John McKenney - Cameron Park, CA

The Job:

• Over 6000 square feet of coverage needed
  1/2 Fescue / Blue
  1/2 Clover & Wildflowers

• Terrain ranged from relatively flat to a steep hillside.

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Before:

• Front Yard

• Back Yard

• Hillside

1. The Greenscape crew of 3 arrived March 25th, 2003 at 9:30am. Truck & Tank

2. Mixed the clover and wild flowers | Motion Video

3. Liquid Blanketing added for hillside stability

4. Sprayed Hillside and other areas to get this mix: 

5. Rinsed and cleaned entire tank to keep from clover being mixed in with the grass to be sprayed next.

6. Mixed Fescue/Blue | Motion Video

7. Sprayed Front and Back Yards | Motion Video --> Front     Back

8. Cleaned overspray areas such as flagstones

9. Rinsed the tank again

10. Job completed and crew gone by 12:45

After:

• Front Yard

• Back Yard

• Hillside

Path to Green:

• Day 02 - Heavy storm came through.
  There was no slippage on the hillside with Liquid Blanketing applied.
   

• Unusually inclimate weather for March and April.  183% of normal rain with snow and hail on 2 occasions.  Motion Video
   

• Rain followed by warm weather one day then freezing weather the next
   

• Owner did not help matters by not sloping back yard properly. Several undulations which caused standing water. Had major slime infestation.  Sprayed with 2 treatments of FORE (Contact fungus killer that does not harm the grass).
   

• May 15, 2003 (Day 51)    Front Yard   |   Back Yard   |   Hillside   |   Garden Path
  Even with all the bad weather this yard looks great.
   

• June 4, 2003 (Day 71)       Front Yard   |   Back Yard   |   Hillside   |   Garden Path
   

• June 5, 2003 (Day 72) Job well done

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Back Yard
Front Yard
Hill Side
Garden
Common Area
Fungus Damage and Recovery