Fall Lawn Maintenance

Fertilizing your lawn this fall will make all the difference. Don’t have time to aerate, seed or verticut your lawn? Do these 3 very important lawn applications this fall or winter. Your lawn will love you for it: Application 1 between September 1st and October 15th: Apply a heavy recovery fertilizer with quick releasing nitrogen Read More >

Don’t Prune the Wrong Plant!

Once the first frost hits, your landscape plants, despite all of their spring and summer glory, will fade away leaving bare branches and brown and crumpled foliage behind. Only the evergreens remain. It’s time for fall cleanup and pruning. At Custom Lawn and Landscape, we offer both services. Tree, Shrub, and Plant Pruning It is Read More >

The Custom Lawn Seeding Process – What to Expect

Is your lawn looking thin? Does it have bare spots or traffic patterns? Did the hot Kansas City weather take its toll? No matter the reason, when you need overseeding to thicken your lawn, Custom Lawn & Landscape is the company to call. With over 30 years of lawn seeding experience, we can tell you Read More >

Lawn Pest Control Customized for You

Wouldn’t it be great if you had a pest control company at your fingertips? Someone you could call for a quick, one-time application with no contract necessary or someone you could depend on to keep your lawn pest free all year long. Well, guess what? You have that company. It’s Custom Lawn & Landscape. Choose Read More >

Why does my lawn look ‘fuzzy’?

Do you have a stemmy or fuzzy lawn this spring? The cool season turfgrasses growing in Kansas City have been in full-blown seedhead production mode in the last week. The common lawn grasses, Kentucky bluegrass and tall fescue are prolific seedhead producers. Seedhead production requires energy from the plant, so it is likely the turf Read More >

5 Things You Can Do in Your Lawn Now That Will Make Your Neighbors’ Jaws Drop!

Spring is the time your lawn begins waking up from the brutal winter. We are always tempted to run out and buy the shiniest packages of whatever the big box store is selling, or maybe it’s the latest and greatest the Saturday morning radio show is selling. The truth is, If you prepared well last Read More >

How to Create Professional Lawn Mowing Patterns

Have you always been envious of those striped patterns in your neighbor’s lawn? Have you always wanted to know how to cut patterns in your lawn? How to mow stripes in a lawn, how to mow a diamond pattern? Did you think it took special equipment or professional lawn mowing companies to achieve that look? Read More >

4 Best Types of Grass for Your Kansas City Lawn

Choosing the right variety of grass to plant in your Kansas City area lawn can be a bit confusing, especially if you are trying to grow grass in the shade. Different varieties have different pros and cons. To make it a bit easier to decide, the team at Custom Lawn & Landscape has narrowed it Read More >

Deep Root Fertilization: How to Help Your Trees & Shrubs This Winter!

Winter can be hard on trees and shrubs, but instead of risking their winter well-being this year, consider deep root fertilization! It’s the best thing you can do for your trees and shrubs this winter. Read on for all the details from your Custom Lawn Experts! Protect Your Valuable Landscaping Landscaping can require expensive upkeep. Read More >