5 Benefits of Using Sod for Your Landscape
Did you know that your landscaping can increase the overall value of your property by up to 20%? Isn’t that crazy?! The potential to increase your overall property value underscores the importance of professional landscaping.
When it comes to the finishing touches, sod instantly produces a beautiful, low-maintenance lawn that increases the overall value of your property.
Sod is mature grass and a layer of soil, both held together by severed grass roots or netting, pre-grown for you by a farmer. Sod is sold in rolls, much like rugs.
Sod beats out seed options every time. While seed is indeed cheaper upfront, seed requires a lot of effort and coaxing, and the seed could still fail to grow to maturity or grow healthily, leading to further time and financial investment in the long run. With sod, the success is guaranteed. Sod is a full-grown lawn. All that’s left to do is lay it in place and water it.
In addition to the simplicity and ease of sod use, it boasts these 5 major benefits for your property.
Immediate gratification. Once sod is laid, it instantly gives the look of a finished lawn. It’s not quite yet ready for normal lawn traffic, but it sure does look nice.
Set it and forget it. When professionally installed, it takes only two to three weeks for sod to root well and become ready for normal lawn traffic. Up front, sod does require frequent watering (still much less watering than seed!) Beyond that small commitment, you can basically set it and forget it. Within three weeks your yard will be ready for entertaining adults, playing with children, and frolicking with pets, all on your new lush, fluffy, weed-free lawn.
Did someone say, “weed-free?” Yes! There are few to zero weeds in state-certified sod. Additionally, when you choose to use sod for your lawn, any weeds that try to spring up will be beat out by the already mature and dominant grass.
Erosion control. Sod roots itself deep into the dirt beneath it and acts as a blanket to help keep dirt in place, avoiding muddy messes and damage to your property that comes with heavy rains and erosion.
Curb appeal. Who doesn’t like a dense, vibrant green, pillowy bed of grass? A healthy lawn is loved by everyone. A professionally landscaped home can increase its overall property value by up to 20%.
Reach out to our team of professionals today to get started on a lawn that you’re happy to come home to.