DirtDudes Lawn Care

About DirtDudes Lawn Care

Dig anywhere near Hamlin Park and you hit the glacier's leftovers — sand, gravel and hardpan under a thin lid of topsoil, which explains a great deal about why Shoreline lawns thin out by August. DirtDudes Lawn Care starts underneath: compost and mulch worked into tired beds, thatch pulled off, bare patches reseeded so the turf has something to hold onto. On top of that comes the weekly rhythm most yards actually live by — mowing at a height that shades its own roots, edging the walks, trimming the fence lines clean. Autumn brings the leaf haul and the last cut of the year; the wet months bring moss, and moss is a soil argument more than a grass one. Get the ground right and the green takes care of itself, which is the whole trick.