Lunchesrus Landscaping & Lawn Maintenance Service

Congratulations to the NY Giants!

2012-02-06T04:10:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to the New York Giants for winning the Super Bowl in Indianapolis. It was a fantastic game featuring plenty of good defense and a couple of big plays by a few receivers for the Giants to win their 4th Super Bowl. For a team that was 7-7, they barely squeaked into the playoffs to go on and win it all. They played a hell of a game. Eli Manning has developed into a premier Quarterback winning his 2nd Super Bowl. Great job Eli, you now lead brother Payton 2-1 in Winning Super Bowls!

We now sit about two months away from spring, it's not too early to start thinking about your Lawn Care Solutions for the season. Give us a call at 649-0457 to get on our schedule for mulch installation, lawn maintenance etc. Visit our website for information on all our services at www.lunchesruslawncare.com

Happy New Year!

2012-01-14T19:41:00.000-08:00

While Friday the 13th January 2012 we finally got the snow that we have been waiting for since the season started. Around here we've gotten about 6 inches of snow. All of the lake effect variety but that seems to have come to a complete stop now because the winds have stopped. I hope everyone's holidays were the best holidays they've ever had. So far this winter has been one of the mildest winters in recent years. Just think in another three months it will be April and will be time to start thinking about what you are going to do with your lawn care this year. April is a mere 10 weeks away. We're currently running a special if you will sign up with us for lawn care this year and do it before March 30 you can be locked in at rates we used during 2011. Don't forget to check out our website http://www.lunchesruslawncare.com to look at or before and after photos so that you can see the work that we do for our customers.

Merry Christmas from Lunchesrus Landscaping

2011-12-24T23:09:00.000-08:00

Santa Clause is coming to town...he sees you when your sleeping, he knows when your awake, he knows if you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake! All the shopping is done, with the stocking all hung by the chimney with care, hoping that saint nick soon would be there. Today is a day for family. Enjoy the day as if it was your last. The elderly in your family this could be the last Christmas for them so make this day extra special for them. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

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Oh no...only 18 days left till Christmas

2011-12-08T05:47:00.001-08:00

Black Friday has come and gone, shopping centers are full of craziness this time of year. Everyone looking for bargains for their loved ones for Christmas morning. A time of year meant for family get togethers that has become mostly commercialized. Deck the halls with boughs of holly fa la la la la la la la la...and all that. The best part of this time of year is watching the Christmas specials on the tube. Remember the old classics? Rudolph the red nosed rain deer, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Twas the night before Christmas, A Christmas Story, How the Grinch stole Christmas, heck I even remember Perry Como and Bing Crosby Christmas Specials at this time of year. There I go giving away my age again lol. The important thing to remember is that Christmas is all about family. A time of year when you remember all your family members even if they are no longer here. Those memories last a lifetime. Christmas Cards are not as prevalent as in past years, thanks to high rising postage costs, many have gone to utilizing online methods of sending out holiday greetings. Many residents have outside decorations of beautiful lights on display to celebrate the season. Who can forget the effort that goes into doing all of that to make it look great? Putting up the tree and doing the decorations in doors is a great way to celebrate the season. The tree gets its ornaments, garland, lights and is unique every year. As we get closer to Christmas, remember to think about your family. After all that is what this holiday is supposed to be about, family.

Happy Holidays from Lunchesrus Landscaping & Lawn Maintenance Service!

Thanksgiving - GOBBLE GOBBLE!!

2011-11-19T23:52:00.000-08:00

Well the holiday season is upon us, that was a quick summer. We had our first bout of lake effect snow the other day, but south of here in the southern tier mother nature hit that area for the second time in as many weeks. While it is still to warm for any measurable snow to stick around, seeing it reminds me that it won't be long before winter is roaring its ugly head around here. With the temperature of Lake Erie sitting at 52 degrees right now, any winds that come over the lake when the temperature outside is about 35 degrees or less will produce our dreaded lake effect snow fall. There has been times in the past where we have been hit with several feet at a time of the white stuff, ughhh. Thursday is Thanksgiving, a day where we give thanks for what we have, a day to spend with family, let me wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

This holiday first began in 1621, a long long time ago. The pilgrims and the Indians shared a hearty meal that today is referred to the first Thanksgiving celebration in our great nations history, then being the colonies. While the days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states for more than two centuries, it wasn't until 1863 during the civil war that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national holiday called Thanksgiving Day and declared that it would be held each November, but it wasn't until November 26, 1941 that Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill officially establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.

