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Design and installation are the first steps in your landscape design. Then comes the week-in, week-out care and consideration of the landscape. Houston lawn service is a year-round affair which requires attention to maintain the overall design intent, plus some particular tasks caused by our climate and environment.

The Elements of Houston Lawn Service

• Lawn Service

Residential landscape maintenance begins with the lawn. Houston lawns require mowing and trimming weekly from March through October and bi-weekly from November through February. Rotary lawn mowers are the most common type used in Houston because of the prolific use of St. Augustine. Reel lawn mowers are used on zoysia, Bermuda or 419 Tiff varieties. Dethatching, the process of removing thatch or excessively thick grass, promotes healthy lawns. It is done with machine or by hand.

Over-seeding with winter grass (also known as rye grass) is a great way to keep your lawn beautiful throughout the winter months. The local temperature range normally dictates that winter rye seed can be spread in early to late October. It is important to know, however, that rye grass has some disadvantages. For example, the rye grass can compete with the St. Augustine grass for space and nutrition, which makes it difficult on the St. Augustine in the spring. This struggle is particularly apparent in shaded area where grass already has a hard time growing.

• Fertilization

Types of fertilizers include organic, semi-organic, fast release, slow release, winterizer and low salt. Two other important treatments are insecticides and fungicides, which help control fungus and insect infestations, an always present danger in Houston lawn service care.

• Lawn Aeration

Lawn aeration, also known as core aeration, is a recommended lawn care practice for compacted, heavily-used turf and to control thatch build-up. Lawn aeration involves the removal of small soil plugs or cores out of the lawn by a core aerator. The aerator extracts ½- to ¾-inch diameter cores of soil and deposits them on the lawn. Other types of aerators push solid spikes or tines into the soil without removing a plug, a procedure known as spiking. Spiking is not as effective as core aeration because, with Houston's soil, spiking can actually contribute to compaction.

• Irrigation

Watering long and less often ensures deeper water penetration, which gives your plant material stronger root systems and healthier plants. It also makes for a more drought-resistant lawn and you can water less, thus saving money. In the fall and winter months, you should run your irrigation system in the late morning to reduce standing water, which is a perfect breeding ground for fungus.

An investment in an irrigation system can be a time and energy saver for your Houston lawn service program. However, quarterly inspection of your system is required since irrigation systems, like all machines, break down and need repair from time to time. This regular survey prevents the loss of water from undetected leaks, something that is important for the environment and your pocketbook. Attention to this detail is extremely important on large properties or for commercial landscape maintenance. In short, proper lawn maintenance requires proper irrigation system maintenance.


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do most people wait till the end of the 30 day period before they pay their bills?
do they pay them all at once at , say the end of the month? why for that? and if have a lawn service that cuts your lawn and they mail your bill with a stamped envelope inside the bill envelope..would wait TOO for them? (even if a small business) why for that? please explain what you can..how depends? would not expect the lawn service to call you till the end of the month? why again? thanks for your answers!

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if your lawn service or landscaper bills you usually...would expect to pay immediately,,if they seeded lawn?
if you usually pay them every month for mowing...and you had agreed to them to do an aeration and seeding and fertilizing of your lawn...would think it unprofessional for them to knock on your door asking if you wouldnt mind paying them for the seed and fertilizer immediately (after they were sprading it out on your lawn) or would you think this was rude? please explain what you can...how depends? thansk for your answers!

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If your lawn service or landscaper bills you usually...would expect to pay immediately,,if they seeded lawn?
if you usually pay them every month for mowing...and you had agreed to them to do an aeration and seeding and fertilizing of your lawn...would think it unprofessional for them to knock on your door asking if you wouldnt mind paying them for the seed and fertilizer immediately (after they were sprading it out on your lawn) or would you think this was rude? please explain what you can...how depends? thansk for your answers!

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Break even point accounting help?
Green with Envy provides environmentally friendly lawn services for homeowners. Its operating costs are as follows. Depreciation$2,266 per month Advertising283 per month Insurance 3,115 per month Weed and feed materials16 per lawn Direct labor13 per lawn Fuel 3 per lawn Green with Envy charges $80 per treatment for the average single-family lawn. Determine the company's break-even point in (a) number of lawns serviced per month and (b) dollars.

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accounting break even point?
Green with Envy provides environmentally friendly lawn services for homeowners. Its operating costs are as follows. Depreciation$1,656 per month Advertising207 per month Insurance2,277 per month Weed and feed materials12 per lawn Direct labor10 per lawn Fuel2 per lawn Green with Envy charges $60 per treatment for the average single-family lawn. Determine the company's break-even point in (a) number of lawns serviced per month and (b) dollars

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Is this a crime or a tort?
3 Lake Worth lawn service workers nabbed using stolen Social Security numbers, authorities reported By Julius Whigham II Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Updated: 8:41 p.m. Friday, May 20, 2011 Posted: 7:06 p.m. Friday, May 20, 2011 E-mail Print ShareLarger Type Small Type Three Lake Worth men have been arrested and charged with workers' compensation fraud after authorities alleged that they used stolen Social Security numbers to fraudulently obtain employment. Wilmer Antonio Reyes, Victor M. Hernandez and Arturo Arce were each arrested on fraud charges Thursday, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater said today in a news release. Detectives from the Department of Financial Services' Division of Insurance Fraud arrested the men while they were at work for the Top Cut Lawn Service in Lake Worth. Four other employees were also determined to be using stolen numbers and warrants are being sought for their arrests, the release stated. Reyes, Hernandez and Arce each face up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine if they are convicted.

