Lawn Maintenance

Each mowing service includes:

• Mowing
• Trimming
• Edging
• Clearing all non-turf areas with backpack leaf blowers

Please note that we do not service surrounding wooded areas, landscaping beds, or any other non-existing turf areas.

We offer three different payment options, each requiring a credit card or ACH on file:

• Prepay: Save money up-front by paying for a year’s service. You’ll have access to a discounted rate.
• Month-to-month: Contract our services for the month and receive a final bill at the end of the month for all work completed.
• Annual monthly contract: We split our annual rate up equally over 12 months from your sign-up date.

Signing up with ER Lawn Care is easy on our online platform. Simply add your desired services to the cart and check out with your preferred payment method. You will get an email notification confirming your order as we begin processing your request.

Once we’ve confirmed your order, we will send you an onboarding email with instructions on how to access our client portal. This portal helps you interact with our staff and keep your services all in one place. You’ll also get a notification of when you can expect your first service to begin.

Please note that all orders placed outside of regular business hours will be processed the next business day. In addition, properties exceeding half an acre require a custom quote. This applies to commercial properties as well.

Mowing season begins in the first few weeks of April each year. The last mowing services typically happen in the first or second week of November, depending on each property’s circumstances.
Once our mowing season is complete, we attend to customers signed up for leaf removal services to prepare for the winter weather ahead.

ER Lawn Care mows at least once every 7 days during the springtime as your lawn grows. When the summer heat begins, we delay our mowing to a 7-14 day cycle. As the leaves fall, we return to our 7-day schedule until we wrap up mowing services in November.

When rainy conditions exist, our mowing schedule can be delayed up to 2 days, depending on the weather.

If you are members of our Fertilizer program and water your grass consistently, our services include mowing every 7 days.

Depending on when you complete the sign-up process, we aim to perform our first service within 24-72 business hours.

Part of our onboarding process includes locating your property and integrating it with our existing route. Your mowing day can fall between Monday and Friday, depending on what other properties we service in that area. Though we estimate our time of service in the beginning, this timeframe can be solidified once we determine how it fits into our established routine.

Typically, local laws require us to refrain from mowing before 7:00 a.m. due to noise ordinances. Our mowing schedule begins at or shortly before 7:30 a.m. on most days.

At ER Lawn Care, we set our mower decks to a height of 3.5 to 4 inches, depending on the season. For example, we use a deck height of 3.5 inches from April to May and the middle of October through the end of November. In June and the remaining summer months, we increase that deck height to 4 inches.

A mower deck height that’s too short can scalp the turf beneath the grass and cause lasting damage. Cutting more than one-third of the grass at a time can stress the grass out tremendously. At the same time, grass that’s too tall is susceptible to both disease and further weed growth.

As such, we’ve found that 3.5 to 4 inches is an ideal cutting height for all-season care.

ER Lawn Care prefers Encore mowing machines. These machines are the best for leaving those tell-tale stripes in your grass that define a well-manicured lawn, such as those you would see at the Royals Stadium.

The size and weight of these mowers are also appropriate for performing lawn maintenance without permanently weighing down the grass or damaging existing irrigation systems.

Depending on the property and the customer’s request, we can successfully mow checkerboard patterns and diamonds into the grass while still completing proper lawn care. In fact, alternating patterns can help to prevent damage to the turf below.

Depending on the location and the state of your grass, the answer to this question will vary from one customer to the next. If you’re not sure how often you should water your grass, speak with one of our representatives to talk about your lawn’s specific condition or check out our blog post on the matter.

ER Lawn Care does not currently provide grass/clippings removal as part of our contracted services agreement. However, we do provide removal upon request at a starting rate of $120 per instance. Inquire with one of our staff members if you would like to include this service, as larger properties will require an additional fee.

To address the clippings created by mowing, our equipment features specific mulching blades. These blades cut the clipped grass into the smallest of pieces that are then reintroduced to the soil to help naturally fertilize. This cuts down on the number of clippings resulting from a mowing service.

We do not require that you be present for our mowing service. Through our client portal, you can easily reference the day and time we plan on completing our services to plan accordingly.

Preparing your lawn for our mowing services shouldn’t take a lot of time or effort. We ask that you remove any toys, hoses, or other objects from the lawn that might interfere with mowing.

Please remember to unlock any necessary gates to access your lawn as well. You should also be sure to refrain from watering the day we are scheduled to mow.

At the same time, we know that life can happen. That’s why we carefully inspect all our properties before we even pull our mowers off the trailer. We may move/mow around any objects from your lawn at our discretion. ER Lawn Care is not responsible for any damage done to objects remaining on the lawn prior to mowing services.