As we all know, the Mayflower which set sail in September 1620 leaving Plymouth England, to find new land, carried 102 passengers all looking for a land they could call their own to freely practice their faith. Others went to pursue prosperity and land ownership in the new world. The journey last 66 days, they arrived at Cape Cod, well north of their intended destination at the mouth of the Hudson River. A month later, the Mayflower crossed Massachusetts Bay where the Pilgrims began to establish a village at Plymouth, which would later be known as Plymouth Rock. During that treacherous first winter in their new land, the ship became home to many of the colonists. Most were suffering from exposure to scurvy and outbreaks of contagious disease. Half of the original crew members lived to see Spring in the new land. As March arrived, the remaining settlers moved onto land when they were visited by an Abenaki Indian who greeted them in English. The Indians taught the settlers how to harvest corn, extract sap from maple trees, catch fish in the rivers and avoid poisonous plants. It is believed that the first Thanksgiving dinner was made with Deer meat. It featured no deserts like pie or cakes.

There you have it a small history of Thanksgiving. So lets remember to give thanks for all that we have today. If it wasn't for the first settlers, where would we be today?

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If you book us before Christmas for lawn care for next year you can still get 2011 rates!

Give us a call 649-0457!

Fall is upon us....

2011-10-15T10:10:00.000-07:00

The wind is howling, the leaves are falling and that means the snow will be falling soon. The change in the seasons is always depressing. What is more depressing is the mess that all the leaves cause. The seem to get in everything. There is a positive to the leaves falling. A good practice is to mulch them up as you mow the lawn. A good mulch blade will chop them up into a fine power which feeds your lawn with excellent fertilizer that comes from the leaves. We do both either pick up or mulch them as we service the yard. A popular myth is that thatch will form. Not true, if mulched properly, the leaves will disappear into the soil. By spring the many layers of snow assist in the process. You can follow us on facebook and please view our website http://www.lunchesrus.net

The snow is gone, Time to focus on your yard!

2011-03-19T10:20:00.000-07:00

With the warmth that we have had recently, the snow has melted away and we can now see what Old Man Winter has done to our yards. The old leaves in your flower beds and gardens, the mulch looks old and dreary. That's where we come in. This time of year is when we do most of our mulch work and spring cleanups. We will weed your flower beds, grade the existing mulch layer, then add a new layer of mulch to refresh the look of your landscape beds. It is not recommended to remove the old mulch. As the old mulch decomposes, it provides nutrients that help your foliage grow and acts as a fertilizer for them. We also do bush & flower planting. We are taking calls for FREE ESTIMATES for these services. Also lawn maintenance calls as well. Our schedule will fill up fast so call us early to get on the list. 649-0457. Aldo see our website at http://www.lunchesruslawncare.com for more information on all of our services that we provide.

Plantasia Garden and Landscape Show

2011-03-03T11:22:00.000-08:00

Come out and see us this year at Plantasia Garden & Landscape Show at the Fairgrounds Event Center in Hamburg NY at 5820 South Park Ave. We will be located to the left as you walk in the front door. Enter left, then right 1st isle, left 2nd row and we will be on the right side 2nd from the end.

We are about one month away from our season beginning. If you are or you know someone else who is looking for landscaping & /or lawn maintenance, get in touch with us for a FREE estimate.

Our schedule will fill up fast so don't be left out! 649-0457,

or contact us through our website: http://www.lunchesruslawncare .com

Spring is coming, Lawn Mowing Tips

2011-01-29T07:02:00.000-08:00

Mowing the lawn – when and how often?

Mowing the lawn is probably the most well known of all lawn care jobs but it is still carried out incorrectly by many lawn keepers. To develop and sustain a top quality lawn you need to know when and how often you should mow the lawn. Mowing too often or at the wrong times can seriously degrade the condition and vigour of the lawn.

The aim of mowing the lawn should be to keep the grass somewhere inbetween 'not to long' and 'not to short'. If the grass is too short then the roots will not receive adequate food and the ability of the lawn to take up nutrients and water through the roots will decline which in turn will result in poor growth rates and a loss of vigour. If the grass is too long then the lawn will look a mess. Mowing the lawn helps to stimulate side shoot development in the grass and this leads to the build up a dense lawn that has a strong growth rate.

Lawns should be cut during spring, summer and autumn. If you are having a mild winter then it may be necessary to mow the lawn on the odd occasion over winter.
You should always aim to mow the lawn when the grass is dry as the blades will cut the grass better. If you mow the grass in wet weather then the weight of the mower and your footsteps will result in muddy patches appearing and the soil surface will become compacted. The grass will find it hard to re-establish itself on these areas.

Drought and other environmental stresses can cause the grass growth to come to a near stop in the ‘growth seasons’. If the grass is not actively growing or its growth rate is much reduced due to conditions such as drought then do not mow the lawn.

How often the lawn needs mowing will also depend on what grass types your lawn is made up of. High quality ornamental lawns made up of fine grass types can be cut every 3 days or so in rapid growth conditions. The grass on these lawns tends to be kept quite short. Utility lawns with broader, longer grass types should be cut around once a week.

How high should I mow the lawn?
The height at which many lawn mowers cut can be manually adjusted. The height at which you cut the lawn is dependent on what type of lawn it is and the growing season.
For ornamental lawns the height of the cut should be about 0.75cm in early spring, autumn and winter and between 0.3 – 0.5cm in mid-late spring and summer. If a top quality ornamental lawn is not kept at the correct height then the balance of grass varieties that make up the lawn will change and longer broad leaved grasses will start to dominate.

