco-Lawn
is available in 5 lb. bags, which will cover 1,000 square feet,
and 50 lb. bags, which will cover 10,000 square feet.
Eco-Lawn
5 lb. bag: $35.00 + tax
Eco-Lawn 50 lb. bag: $300.00 + tax
Call
(519) 569-8113 or e-mail info@naturallymaintained.com to place your order!
Leave us with your name, address, telephone number, and quantity
requested. All orders are C.O.D.
Installation
Tips
New
Lawns
As with any seeding, proper soil
preparation is the key to success. The area to be planted should
be as free of weeds as possible prior to installing new seed. We
recommended that you plant your Eco-Lawn seed between late August
and mid to late September, Labour Day Weekend is ideal. The cool
evening temperatures and gentle autumn rains create the perfect
conditions for germination and growth. Also, nature has programmed
fewer weeds to germinate in fall, so your turf will establish more
rapidly, with less weed competition.Seeding
in April and May is a good second choice. However, most weeds germinate
in spring and early summer and this will result in some weed competition
with your Eco-Lawn. Once the Eco-Lawn is about 3 inches tall, you
can combat those weeds with a variety of weed killers including
corn glutens, weed 'n feeds and killex. The reason you don't need
to mow Eco-Lawn often is because it grows very slowly. Weeds will
grow much faster and they can out-compete spring planted seedings.
Spring seedings will also require watering daily for 15-30 minutes
unless the soil is already damp. Water early in the morning only
to prevent possible fungal diseases caused by late afternoon and
evening watering. Once the newly planted area greens up, watering
can be cut back to every 2 to 5 days depending on your soil type
and weather conditions. Please note that if you experience drought
conditions in the first year of growth, you will need to water your
new Eco-Lawn during the first season of growth. Once Eco-Lawn has
gone through a full season, you really shouldn't have to water it
ever again.
Converting
existing lawns to Eco-Lawn
If you have an existing traditional lawn and wish to convert
to a low maintenance Eco-Lawn you have a few options.
Organic
Conversion:
For a quick conversion, strip off the old lawn to a depth
of 2 1/2 - 3 inches and remove it entirely. Then either lightly
rototill the existing soil or give it a hard raking to create a
seed bed. Then spread the seed, rake it into the soil and if possible,
roll it flat with a lawn roller.Another
method is to smother your existing lawn with 4 inches of new soil.
This will kill off the old lawn underneath and you can simply spread
your Eco-Lawn seed onto the new soil, rake it in and roll it. Please
note that the drawback to this method is that when you purchase
new soil, you have also just purchased someone else's weeds. You'll
need to combat those weeds as described above.
Non-Organic
Conversion:
You may also kill your existing lawn with a herbicide such
as Round Up (if you choose this option - Please read the label first).
Most herbicides take about two weeks to take effect. Once your old
lawn is dead, you can till it and re-seed with Eco-Lawn or you can
simply seed directly into the dead grass of your old lawn. If you
opt to seed directly into the dead grass, please note that it will
take about 8 weeks for your new Eco-Lawn to cover up the old dead
grass and that your lawn will look brown during this period.
Overseeding
Existing Lawns:
Simply overseeding an existing lawn with Eco-Lawn will
not result in an instant conversion to a low maintenance Eco-Lawn
as your existing lawn will continue to grow. However, if you were
to overseed your old lawn each and every year for five years, it
will become a true Eco-Lawn. In the meantime, you will need to regularly
mow the existing lawn. So while this method will work, it does take
time, patience and annual re-seeding.
Slopes
On steep, erosion prone slopes, Eco-Lawn should be mixed
with with an annual rye nurse crop for rapid soil stabilization.
When planting on slopes in the fall, plant no later than September
15th, to ensure sufficient growth of the nurse crop to hold the
soil. On gentle slopes with no real potential for soil erosion,
seeding with Eco-Lawn alone is fine.
Dormant
fall seedings:
Seeding Eco-Lawn via a late season "dormant seeding" can be done very successfully. Seed planted in late October through
December will germinate early the following spring. If there is
any chance of erosion, a dormant seeding is never recommended. Planted
in fall, your new lawn will grow rapidly the following spring.Once
your Eco-Lawn is established, you'll only need to water it during
extemely dry periods, if at all. If you feel that you do need to
water it, occasional thorough soakings are better than frequent
light sprinklings This encourages deep root growth, and makes your
turf more drought-tolerant. Fertilizer should be applied sparingly,
if at all, in early spring or late summer only. Slow-release, balanced
fertilizers with nearly equal portions of nitrogen, phosphorus and
potassium are best. This encourages strong root development to keep
your turf healthy without excessive top growth that requires mowing.
With minimal fertilizing and watering, you'll reap the benefits
of reduced maintenance, lower costs and a healthier environment!If
you prefer a traditional "cropped lawn look," occasional
mowing will be necessary, but far less frequently than with other
lawn mixtures. Mow once a month to a height of 3 to 4 inches for
best results. Never remove more than one third of the top growth.
Mowing too short will damage the turf and reduce its vigor. Left
unmown, your Eco-Lawn turfgrass will form a gentle, flowing carpet
of grass. Leaves from trees should be removed in the fall. Mowing
them with a mulching mower is the easiest method. The nutrients
from the mulched leaves are all the fertilizer your Eco-Lawn should
need.
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