Healthy Lawn Earns Esteemed 2016 Angie’s List Super Service Award

Award reflects company’s consistently high level of customer service

Healthy Lawn has earned the home service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award, reflecting an exemplary year of customer service to members of the local services marketplace and consumer review site in 2016.

This achievement is particularly significant as Angie’s List experienced unprecedented member growth in 2016. More than 1.6 million consumers, many of whom were eager to quickly hire highly qualified service pros, joined Angie’s List after the company added a new, free membership tier.

“Companies that can meet higher demands without missing a beat in their exemplary performance standards truly do stand apart from their peers,” said Angie’s List Founder Angie Hicks. “Only a fraction of the Lawn Service companies in western New York were able to do it.”

Angie’s List Super Service Award 2016 winners have met strict eligibility requirements, which include an “A” rating in overall grade, recent grade, and review period grade. The SSA winners must also be in good standing with Angie’s List, pass a background check and abide by Angie’s List operational guidelines.

Quick replies to our customers is one of the reasons we receive great reviews!

Service company ratings are updated daily on Angie’s List as new, verified consumer reviews are submitted. Companies are graded on an A through F scale in areas ranging from price to professionalism to punctuality.

For more than 21 years, Angie’s List restricted access to its verified reviews to consumers who paid membership fees. When the company removed that barrier, some companies worried that the new, non-paying members would not be as engaged as members of the past. Experience has shown, however, that these newly added members are just as engaged – across all age groups – as prior members. Also, because the company continues to adhere to its review verification process, there has been no degradation of review quality.

“The biggest change at Angie’s List is that we are connecting even more consumers to high quality service professionals,” Hicks said. “And that’s good for everyone.”

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Angie's List helps facilitate happy transactions between more than 4.5 million consumers nationwide and its collection of highly rated service providers in more than 720 categories of service, ranging from home improvement to health care. Built on a foundation of more than 10 million verified reviews of local service, Angie's List connects consumers directly to its online marketplace of services from member-reviewed providers, and offers unique tools and support designed to improve the local service experience for both consumers and service professionals.

                   

 

We have launched our 2017 Sales Campaign for Mosquito Control in Niagara County and Northern Erie County!

As of November 28th 2016 we have started our sales for Mosquito Control. 1st to receive information will be our existing lawn customers, then we will market to our service area. We will use the internet, facebook, Homeadvisor and Angies List to

communicate with our prospects. 

Our current lawn customers will receive a 10% discount off of the Mosquito Control as long as they have a lawn program. Also anyone signing up for a Mosquito Control Program and a lawn program will receive a 15% off the lawn program for the first year of the lawn program. 

We have been doing Mosquito Control for special events for over 18 Years with  100% success.

For more information go to our website at www.myhealthylawn.com and click on the text "Mosquito Control on the navigation bar.

You can also call us at 716-692-4433 or email us at healthylawn@roadrunner.com

We have just released our new website which not only has loads of information but also has an online store where you can make a purchase from your home or business!

 Looking back at 2016 we can say that even though there was record heat and record drought most of our lawns have recovered 100% or close to it. Some will recover in the early spring and some will need some work. The lawns that did the best were mowed high and had a good root system. Lawns mowed short had a shallow root system and did not fare well because the roots were shallow and became "cooked".

 Thatch was another issue that caused some damage. Thatch can be caused by over-watering, low pH and over fertilization with synthetic fertilizers. In any case when microbes are eliminated the lawn cannot use the fertilizer. Microbes eat the fertilizer turning it into usable food for the lawn.

 Microbes are susceptible to the chlorine in our water and acidity in the soil. We have observed some lawns which were watered every day for 10-15 minutes each time. The lawn was literally growing on the surface of the soil and we could roll it up like a carpet. There are hundreds of websites that give detailed instructions on the proper way to water. Our previous post also covers the topic.

We are also pleased to announce  that beginning in 2017 we will be offering mosquito and spider control. With the spread of infectious viruses it has become increasingly important to control mosquitoes in areas where there is a heavy population.

