Have a business trip or an extended vacation planned? Make sure your carefully cared for yard stays healthy by arranging for someone to perform lawn maintenance while you’re away. While grass is hardy, the guide below looks at reasons you don’t want to neglect it for weeks at a time.

Why You Should Hire a Lawn Maintenance Service While You’re Out of Town

1. For a Pleasant Homecoming

After a long, relaxing vacation, it can be hard enough to come back to the “real world.” However, the transition might be even harder if you return to an overgrown lawn and shrubberies or a weedy flower garden. If you hire a lawn maintenance company, you won't be faced with immediate yard work. Instead, you can be greeted by a manicured lawn and neatly-trimmed bushes.

2. To Keep Plants Healthy

Just as you don't want your yard to be overgrown, the opposite is also true. You don't want to return home to discover a drought has left huge brown spots in the lawn and killed off all the flowers or vegetables. A lawn service will keep your plants irrigated and tend to any problems that arise. 

3. For Security Reasons

When you'll be away for a while, you probably have your mail held and stop newspaper delivery. A stack of unread papers on the front porch tells thieves that the house is not currently occupied. An empty driveway and unkempt lawn communicate the same thing. If a lawn maintenance service comes by once a week to tend to your yard, it lets potential vandals know the property is still be watched and cared for.

For expert lawn maintenance while you're out of town, contact Down to Earth Landscaping & Snow Removal, an experienced landscape contractor in North Pole, AK. They have served clients throughout Greater Fairbanks since 2009, specializing in mulching, hydroseeding, and lawn fertilization, as well as snow removal service in the offseason. Visit their Facebook page to see photos of their work. Call (907) 488-4232 to schedule a consultation.