October, 2011 | Lawn-Mat Lawn Care Services

What A Wonderful Mowing Season in 2011

Thank you to all Lawn-Mat Lawn Care Services clients old and new for making the Spring/Summer/Fall Mowing Season the best comeback for our business. Despite the horrible record setting drought in Central Texas. We were able to stay extremely busy maintaining and improving healthy lawns.

For those of you who allowed us to enrich your lawn this year, did not do a Gnome, Gnome. We thank you for you loyalty and business.

See you again in 2012! Some say it’s the end of the world, let’s just not hope that the drought continues and will be the end of your lawn.

Remember, Lawn-Mat Lawn Care Services is a full lawn maintenance business that can help your lawn in winter time too. As well as with fertilizing and sprinkler head replacement.

Cash For New Grass – City of Austin Rebate Incentive

Landscape Conversion Incentive: Lawn Remodel Option

A$$, Cash, or Grass – The City of Austin is providing a cash option incentive for new grass lost in the drought of 2011. Contact Us for help with this.

Application must be postdated by October 14, 2011 to be eligible.

Program Information

$10 for every 100 sqft converted from existing turf to Bermuda or Buffalo grasses listed in the City of Austin Preferred Plant List.
Minimum of entire front yard and/or back yard turf.
Minimum of 6″ soil depth, 8″ preferred (soil may need to be added).
Automatic sprinkler systems must undergo an irrigation evaluation.
Turf installation is limited to a maximum of 20,000 sqft. Areas in excess of 20,000 sqft must be replaced with native landscape or permeable hardscape, rock gardens, mulching or non-irrigated beds.

This program is not appropriate for:

Sloping or creekside properties
Properties subject to HOA restrictions that conflict with the program requirements
Properties without a soil depth of 6″ or those unable to increase the soil depth to 6″
Customers unwilling to accept an indefinite time period with dead grass and delay in new installation
Customers unwilling to allow their new lawn to go dormant in the winter
Lawns (including established St. Augustine) that have remained healthy under current watering restrictions
Front or back yards receiving less than six hours of full sun per day

To be eligible for rebate, properties must:

Be an owner-occupied residential property
Be an Austin Water customer
Delay new installation until authorized by Austin Water
Not receive a warning or citation for water waste or violation of watering restrictions