Lawn Services in Georgia

Soil testing provides vital information about your lawn’s nutrient levels, pH balance, and overall soil health, which are essential for effective lawn care. In Georgia, soil composition can vary significantly, so testing ensures that treatments are tailored to your specific soil needs rather than relying on guesswork. Understanding nutrient deficiencies and pH levels helps tailor fertilization and amendment plans, enhancing nutrient uptake and promoting healthier grass growth. Proper soil testing prevents over- or under-fertilizing, saving money and reducing environmental impact. Regular testing enables ongoing monitoring and adjustment, ensuring your lawn remains vibrant and balanced year-round.​

The summer decline in Georgia is one of the most misunderstood lawn problems. Cool-season fescue is especially vulnerable because it goes semi-dormant when temperatures consistently exceed 90°F. Warm-season grasses like Bermuda and Zoysia handle the heat better, but Georgia's clay soil compounds the problem by restricting water movement to roots during dry stretches, even when the surface looks moist. This is separate from disease or treatment failure. A good lawn care program accounts for this by adjusting fertilizer timing to avoid pushing tender growth during peak heat, and by treating for diseases like Large Patch and Brown Patch before symptoms appear. If your lawn browns significantly every summer, the conversation with your technician should focus on irrigation consistency and grass type compatibility with your shade levels, not just chemical applications.

Misidentifying disease as stress, or stress as disease, leads to the wrong fix and wastes money. Heat or drought stress typically shows up as uniform browning across open, sun-exposed areas, and the grass will usually spring back with water. Lawn diseases like Brown Patch and Dollar Spot tend to appear in irregular circular or ring patterns, often in areas with poor air circulation, shade, or overnight dew accumulation. Brown Patch in particular thrives when nighttime temperatures stay above 70°F with high humidity, which is common across Metro Atlanta from June through September. Treating stress with a fungicide does nothing. Treating a fungal infection with just water accelerates it. If you see defined circular patches with a darker "smoke ring" border, that is a classic sign of Brown Patch and warrants a disease treatment, not just irrigation adjustment.

Yes, but it requires a technician who customizes by zone rather than treating the whole lawn the same way. Bermuda and Fescue have opposite seasonal growth cycles and respond differently to fertilizers and herbicides. Bermuda thrives with warm-season fertilization in late spring and summer, while Fescue benefits most from fall feeding. Some herbicides safe for Bermuda can stress or injure Fescue. Mixed lawns are common in Georgia because older neighborhoods often have established Fescue under the tree canopy with Bermuda in open areas. The solution is grass type-specific treatment zones and a fall aeration and overseeding plan for the Fescue sections only. Make sure your lawn care technician notes both grass types during the initial inspection so applications are targeted correctly.

Most professional liquid applications require a dry-down period of 1 to 2 hours before the treated area is safe for children and pets to re-enter. Granular fertilizers generally require watering in first, then a short drying period. Your technician should specify the re-entry interval based on the products applied that day, and reputable companies will note this on the service receipt or door hanger. Georgia's summer humidity can extend dry-down time slightly. The risk is not just skin contact, but pets licking treated grass blades before the product has fully dried and absorbed. If your provider cannot tell you the re-entry interval for what was applied, that is a question worth asking before every visit.