Ring Lawn Care

Lawn Care and WordPress

Can you build a lawn care WordPress website? Yes! You have been so busy running your landscape company, there is probably not a whole lot of time. From my own experience, I highly suggest you find the time for your business sake. Ask yourself, can new customers find your business online? Your customers are not going to find you by themselves.

Lawn Care and WordPress

Can you build a lawn care WordPress website? Yes! You have been so busy running your landscape company, there is probably not a whole lot of time. From my own experience, I highly suggest you find the time for your business sake. Ask yourself, can new customers find your business online? Your customers are not going to find you by themselves.

Website Theme

You can build a WordPress website with the help of Elegant themes. Check out their WordPress Themes Gallery, they will make you look like a pro, instantly! There really is not much customization needed using these themes. They have a very responsive support forum that will help your website get built in no time.

There are only two types of bad business websites I can think of right off the top of my head, and that is, a free one or not having one at all. Getting your business found is the big picture here. Free sites are not as search engine friendly compared to a hosted WordPress website. You have a business to run and it will not get found with a free website. Of course your business will not be found online at all if you have not made any effort either.

Before you get knee deep building a website with “Free site-builder” software, do your research first. Some of these free websites are very enticing and can suck you in. I have tested other “Free software” and I can tell you they do not compare to the functionality of WordPress.

Lawn Care Flyers

What do flyers have to do with your WordPress website? If you notice my domain on the flyer, this is a directive for potential clients. In other words, it points people to my website.

You guessed it I love flyers too! It is the sole reason why I quit my full-time job. A little story behind the first flyer I made(looked nothing like that one there).

I have five kids. When I decided to just go for it, I made a cheap 8 x 11 word document flyer. Not the best flyer I have ever made, but it brought in 20 jobs that first year.

My daughter was in charge of printing the flyers. My son’s and I were in charge of distributing them. It really is funny looking back at it all now. I remember calling my daughter from my cell phone to let her know “We’re on our way back for more“. Sure enough she had a stack of those cheap flyers already printed. All the kids were troopers through the whole “Daddy’s Crazy” period.

Are you an owner with no website representing your business? If you have stumbled upon this post, know this, WordPress is great for any business. Learn more about WordPress.

Outdoor Service Since 2002

14 Years of Outdoor Service

Wow! It feels just like yesterday (Established 2002), the passion and love for this industry continues to grow! I still can remember my first lawn mower and I also remember that darn thing breaking down every single week.

I have realized for quite some time that none of this could be possible without you! Whether you are a first year customer or one of the first twenty that have been with us since conception, you have contributed.

Looking Back

I think back to all the mistakes in business and life I have made. I feel very fortunate and grateful for all of those mistakes. Had I not made those mistakes, I would not provide the services I love and be the person I am today.

Getting To Know The Real Bryan Ring

Bryan Ring

If you have thumbed through any page on this website, you will see I am very passionate about what I do and just absolutely love it! There has been the rare occasion I have thought about hanging it up when tough times arose, but then I remember why I started this business and those thoughts just get deleted.

I think about the great people I have met through my business ventures and then it all makes even more sense to me. Many customers I have the privilege of getting to know, have influenced the way I conduct myself and my business.

Year Fourteen

I have learned that these years have been truly about future customers and especially the ones we have now! It is very important to us that we continue our relationship as long as time permits.

We hope to see you very soon and once again thank you for making Ring Lawn Care what it is today!

Thank you, Bryan Ring

Snow Plowing and Lawn Care Tips

When the seasons change we need to adjust with them. Some simple actions we take at the beginning or end of a season can save potential headaches and money. These are some simple tips for each season to refresh our memories.

Lawn Care Tips

Spring

There are several actions you can take to improve the overall appeal of your property.

Spread granular, slow-acting fertilizer

Aerate the lawn to treat compacted soil

Landscape mulch around trees, flower and plant beds

Water your lawn frequently, especially if there has been a break in precipitation

Grass needs 1 to 2 inches of water (including rainfall) each week to thrive. The more hydrated your lawn is, the better the root growth will be. Leave grass clippings on lawn as they will decompose leaving nutrients such as nitrogen to the soil.

Summer

Lawn mowing the turf around 3″, during warmer temperatures

Treat weeds and bare spots as soon as you see them

Maintain a well hydrated lawn ladybugs can provide a chemical-free way to reduce the pest population of harmful, plant-eating insects

Autumn

Water trees and shrubs thoroughly and mulch before the first frost

Fertilize your lawn to promote strong root growth during winter

Cutting the grass a bit shorter just before winter will prevent matting under snow

Fall lawn care; remove all debris from turf, such as leaves and sticks

Core aerate turf every year!

Snow Plowing Tips

Winter

Putting markers at the edge of your lawn will help you avoid damaging it when you’re shoveling, snow blowing or snow plowing
If you can see the turf when the snow is still presence, avoid walking on it as much as possible.
When a snow event is prominent, make sure to get plenty of rest

Lawn Care profitibale in this economy?

Ring Lawn Care is all about service. We provide weekly lawn care and snow plowing services to residential and commercial clients. In this industry it is hard to just focus on one aspect of client. We still have 15 of the 20 Lake Elmo Residential Lawn Mowing customers since conception in 2002.

Take a look at this residential home after we completed the mowing. No this is not a golf course or Photoshopped. My son cut this to perfection, at first glance his verbalization was “All I see is a golf course.”

Having commercial accounts does help us get through the tough MinneSnowta winters, but we rely on both residential and commercial clients throughout the growing season. (more…)

How To Water Your Lawn And The Reward

Adequate Watering

Watering your grass is one of the most important items to maintaining a healthy lawn. Obtaining adequate hydration requires at least 2 inches of moisture per week. Depending on your climate this may increase to 2 inches of water twice per week.

By getting down into the soil 2 inches you’ll promote great root structure for your grass. Just dampening the soil or watering your lawn everyday a little bit will only allow the water to just penetrate the soil. This will make for a very shallow root system, exactly what you do not want.

Lawn Watering Management

Just before dawn is the best time to water lawn, this gives plenty of time to dry during the day. You want to maximize the amount of water consistent with good growth but with the least amount of surface wetness.

How do you know if you watered 2 inches? The easiest way to tell (not the most accurate, but it is a good indicator) is to lay out a few containers and turn on your sprinkler or irrigation system.

When you have about 2 inches of water in the container, then you could assume that you have watered 2 inches into the ground. Perhaps the best and most accurate way is to take soil sample plugs in a few different locations and visually see how far down the moisture is going.

How often should you be watering your lawn?

Lawn watering everyday is a waste of water and money. Too much watering can be harmful to your lawn creating a perfect environment for pests and diseases. A healthy lawn needs to become dry between watering. Turf that is allowed to dry will send roots further down into the soil to find new moisture.

Irrigation System

In-ground irrigation systems are a great way to monitor lawn watering. If you want to reward your lawn and can afford, installing an irrigation system for your property will help you control watering adequacy.

How long your turf is being irrigated will keep your water bill low, since we forget sometimes the sprinkler is on and forget to shut it off.

Most homeowner and commercial irrigation sprinkler systems will have an electrical controller. There are many types of irrigation controllers with different capabilities, but most will give you the options to set the time and length of watering.

Core Aeration

If your soil is compacted you may experience water run off or pooling. Therefore, your lawn will not absorb the water, it will most likely evaporate. In this case it is time to core aerate, and reward your turf for hanging in there.