ER Lawn Care requires payment in full upon sign-up for services less than $2,000. With our receipt of this payment, we begin your contract, schedule your services, and secure the materials necessary for completing the work.

Our client portal makes it easy to schedule notifications for upcoming service visits. Navigate to your dashboard to see past services information as well as any scheduled services.

Our Lawn Fertilizer Program includes a base program of 6 standard treatments. Each treatment addresses a specific concern, from preventing crabgrass and spraying broadleaf weeds to controlling grubs and spreading season-long fertilizer. This package will control the vast majority of weeds in your lawn while still keeping it fresh and green.

If you would like to add insect and disease control services for your shrubs to this program, please contact us for a custom quote.

ER Lawn Care provides 6 total applications of fertilizer.

We apply our first application from February 1 to May 15. The second application falls between March 1 and May 31, while the third application is done between June 1 and Independence Day.

Our fourth application falls between June 1 and July 15. The last two applications occur between September 15 and Halloween and November 1 and December 31.

We aim to perform our first lawn fertilization within a week of you successfully signing up for the program, weather permitting.

We recommend you water your lawn to get at least 1 to 1.5 inches total on it per week. This includes rainwater.

If you have an irrigation system, you should consider setting up a program to water 1-3 times per week to achieve this amount, depending on the time of year. If you are watering manually, water twice a week to achieve this overall amount.

You should see results within approximately 1 week.

Yes, the herbicides and pesticides ER Lawn Care uses can be harmful to pets and children, as well as the environment. ER Lawn Care will notify you to stay off your lawn at least 1 hour after services have been performed.

Yes, our staff members are licensed through the Kansas Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to safely and effectively apply chemicals to your lawn.

We do not include any insect or disease treatment for shrubs in our Lawn Fertilizer Program.

After we perform the service, you will receive an invoice via your customer portal.

Aeration describes the process of removing plugs/cores from your lawn to help the roots gain access to the nutrients they need to survive. A machine similar to a lawn mower removes these plugs from the lawn.

Seeding takes advantage of the aeration process to bulk up your lawn’s growth and fill in any patchy spots.

We aerate and seed to reduce soil compaction and thatch buildup, which can cause stunt the growth of your lawn. The cores/plugs removed by the aerating machine allow more oxygen to flow through the soil. Seeding helps to promote fresh growth for areas that are bald and patchy.

Early fall is the best time of year to aerate/seed cool-season grass.

No, you do not need to cut the grass before or after we aerate.

We aim to cut plugs/cores at least 2-3 inches deep. Depending on the site and current conditions, this may not always be possible.

We spread out 5 pounds of Certified Tall Fescue Blend per 1,000 square feet of turf.

We use Macho Mix, Overtime, Heat Wave, and Blue Wave

Seeds, according to grass type.

We perform aeration/overseeding services during September, through October.

We recommend you water at least 2-3 times per day for short increments of 15 minutes after aeration/seeding. This is referred to as “controlled watering” and can help germinate the seeds without washing them out. Once you see growth, you can resume your normal watering schedule.

If you are just aerating your lawn, you do not need to switch over to a controlled watering schedule.

We do not provide weed control with this service.

Verticutting is the process of removing the thatch buildup that is on the lawn, allowing the turf to breathe better.

We provide verticutting/seeding services as a way to help your grass absorb nutrients and moisture more efficiently. Instead of the thatch absorbing all the water and nutrients, your young grass will.

Early fall is the best time of year to verticut/seed cool-season grass.

We spread out 5 pounds of Certified Tall Fescue Blend per 1,000 square feet of turf.

We verticut/seed between September and October.

We do not provide weed control with this service.

We do not require that you be present for our lawn fertilization service. Through our client portal, you can easily reference the day and time we plan on completing our services to plan accordingly.

Please remember to remove any toys or hoses from your lawn before each visit. We ask that you also refrain from watering the day we fertilize your lawn.

If your property includes any gates necessary for accessing the lawn, we ask that you open/unlock these for our crews.

We do not require that you be present for our aeration/overseeding service. Through our client portal, you can easily reference the day and time we plan on completing our services to plan accordingly.

Please remember to remove any toys or hoses from your lawn before each visit. We ask that you also refrain from watering the day of aeration.

If your property includes any gates necessary for accessing the lawn, we ask that you open/unlock these for our crews.

You are not required to cut the grass before we verticut, as we mow the grass down to about 2-3 inches in preparation.

We do not require that you be present for our verticutting service. Through our client portal, you can easily reference the day and time we plan on completing our services to plan accordingly.

Please remember to remove any toys or hoses from your lawn before each visit. We ask that you also refrain from watering the day of verticutting.

If your property includes any gates necessary for accessing the lawn, we ask that you open/unlock these for our crews.