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March is ‘Mulch Madness’ in Fort Smith, Arkansas

March 7, 2022/0 Comments/in Landscaping/by Michael Tandarich

Don’t forget about ‘Mulch Madness’ with all of the hype about ‘March Madness’ going on right now in Fort Smith, AR!

The Arkansas Razorbacks have secured the number 4 seed and are currently waiting to find out who their opponents will be as the NCAA conference tournaments are still ongoing.

Before the lawns start growing each spring in Fort Smith and nearby, Riverview Turfworks is busy spreading mulch in the landscape beds of local homes and businesses. If you are looking to spruce up your landscaping this spring with a fresh layer of mulch, contact us today for your free estimate!

Spring-Time Mulch Service

Spring is the perfect time to install mulch in Fort Smith and nearby.

As the warmer weather takes over, all of the plant life comes back to life. Unfortunately, this means that weeds will become a problem if they are not addressed.

Installing mulch can help keep the weeds out of your landscape beds! It is important to note that installing mulch will not eliminate weeds from your landscape beds, but a 2″ layer of mulch will help suppress weeds from ever germinating and we always install a pre-emergent herbicide before spreading mulch which creates a barrier that doesn’t allow weeds to ever emerge from the ground. Pre-emergent weed control isn’t 100% effective but it has been proven to drastically reduce the number of weeds found in flower beds.

Mulch Is The Easy Landscape Spruce Up

We just discussed how our mulch service can help with future weeds entering your landscape beds, but of course, any weeds that are currently present in your landscape beds will also be removed before we deliver and install your new mulch.

Nothing can change the appearance of a home faster than a fresh layer of mulch!

Talk to Fort Smith’s local landscapers at Riverview Turfworks today about the options of mulch available. You may be surprised at the choices available to you! Yes – black, brown, and red mulch is available, but did you know that local landscape supply stores also have gold-colored mulch and cedar mulch that also has a golden appearance. This can really set your landscape apart from your neighbors and maybe the perfect complement to your home.

Hardwood mulch is the most popular and common type of mulch. Cedar is not a hardwood mulch, but the gold, brown, black, and red mulches nearby are. Pine bark nuggets are another type of mulch you may want to consider. Pine bark is available in a fine and coarse shred version. They are both brown in appearance with the pine bark fines being a darker shade of brown.

Schedule Your Mulch Installation For This Spring Now!

Riverview Turfworks focuses on offering the most reliable and professional lawn mowing service in Fort Smith and nearby. For this reason, we do not install mulch all year round for everyone! We are happy to accommodate late spring, summer, and fall mulch requests for our lawn mowing customers, but our mulching service is only available to non-mowing customers in the spring before the grass begins to grow.

We expect to offer mulch installation to all local residents and businesses until the middle of April or so, weather depending.

Request your free mulch installation quote today!

Lawn and Landscape Calendar

January 2, 2019/in Landscaping, Lawn Care/by Michael Tandarich

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Unsure of what to do each season? Lawn mowing, hedge trimming, fertilization, weed control, or mulch installation? So many questions, but we have the answers!!

In this lawn and landscape calendar style blog, we break up lawn and landscape tasks by each season to make it easier to understand.

Winter Season Lawn and Landscape Tasks

This is the easy season for lawn care work, there is not much to do.

You want to continue to water your grass and plants, be sure to bring inside any plants that will not survive the frost and cooler temperatures. Keep an eye on the grass to make sure there is not an insect or disease damage starting to occur and treat if necessary. If you haven’t cleaned up your leaves, then early winter is the perfect time to do so.

Late winter is the time to start planning on trimming most bushes and hedges, although not all will survive being trimmed this time of year so make sure to do research on your particular shrubs before doing so. A pre-emergence herbicide for warm-season weeds should be applied late winter as well as a post-emergence herbicide (2nd application if needed) for cool-season weeds. Begin scheduling mulch and spring colors installation.

Spring Lawn and Landscape Tasks

Weeds are popping up, the grass is turning green, and bushes are growing their leaves back.

Continue watering your grass, about 1” per week. Early spring and late spring are the best time to add fertilizer to warm-season grasses. Before the grass needs to be cut be sure to have your fresh mulch installed and spring flowers because the grass growing season is about to hit and you will not have time to get anything else done except grass cutting.

Remember to mow the lawn at a high setting 3”-4” to help promote good root structure and shade the grassroots. Late spring is a good time for a post-emergence herbicide treatment of warm-season weeds.

Summer Lawn and Landscape Tasks

Luckily, Fort Smith, Arkansas is mostly covered in bermudagrass, and bermudagrass thrives in the heat. The most important task to keep up with during these hot Arkansas summers is to water your lawn.

Give the yard a minimum of 1” of water every week, if we are in a drought up that to 2”. Be sure to spread your watering schedule across 2-3 days for the week, we don’t want the grass drowning. Continue your yard mowing as high as your mower will cut, this will help keep the grass cool and thriving.

Fall Lawn and Landscape Tasks

Continue to water and mow the grass as you normally do. As the leaves start to fall, consider mulching the leaves instead of hauling them away.

Mulched leaves will release nitrogen and other nutrients into the soil and is a natural fertilizer. You’ll want to get some pre-emergent herbicide for cool-season weeds spread across your lawn and do your first application (if needed) for post-emergent herbicide for cool-season weeds late fall. Don’t forget to plant those fall flowers and put out fall lawn decorations to keep your lawn looking great into the winter.

Lawn and Landscape Calendar Conclusion

If your goal is to have an appealing lawn and landscape, the work really never stops. Hopefully, you enjoy the work as much as we do.

We believe it is 100% worth the effort and think you will agree if you commit to maintaining your lawn and landscape all year long.

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Fort Smith Lawn Care Blog by Riverview Turfworks

December 2, 2018/in Landscaping, Lawn Care/by Michael Tandarich

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If you are looking for tips and tricks for keeping your lawn and landscaping looking tip-top, be sure to check back every week for helpful blog posts. We will cover lawn care topics such as grass types and identification, grass health, fertilization and weed control scheduling, and proper lawn mowing and watering techniques. We will also cover landscape topics such as mulch installation, landscape maintenance, shrub and bush trimming techniques, pruning, flowering plants, and many other topics.

Fort Smith River Valley Lawn Blog

Since we are located in Van Buren, Arkansas, our lawn care blog is specific to our area, although it may apply to other areas as well. The focus is on the best lawn care and landscaping practices that pertain to the plants and designs that are popular around Fort Smith, Van Buren, Barling, and Chaffee Crossing Arkansas.

If you are not the DIY type or would like a hand with a certain aspect of your lawn or landscape maintenance, please feel free to text, email, or call us for your free estimate today!

Website Updates Summer 2020

Major updates have been happening to our website throughout 2020 with lots of work being performed recently this summer. Our goal is to make our website easy to find for anyone looking for lawn or landscape services in the Fort Smith River Valley. And once you find it, we want it to be packed full of useful information so you can make a decision on who you would like to choose as your lawn service provider.

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