The Green Grass Fairy visited our backyard and poof instant new green lawn! Just kidding. :) It wasn't actually that fast, but for a complete lawn renovation including sprinkler installation it was pretty much like magic; it was so fast.
Our lawn was dangerously tragic. Completely devoid of happy grass, and full of crab grass and incoming foxtails. We have a cuddly dog that runs freely around the backyard; thus the dangerous lawn description, 'cause those foxtails are super bad for pets! Initially we thought we would try and fix up the grass ourselves, but when we realized how much work it would take to revamp and squash the weeds correctly, we decided to go to a professional.
It's tough finding a trustworthy legitimate business to work on a large and potentially expensive project like this. No worried though, because they are a licensed contractor for landscaping, in addition to being a member of the Better Business Bureau.
Originally, we thought to just get the lawn done, and then set up an above ground sprinkler hose system on our own, but Brian explained that installing a sprinkler system wouldn't be that much more money. Truthfully I don't know much about landscaping, and Brian was great with suggestions. He explained how the whole process would work, and we were very comfortable with him. We asked if we could get everything in writing, and he took the time to write everything down with prices right there.
Someone came out to spray to kill off the weeds on a Monday. A week later, on the next Monday, work began, and VOILA!!!, everything was done (new lawn and complete sprinkler system, which included wiring underneath our house into the garage for the timer box) Wednesday late morning. Seriously, it was way fast: two and half days!!!
It's a family business, so Brian's brother was onsite completing the work as well. The crew came in wearing Green Grass polos, so you knew they weren't random people coming into your yard.
They did a fabulous job! They cleared out so many weeds in our yard, including some bordering areas that were not going to be covered by sod. It made for a much cleaner look. They were very self sufficient, in that they moved items around in our backyard (e.g., furniture, planters), including patio stones for the sprinkler system, and returned everything in good shape. We didn't have to do anything, and there was no mess for us afterwards.
It's been two weeks and the lawn looks amazing! I'm so glad Brian suggested the sprinkler system, because it's efficient and we don't have to do anything! In hindsight it would have been somewhat of a pain for us if we had gone the above ground sprinkler system route we were thinking of doing. The hoses would have been an eyesore, and I don't think we would have obtained a complete coverage area that the underground sprinkler system does.
We had a few questions regarding lawn maintenance afterwards and Brian was very responsive. We are actually signing up for Green Grass's lawn care program as well (fertilizing and weed prevention).
We love the new lawn! My dog loves the new lawn! Hooray for us!
If you're looking for a miracle or even just some touchups for your lawn, I would definitely check out Green Grass!! read more