Property Maintenance

At Western Landscape Services we look after your property as we would our own and as a result you can be assured that your property will look the best it can.

Everyone's property is unique and as such it requires a tailored maintenance service program to achieve the best results possible. By allowing us to care for your property we will use the latest techniques, the most advanced equipment and industry best practices all geared towards the best results while minimizing the impact on the environment.

Here are some of the services we offer through our property maintenance program:

Natural Organic Property Care Program:

The lawn care industry is required to use alternatives to pesticides. As such Western Landscape Services has been a leader in the Kingston community developing a natural solution to pest and weed control.

For each visit we will assess your property and note the current condition of your lawn and develop the proper plan required in order to improve the state of your lawn. Monitoring is an essential element of any lawn care program. As the health of your lawn progresses, fewer procedures will be needed, at which point a less intensive plan may be developed and implemented. Western Landscape Services is forefront in acquiring new technology and development to bring better and more effective lawn care treatment.

At Western we developed the 'Organic Lawn Care Program' which helps our customers get to the 'root' of their lawn problems. The goal of this program is to restore the health of your lawn below the soil line. Once the soil is healthy, all that remains is to maintain plant health. A healthy lawn is more resistant to weeds and harmful insects; so by treating the 'root' of the problem, a healthy lawn will continue to grow in a vigorous manner.

Here is a fact to help you understand this process:

Slit Seeding

A machine with small rotating blades spaced approximately 1-1/2” apart, penetrate the soil while it aerates and removes the thatch layer. Aeration allows the water, air, and nutrients to be absorbed into the root zone of the turf. The thatch is left on the turf to decompose and add organic materials back into the soil.

Lighting Systems Maintenance:

Our full Design/Build department at Western Landscape Services installs and maintains lighting systems. After a lighting system is installed it is recommended that a regular maintenance check be performed. This is done to monitor tree/plant growth is monitored and landscape changes and their effect on the lighting system. A yearly inspection and maintenance of all tree installations is an absolute must to accommodate tree growth and climatic effects. During our maintenance visit we will carry out the following:

• perform an overall systems check
• removal of lamps clean sockets
• replacement of lamps as needed per zone
• reset clocks, inspect photo cells
• readjust fixtures for plant growth
• recommend repairs and improvements

Pond / Water Feature Maintenance:

Our full Design/Build department installs water features and pond gardens. To maintain its natural outdoor beauty, Western Landscape Services offers pond and water feature maintenance. We offer this service to those customers who already have ponds and who wish to leave the maintenance to the experts. We offer spring pond opening and fall closing of your pond.

For regular pond maintenance, our services include:

• Cleaning of skimmer net and filter mat
• check pump for proper water flow
• check and adjust automatic water fill valve
• monitor and trim water plants
• remove debris
• replace any gravel and rock as needed
• add or remove plants as needed
• apply algae control as necessary

Shrubs / Hedge / Ornamental Tree Pruning:

Proper pruning of landscape trees, shrubs and hedges improves their structural strength, maintains their health, enhances their beauty, and increases property value.

Reasons to prune:

• maintain or limit size and shape of ornamental plants to avoid overpowering a landscape
• to remove undesirable growth, diseased, or dead plant tissue
• to stimulate flowering or fruit production
• limit insect attack
• reduce the potential for storm damage

For more information on out pruning programs plase visit our Arboriculture section of website.

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