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What are the technical names of the person who cuts your grass from a lawn service company?
My brother worked for a lawn service cutting grass. I'm trying to help him out on his resume, and need a professional name for what he did.

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How do FWB's end their "relationship"?
I've been involved in romantic relationships and know how they end (sometimes amicable, but often with some pain). But what about Friends with Benefits? They keep emotion out of the situation, right? So, when it comes time to end it, is it simple? Much like calling up the lawn service and saying "I don't require your services anymore, I've found someone else to tame my bush."

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What are some good ideas for jobs at age 14? ?
My dad is recently unemployed and I need money. I have tried babysitting but there is already to many in my area and I can't mow lawns because there is many different lawn services around here.... Can I get a job somewhere? I want to get maybe even an online job, but I don't want to be skammed out of money..... PLZ help me ! :)

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Why do men and women change?
I have been married for almost to years we run a lawn service in the summer and he scraps in the winter so he wants to do trucking again so I told him ok fine what if I get a job where im not home that much im gone like a couple weeks at a time or even months he said whatever I would just wounder when im gonna c u again.so then I told him well what if I go and b a prostitute or a stripper and I knew what his responce was b4 and it def was not the same he said ok fine ill go watch u and I told him no I wouldnt get a job in il he said your retarted.so y do people change now he ok with me doing whatever the man I know would have said no.and yes we have kids young ones,it feels like he does consider my feelings.

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Politically speaking, is "job creator" a bit misleading?
"Create" to most people implies creation ex nihilo. e.g, god created the universe from nothing. I started with a blank computer screen and wrote a 700 page novel. Beethoven composed the 9th Symphony from his imagination - literally. He was a deaf at the time. But, when an employer, anyone from the guy who runs a lawn service with 5 employees to a multinational corporation with a 100,000, they're responding to what they perceive as a market demand. They don't want to incur the cost of employing an additional worker if they don't think that will tangibly benefit them. What creates market demand? Consumers. As such aren't consumers, the consumer market itself the job creator as opposed to the business owner in particular?

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What was the last good turn someone did for you?
I went down to my Mom's house to do her leaves and mow the lawn, and her neighbors lawn service came at the same time. They did her yard for me - which saved me about 4 hours worth of work. :D How about you? BQ: Cocoa - marshmallows or not?

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how much weight can a 2003 ford ranger pull?
Im looking to start a small lawn service this coming spring bu I was wondering if my dads 2003 ford ranger XLT(2dr v6 2wd) could pull/tow a trailor with lawn mowers and all the other tools and materials Im going to need. thaxs

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When Republicans want to cut Entitlements (social Security) do they realize the jobs they B cutting.?
This program keep the nation going , And has never add to Debt. All we need is get people back on the job, more paying into it. Old people hire lots of people , hospital, contractors,lawns service, drivers, and so on. So by cutting it, your cutting jobs in every state in the union.

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Accounting Case Analysis help please 10pts?
Eric Caswell formed a lawn service company as a summer job. To start the business on May 1, he deposited $1000 in a new bank account in the name of the corporation. The $1000 consisted of a $600 loan from his father and $400 of his own money. The corporation issued 400 shares of common stock to Eric. Eric rented lawn equipment, purchased supplies, and hired high-school students to mow and trim his customers? lawns. At the end of each month, Eric mailed bills to his customers. On August 31, Eric was ready to dissolve the business and return to Baylor University for the fall semester. Because he had been so busy, he kept few records other than his checkbook and a list of amounts owed to him by customers. At August 31, Eric?s checkbook shows a balance of $840, and his customers still owe him $500. During the summer, he collected $4,400 from customers. His checkbook lists payments for supplies totaling $400, and he still has gasoline, weed-eater cord, and other supplies that cost a total of $50. He paid his employees $1,900, and he still owes them $200 for the final week of the summer. Eric rented some equipment from Ludwig Tool Company. On May 1, he signed a six-month lease on mowers and paid $600 for the full lease period. Ludwig will refund the unused portion of the prepayment if the equipment is in good shape. In order to get the refund, Eric has kept the mowers in excellent condition. In fact, he had to pay $300 to repair a mower that ran over a hidden tree stump. To transport employees and equipment to jobs, Eric used a trailer that he bought for $300. He figures that the summer?s work used up one-third of the trailer?s service potential. The business checkbook lists an expenditure of $460 for dividends paid to Eric during the summer. Eric paid his father back during the summer. I need to: 1.Prepare the income statement of Caswell Lawn Service, Inc., for the four months May through August. The business is not subject to income tax. 2. Prepare the beginning and ending balance sheets of Caswell Lawn Service, Inc., at May 1 and August 31. 3.Was the lawn business a good business venture? Why or why not? I don't expect anyone to do this all for me, but i do need help understanding which "T-Accounts" to put these entries in.

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