This Month’s Tip:  Watering Tips

A healthy lawn is a pleasing site for people as they walk out their front door or into their backyard. The green appearance and crisp edged cuts have a soft spot in any landscaper’s heart. Lawns, however, are often mistreated in regards to the amount of water they truly need.
A lot of homeowners around the country water their grass to the point where it is over saturated & others will rarely water their grass and allow for rain to be the only source of water their grass gets.
how to water the grass
 Grass usually will need about an inch of water weekly to keep up their green coloring as well as their continuing growing capabilities. Summer months, will find very intense heat and humid conditions that will change your grass’s natural inhibitors which will cause the lawn to grow at above normal rates.

Below are a few tips to maintaining the proper health of your grass throughout all seasons.

CREATE A GAME PLAN
You must have a plan set in place before every season to determine how often, you are going to water your lawn. This plan has to be adhered to at all times due to the fact that if you go from watering consistently to never watering and back again, you will be affecting the lawn’s abilities to absorb nutrients. Without the ability to absorb, the grass will have nothing to feed off of and eventually will die even with proper water treatment.

START TO WATER
The season will bring about a lot of warm days that will have your kids going to the pool or playing in the backyard. Your grass does not need to be watered immediately at this point. The first sign of brown blades in your lawn as well as indentations from shoes left on the lawn will be telltale signs that watering can now begin. These signs usually state that the lawn is under stressful and at this point will absorb anything to revive itself.

DO NOT OVER DO IT
When watering your lawn, make sure the grass is completely soaked so that all the water gets in the grass as well as seeps into the soil and the roots. when this is done, you shouldn’t have to water again for another couple of days. Watering on an over-consistent basis will promote crab grass and weeds that will lead to extra lawn maintenance in the long run.

THE EARLY BIRD
It is effective to water your lawn in the early hours of the morning. The heat has not hit yet  This early morning drink of water will allow for the lawn to absorb as much water and nutrients as possible before the heat makes for a lot of evaporation.

SPREAD THE WEALTH
It is essential that the whole lawn gets an equal amount of water on a consistent basis. Using a hose with a spray attachment is not the best of ideas because it tends to focus on one area at a time and, in turn, will lead to some parts receiving more water than others. Focus your watering needs on a sprinkler for your lawn during the optimal seasons. A sprinkler allows for a natural spreading of water to all parts of the lawn for equal amounts of time.

TOO MUCH TO DRINK
Over watering is something that most homeowners find to be a problem during premium lawn growing seasons. An over saturated lawn will be susceptible to more bugs as well as more areas for weeds and crab grass to make unpleasant appearances in your lawns. Placing bowls at different parts of the lawn while watering is taking place will help your determine how much water the lawn is getting as well as the proper time to stop each morning.

LET NATURE TAKE CARE OF IT
Rainfall is the best source of water for lawns and usually takes place multiple times a season. If a heavy rainfall has just happened the night before, a morning watering is not necessary for risk of over saturation. Let nature always assist in any way it can to help you in your mission to obtaining the most impressive grass possible.

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Before spring arrives it would be a good idea to review the proper way to mow your lawn. Here is a link to a you-tube video which explains in detail how to mow your lawn. Remember if you have a commercial lawn mowing service it applies to them also.

 Here is the link: https://youtu.be/WeH8d3kKBRc

Proper Mowing Techniques

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Mowing the lawn is simple but so many people do it wrong. Learn why mowing the lawn like a golf course is bad for the lawn.

- See more at: http://www.myhealthylawn.com/

Making Life easier with JOTFORM

As winter starts and spring approaches we at Healthy Lawn improve our Website, upgrade software and sometimes during this process we hit the jackpot. We rely on web forms for most of our leads, therefore we need easy to use, and user friendly posting forms. Our prospects must understand the form and it must be reliable.

As we were trying different form software we stumbled upon JOTFORM. Easy to use,  great embedding instructions and super easy to embed. The features list is very long and I cannot find any downside to the software! We look forward to a long relationship as our web forms are important to our business. have a website and would like to give it a try just click here: www.jotform.com

What will spring of 2012 bring?

Winter is almost over and soon we will know what kind of a spring we will have. Last year was wet and cool. With no frost in the ground we should have better conditions than last year.

Many experts are predicting a bad year for grubs and crane flies. Healthy Lawn plans on having a special on treatments for these pests. Watch our website at www.myhealthylawn.com and www.mybuffalolawncare.com for specials.

Also look for our new and improved Customer Assistant site in April 2012. Customers will be able to view all of their account details including balance owed, add a service, change a service, and much more!


Dennis Niccola
Healthy Lawn, Inc.
716-692-4433