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| We pride ourselves on our ability to make a lawn look it's best. With the commercial grade mowers that we use, a perfect cut is guaranteed. We collect clippings ore we can use your receptacles whatever you prefer. We prefer leaving you with a nice flush lawn so the summer months we let the lawn grown a little longer. Our equipment is clean when it is operated on your lawn as we are careful not to bring weeds onto your lawn. |
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| Post Mowing Clean up |
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| The job isn't finished until everything is cleaned-off. We use gas powered blowers to blow-off the driveway, sidewalk, and porches so that there aren't any grass clippings left behind when we leave. |
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| Grass & Weed Trimming |
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| In some jobs, not being noticed is a good thing, like with grass and weed trimming. No one looks at a freshly cut lawn and says "Wow look at how nice the weed trimming looks!" It just doesn't happen. But if the grass and weeds aren't properly taken care of the lawn looks unfinished. When the grass and weeds are properly taken care of then the lawn looks well manicured and healthy, and no one notices the weeds. |
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| Hedge and Small Bush Trimming |
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| We have the ability to trim and shape small bushes and hedges to suit your needs. With gas powered hedge trimmers and a steady hand we carefully shape the bushes so that they receive the optimum water and sunlight. |
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| Sidewalk & Driveway Edging |
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| Edging a sidewalk or driveway gives a lawn a crisp, well maintained look. Edging can be a once a week job or a once a season job it all depends on the size and type of your lawn and your personal preference. |
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| Leaf Collection |
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| With the Spring and Fall seasons come the need to remove leaves that remain on the ground. Have you ever seen a yard in the Fall when the leaves have fallen and left for weeks. It doesn't look nice because leaves make your lawn look un-kept, and some leaves can acutely damage your grass if left unattended. So, we can collect and remove leaves, or place them in a compost pile on your property. Either way your lawn will look fresh and healthy while others look like there covered in a leaf blanket. |
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| Fertilizer Application |
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| All lawns need nutrients to survive and sometimes they need a little help to get them. McBri & Associates Lawn Service can design several different programs to help your lawn look it's best. We can set up and schedule several applications that continue throughout the season, or we can apply it only once or twice. |
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| Landscaping Jobs |
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| Sometimes you would like some mulch or a pile of black dirt spread over the side of a hill. We have all the tools and knowledge to do any small landscaping jobs. We can make you lawn look beautiful with our mowing services and improve the appearance of your yard with our landscaping skills. |
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| Light Hauling |
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| If you have something that needs to be hauled away just let us know and we will quote you a price. Need a tree trimmed we have partners that can assist you. Do you have a small paint job that you have been putting off let us know. Looking for help cleaning out that Garage do not hesitate just let us know. |
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| Parking lot cleaning |
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McBri & Associates Lawncare offers a full range of services to keep your commercial property beautiful inside and out! From basic upkeep to more intensive work, we have a wide range of experts to help meet any requirement.
Call us for:
• Parking Lot Sweeping
• Parking Lot Striping
• Pressure Washing
• Janitorial Services
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| Spring Tips |
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| Fertilizing |
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| All plants need food or fertilization. The best time to apply fertilizers is during the initial growing season in March or early April. Shrubs - Generally shrubs do not require more than 1/4 lb. (1/2 cup) of a complete and balanced fertilizer, such as 8-8-8 formula, per square yard of bed area. Distribute the fertilizer evenly around the plants and water. Do not allow raw fertilizer to stick to stems or leaves. Burning may result. |
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| Roses |
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| Roses should have about 1/4 lb. (1/2 cup) of a complete and balanced fertilizer per plant. Evenly distribute the fertilizer around the plant. Do not let it touch the stems or canes of the rose plants. |
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| Lawns |
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| If you did not fertilize in late February, apply 20 lbs. of a complete and balanced fertilizer (8-8-8) per 1,000 square feet of lawn area. Apply when the grass is dry, distribute equally over the lawn area, and water in or off the grass to prevent burning. Plan to apply nitrogen fertilizers in mid or late May. |
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| Pruning |
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| Prune summer flowering shrubs and evergreen shrubs in March or early April. Spring flowering shrubs such as spiraea (bridal wreath), forsythia, and flowering guince should be pruned after flowering in late March and early April, depending on weather conditions. Always preserve the natural form of a plant when pruning. Thin out from the center rather than shearing the plant which destroys its form. |
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| Weed Control |
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| The healthiest lawn and garden can begin to look bad if weeds are allowed to take over. |
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| Turf Weeds |
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| Herbicides can control weeds in your turf. Chemicals that are useful are 2-4D blends, Asulox, Simazine, Atrazine, and Basagran. Be sure to follow label rates and warnings. |
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| Broadleaf Weeds |
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| Use selective postemergence formulations which contain two or more herbicides to control broadleaf weeds. Formulations of 2-4D are available for most southern grasses. Some examples are Green Light Wipe Out, Broadleaf Weed Killer, Spectrum 33 Plus, Trimec, Fertilome Weed Out, and Weed-B-Gone. Most labels will stress use on younger weeds growing in the cooler mid-to-late spring. A temporary discoloration of the lawn may occur. A second application three weeks later is often needed on pesky species. |
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| House Plants |
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| After months of confinement in areas that are not usually favorable for plant growth, move your house plants to porches, beneath large shade trees or other outdoor areas where more favorable conditions are present.
Sink pots in beds if possible to conserve moisture over the summer.
Most house plants are very tender, so avoid placing them in areas where they get full sunlight or heavy winds. Scorching will result.
April is the ideal month to repot house plants. A good soil mixture is five parts garden loam soil, four parts peat moss or leaf mold, and one part builder's or sharp sand. If the plant is outgrowing its present container, repot it to a pot that is at least one size larger than its present container. |
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| Care of New Plantings |
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This a critical period for any new plantings. With a little extra attention in the initial stages, plants can thrive.
Moisture - Water thoroughly weekly rather than giving more frequent sprinklings.
Mulch - A 4"-6" mulch of compost, pine needles, leaves, bagasse or other organic matter will reduce the frequency of watering considerably.
Levee - A small levee around the base of trees, shrubs, and new plantings will form a reservoir for water and will prevent excessive runoff. |
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| Mower Settings |
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Cutting heights are important for healthy grass.
Choose the higher cut for grass in the shade. Always cut grass to the the proper height: |
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Common Bermuda - 1"- 1½"
Hybrid Bermuda - ¾"- 1"
Zoysia - 1"- 2"
Centipede/Carpet - 1¼"- 2"
Tall Fescue - 3"
St. Augustine - 2½"- 3" |
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| Vegetable Gardening |
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April is a great month to plant snap beans, butter beans, collards, cucumbers, eggplants, cantaloupes, okra, southern field peas, peanuts, pumpkins, winter squash, summer squash, sweet corn, sweet potatoes (late April), tomato transplants, pepper transplants, and watermelons.
May is a great month to plant sweet potato transplants, heat tolerant tomatoes, okra, southern peas, pumpkins, peanuts, sweet corn, collards, watermelons, cucumbers, butter beans, squash, cantaloupe, and eggplant transplants. |
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| Landscape Gardening |
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Bedding Plants
Begin setting out bedding plants after danger of frost is over.
Prepare a good soil mixture before planting. A well drained soil with a high humus content is best for bedding plants.
For best growth, cultivate often, keeping out grasses and weeds which use up the moisture and available nutrients from the plants. |
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