The difference can be likened to bodybuilding in that you can take one of two routes in developing a perfectly sculpted body. You can achieve your results naturally by eating a proper diet and exercising regularly or you can simply inject your body with steroids.

Clearly the chemical approach will yield almost instant results with less effort, but your body could be sustaining lasting damage that can lead to other serious problems down the road.

The natural approach may take longer to achieve but you will end up with a more resilient and cleaner end result that is a source of both pride and good health.

A healthy organic lawn requires less frequent watering, can better resist disease and drought, and will naturally eliminate most weeds on its own; however a natural lawn will always have some weeds. Organic weed control and a strong, healthy lawn will go far but because weeds are really no more than misplaced plants and grasses, it's impossible to naturally eliminate all of them.
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Chemical fertilizers and pest/weed controls are often detrimental to the environment and may cause long lasting problems to people and animals. But when it comes to gaining a fully self-sustaining lawn, the effects are just as damaging. Here's why:

1. Chemical fertilizers, even slow-release fertilizers, generally release too much material into the ground in too short of a time. The result is a very shallow grass root systems causing far less resilient turf that requires much more frequent watering (daily during hot summer months).
2. Most chemical pest and weed control products do a great job at controlling harmful insects and weeds, but they also kill off almost all beneficial organisms in your lawn as well. The result is a 'dead' soil that has no way to sustain your lawn's life on its own. Because of this, you will become 100% dependant on chemical products to maintain your lawn.
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Unfortunately, the effects of time and progress have taken over and require us as humans to make up for the changes we've made to the environment. Over thousands of years, nature has created perfect soil for us to grow things in. Soil is not dirt. It is the naturally occurring top few inches of the earth where almost all life resides that is beneficial to growing plants. However, when your house was being built, a contractor probably came in and either removed that soil, or filled in over it with dirt. Dirt is dead ground, barely capable of sustaining life. In fact, unless a competent landscaper or a conscientious builder was hired to properly landscape your yard, chances are you're growing your lawn in dirt.

There are two ways to fix this: One way is to introduce loam (clean living soil) into your existing yard and start over- something that is both very expensive and far more work than it's worth. The other is to turn the dirt into soil by gradually adding organic matter and naturally occurring organism's that will give life to the dirt.

Our job is to turn your dirt into a life sustaining soil and keep manmade elements like road salt and acid rain from turning it back into dirt by killing off all that is important in it. Typically it takes three to five years to fully convert a lawn from chemical dependency to organic sustainability. The point at which your soil is at its healthiest.
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First off, I will work with you. I generally will not give and initial estimate and consultation without you being present because there are many things that we both will need to know before starting. I will need to know your mowing and watering habits and about the problems you have had with your lawn. I will explain to you how your maintenance habits will change with a natural lawn- in most cases making them easier.

There is no 'one size fits all' when creating a natural lawn and it is often more than simply scheduling out 5 treatments of fertilizer and being done. The options all depend on where your lawn and soil are in their development and this will be discussed during the initial visit.
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The answer depends on how concerned you are about the health and well being of your family and our environment. There are many reasons why a 'back-to-basics' approach has become more and more popular in every aspect of our lives. Toxins, chemicals, and quick-fix methods have become far more prevalent in today's society than ever before even when there are many natural methods for dealing without health and environmental concerns.

We use only the highest quality natural ingredients in our products. Our organic fertilizers are not like the products found at your local home improvement store or even your local garden center.

We do not have a one-size-fits-all approach to lawn care because each lawn is in a different stage of becoming totally chemical free and each requires different types of attention. Our programs are designed to be customized throughout the season to best suit the needs of your lawn and soil.

From one season to the next you will continue to see improvements and after a few seasons, you will have a lawn that is beautiful, healthy, and most importantly self-sustaining. There is a certain level of pride that comes from maintaining a beautiful and yet totally natural lawn and you'll be happy you chose to keep both your lawn and our environment… green.
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