Growing a great looking lawn for your property is a matter of getting the right lawn plants and keeping them looked after diligently by yourself or a professional landscape and turf team. With a lawn on your property, you will enjoy better scenery and cooler temperatures outside for more outdoor enjoyment. Here are some tips to help you grow and maintain a healthy lawn.

Install the Right Lawn Species

To get a healthy and well-growing lawn, you need to look at the climate of your area and select one based on the weather patterns. If you have freezing winters and hot summers, you will need a lawn that will tolerate both conditions. So if you live in Colorado where you see this type of temperature fluctuation, get a good mix of warm and cool season grasses for a well-mixed lawn. 

However, if you live in a southern climate, look for a lawn that contains a good hardy drought-tolerant lawn. For example, if you live in Arizona where it is hot mostly all year without any freezing temperatures, a Zoysia or St Augustine grass is going to hold up in the hot and dry conditions. Whether you install your lawn with grass seed or sod, talk to your lawn and turf professional to get the right type of lawn for your area. 

Protect the Lawn From Damage

Once you have your lawn growing well, whether from seeds or sod that has taken root in the soil, you will need to make sure it stays healthy. The sun's radiation and heat can quickly kill off a lawn that does not have its roots protected. And the best way to keep your lawn roots protected is to keep the lawn a bit longer. A longer lawn will shade the soil and roots better, with more insulation to keep the soil moist after watering. 

Talk to turf management services about keeping your lawn at a healthy long length so you can save on irrigation costs and protect your lawn from sun and heat scorch. Then, make sure to keep your lawn watered with long irrigation sessions to water deeply spaced further apart.

Manage Its Appearance

In addition to the lawn's length kept long, regular mowing and edging to your lawn will keep it looking sharp and neat. This will provide your property exterior with a kept-up appearance and prevent the look of neglect. Weekly mowing is a good recommendation for healthy trims.