The frequent rain and summer sunshine seem like a recipe for success with lawn care. However, the same weather conditions can turn your lawn into a swampy mess or a crispy fire hazard.

If your lawn looks like a barren field, give LawnStarter a shot. Our pros will spring into action to save the day with the perfect mowing, fertilization, weed control routine, and more.

Here’s what lawn care in Springfield looks like:

Best Grass Types for Springfield

Like the rest of Oregon, Springfield lawns use cool-season grass. These species are well-adapted to spring and fall’s cool, rainy weather. However, the hot summer days will pose a challenge. With proper care, the following grass types can handle the full spectrum of the Willamette Valley weather.

• Perennial Ryegrass: This grass has a quick germination speed, high traffic tolerance, and pleasant texture for walking barefoot.
• Fine Fescue: Since they’re low-maintenance and drought-resistant, fine fescue lawns are an easy option.
• Tall Fescue: Turf-type tall fescue is low-maintenance and drought-resistant like fine fescue, but it produces less thatch and tolerates more soil conditions.
• Colonial Bentgrass: This quick-growing, dense turfgrass is great for Oregonian lawns due to its love of water — but don’t forget to irrigate it in the summer.

How Often Should You Mow Your Lawn? Mow weekly from the spring to the fall. Grass growth slows in the winter, but it may benefit from mowing once a month to keep things tidy.

Common Lawn Pests and Diseases in Springfield

Our turfgrass may host harmful insects and fungus — and not the fun kind you see at Mount Pisgah’s Mushroom Festival. Below are some pests and diseases you may encounter.

• Crane Flies: The adults may be harmless, but the larvae (leatherjackets) live underground and eat turfgrass roots.
• Sod Webworms: These moth caterpillars munch on grass leaves and stems, creating brown spots on your lawn.
• Dollar Spot: This fungus creates tan or brown spots all over turfgrass about the size of silver dollars.
• Pythium Blight: The rainy Oregon weather fuels the spread of pythium blight, which leaves white fuzzy growths and wet-looking patches.

Other Outdoor Services We Offer

When your lawn is to your liking, let us care for the rest of your landscape. We provide several other outdoor services, such as:

• Landscaping: When grass isn’t enough, let our landscaping teams design and maintain the perfect outdoor space.
• Irrigation Systems: When rain doesn’t do the job, our pros can hook you up with a new sprinkler system to keep your lawn and garden hydrated.
• Pressure Washing: All the rain can leave your property covered in mud and moss. LawnStarter’s pressure-washing teams will make your pathways and porches look as good as new.

When you want your free time back, LawnStarter will take on your yard work. We serve all of Springfield, including Gateway, Hayden Bridge, Thurston, and Glenwood.

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