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Did you know up to 50% of residential irrigation water is wasted due to inefficiency? In fact, traditional irrigation methods, often manually controlled or poorly optimized, are costing homeowners and businesses hundreds of dollars every year. Not only is this increasing your utility bills, but it is also causing water waste and harming the environment. At Green Turf, we’ve been helping homeowners, commercial property owners, and municipalities in St. Louis, St. Charles, and surrounding areas...

Keeping a lawn healthy here in St. Louis isn’t for the faint of heart. You’re fighting the sweltering summer heat/humidity, our stubborn clay/rocky soil, weather that can’t seem to make up its mind, and sometimes even your own well-intentioned watering habits. Get your St. Louis lawn watering right, and you’ll have the kind of lush, green yard your neighbors envy. Get it wrong, and… well, you’ll probably see those struggling brown patches over and over....

I called to thank Jason. Her son owns a house here and was having a lot of issues and found us online. She said it was a miracle that she went online and found us. John was talking to his parents about the nice guy from Green Turf who came out. How he was super helpful and is working on a bid. And she was so glad he found us, because we are always the...

When we talk about “winterizing sprinkler systems” it means basically removing all excess water from the pipes, valves, sprinkler heads, and other elements before freezing temperatures wreak havoc on your system. This is done most commonly by way of injecting compressed air through the system and blowing any water out leaving clear, dry, and ready-for-winter pipes and fittings. Once the water is removed, your system is prepped for the long, cold winter ahead. When to...

If you’re proud of your home and your landscaping (and why shouldn’t you be?) then there is no shame in going the extra mile and showcasing your home’s features into the evening with landscape lighting. Professional landscape lighting benefits your home in a variety of different ways beyond simply enhancing curb appeal. In this month’s blog, we’ll take a look at some of the key benefits of landscape lighting. Landscape Lighting Benefits The right landscape...

No matter who you choose to design and install your residential irrigation system or how much you shell out to have it done, no irrigation system is impervious to wear and tear. You can do everything right and still be faced with sprinkler system problems. By design, sprinkler systems are exposed to harsh weather and elements that can take a toll on even the most perfectly designed residential irrigation systems. Fortunately, many of the most...

If you want to keep your grass looking greener for longer, you can’t go wrong with a reliable residential irrigation system. Of course, going with a professional irrigation system does require some level of financial investment. And like any improvement to your home, you need to be sure that your irrigation system will last for quite some time. Fortunately, an irrigation system life expectancy is pretty impressive considering all that goes into it. But just...

If you want to keep your lawn healthy and looking great year round (and let’s be honest, who doesn’t?) then you can’t go wrong with a professionally designed and installed residential irrigation system. Of course, as much as we’d love for you to say “sounds great, sign us up”, you’ll surely want to do some research on your own and preemptively get some basic questions answered; perhaps none more glaring than “what does an irrigation...

Poor drainage is enough to turn any enviously green lawn into a mushy mess, but there are three primary types of landscape drainage systems that can help save your next backyard barbecue! Each of these landscape systems specializes in mediating different types of drainage issues. But how can you tell when your yard is struggling with drainage and which system is best suited for your lawn? Signs of Poor Landscape Drainage  soil erosion loose topsoil...

If you’re looking for the best time to water grass, the answer isn’t quite as simple as just picking a certain time of day and sticking to it week after week. Figuring out the best time to water your grass, and how best to do it, depends on a variety of factors: where you live, the time of year, your lawn and soil type, your landscaping, and much more. We’ll explore all these factors and...