The Many Benefits of Keeping Your Lawn Mowed

Mowing your lawn takes a lot of time, love and care. As a homeowner, it’s a big responsibility to make sure your yard is clean and tidy. But sometimes, you might want to skip a mowing in order to save time. Unfortunately, it’s not always in the best interest of your lawn to wait longer between mowes. Keeping your lawn mowed is beneficial. In this article, we’ll discuss the many reasons why.

Aesthetics

Cutting your grass on a consistent basis, no doubt, gives your yard a sharp look and is pleasing on the eyes. It’s important to maintain a well manicured lawn for curb appeal, to enhance the overall look of your home, and to keep city code enforcers off of your back. Not only that, having a nice looking yard goes a long way for your personal confidence as well as maintaining good rapport with your neighbors.

Maintaining the Health of Your Lawn

Aside from pure aesthetics, keeping a regular residential lawn mowing schedule helps to keep your lawn healthy. Remember, you will get out of your lawn, what you put into it. Therefore, mowing your lawn on a regular schedule, especially during the Summer will maintain the health of your lawn over the long run. For example, did you know mowing stimulates your grass to grow lush and green? In the same way that you would prune a plant for better productivity, your grass follows the same basic principle.

Good on Your Wallet

Are you on a shoestring budget? The cost of lawn care products can add up especially when you have to tame an overgrown lawn. Mowing consistently can help you save money. When you’re just touching up your lawn every time you mow, you’ll save a lot of money as opposed to having to buy extra tools, products, and equipment to pull weeds, fertilize, aerate, and cut long, thick grass. Simply put, you’ll use less lawn care products if you make mowing a regular habit. In addition, it takes less time to touch up a yard than it does to refurbish it.

Your Enjoyment

Did you know a well-maintained lawn acts as a natural air conditioner? A mowed lawn offsets solar heat by 50% through cooling evaporation. On a sunny day, your fresh lawn will stay 10° to 14° cooler which in return reduces the overall cooling requirements of your house. In addition, having fresh grass can help filter out pollutants and debris from stormwater providing you with a comfortable place to enjoy the fresh air. Just imagine sitting outside on a patio next to your good looking lawn and enjoying cooler temperatures coming off of your lawn.

These are just a few of our favorite benefits of keeping your lawn mowed. Grass has so many wonderful benefits, and keeping it healthy will give you the best bang for your time and investment. If you need help maintaining your lawn, give us a call. We offer customized landscaping services as well as routine maintenance depending on your needs. We also offer free consultations. Contact us and we’ll show you how we can keep your Andover area lawn in top shape.