Utility lawns should be cut higher, - around 2 – 2.5cm during the more rapid growing seasons of spring and summer and about 3-4cm. If the grass is cut too short then the grasses are greatly weakened, growth slows and the grass density declines. This open turf is then much more susceptible to invasion of weeds and moss.

Shady lawns should be cut less frequently then lawns that receive good levels of sunshine. Grass types that are found in seed mixtures for shady lawns tend to be happiest when at lengths of over 2cm. A shady environment will also slow growth rates when compared with a sunny environment.

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The New Year is upon us...

2011-01-11T15:54:00.000-08:00

We are anxiously waiting for spring time to get here. I have had enough snow since Christmas has passed, so lets fast forward to April! We will be having a few different promotions this spring, one having to do with Mulch Installs, another with Spring Cleanups and lastly one with edging your walkways and driveways to cut back the grass overgrowth. We will be running a promotion on all these items on http://www.groupon.com/r/uu14945264 where you can typically get 50% off on our promotions. You can get a coupon for $50 off a mulch Installation for a $25 fee, also you can get a $50 edging of your driveway and sidewalk for $25. So sign up to receive great deals into your email inbox. You can also sign up to receive our groupon offers by sending an email to us at lunchesrus@roadrunner.com be sure to put in the subject line - GROUPON.

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Happy Holidays!

2010-12-19T05:42:00.000-08:00

As Christmas and the New Years Holiday fast approach, it is a time for all to remember family and friends. The holidays serve as a foundation for family to get together where meals and gifts are shared. Society has made Christmas a commercial holiday, but in many minds, as that Christmas song reminds us, "it is the most wonderful time of the year." In my area we are assured of a white Christmas thanks to the cold temperatures and lake effect snow that has hit us with regularity. Shoppers are in panic mode this week as they try to finish the shopping they need to do before Santa's trip around the world. Some never even start shopping until the day before and wander through the stores to get that one special gift for a loved one. It seems like store decorations have been up since Halloween, they did not get an early start now did they? Reports suggest that this holiday season spending has seen a 3% increase. Perhaps that is a sign of an improved economy. I look forward to Christmas morning, when all the children are snuggled up in their beds, waiting for old saint Nick to bring his gifts. Stockings are hung by the chimney with care, waiting to be filled with things other than coal. Most kids feel they are good all year and anxiously await the morning with Cheer. In our house, it is customary to hide the stockings and wait as the children look through the house for their stocking. The gifts under the tree must wait until all the stockings are found. My camera is set ready to take pictures of the smiles that morning and give thanks for what I truly have. A wonderful family is all that anyone can hope for, but best of all are the friends that are dear. Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New year!

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The weary days of winter

2010-12-09T00:16:00.000-08:00

Now that winter has taken hold of our region of Western New York, it was a refreshing break in the lake effect snow that seemed to settle down into the southern tier regions of our area. Some spots around me received 40" of the white stuff last week and are still in the process of getting rid of all that snow. Dump trucks and pay loaders by the dozens are hard at work to move snow out of every ones way. Thankfully my town was one of the lesser hit towns with just about a foot of snow. Never fear though, in my area if you wait just a minute the weather will change. Can't wait for lake Erie to freeze over, that shuts off our lake effect snow machine. Now that the off season has arrived for our business, we look at other ways to market ourselves to potential new customers. We spend time making campaigns for the upcoming new year. I will keep you all updated on upcoming industry items that we will be focusing on this year. Specials that we may be running etc.. If anyone has any items they need information about in the way of lawn care or landscaping questions feel free to drop us comment below. Check out our website for all our information at:

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Till next time

Just Gotta Love Lake Effect Snow

2010-12-02T10:43:00.000-08:00

Apparently mother nature must not have a sense of humor, while there are several motorist still stuck on the thruway from the snow storm, many have been stuck since the middle of the night around 2:00am and its now about 2PM, that's a solid 24 hours stuck. Ouch, that's a long time to go with no lavatory, food or beverages. Hopefully no one is freezing in their cars. No relief until later tonight they are saying. My prayers are with all of those stranded. Along with the multiple driving bans and state of emergencies currently in place, it's gonna be a bit of a dig out for many in the squall areas of western New York. The band of snow is going to shift to the southern tier later but the damage is already done. Many communities are reporting in excess of two feet of snow so far. To make matters worse, they expect more next week. Welcome to western new york... Looks like my general area will have it's white Christmas after all.

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Black Friday

2010-11-26T10:07:00.000-08:00

Some lake effect snow is expected today in our area. Can't say that I like hearing about that, but it's the price we have to pay living in Western New York. Hearing some really crazy stories about havoc at some stores today. One man was trampled when a store opened this morning in the Northtowns. He has been hospitalized, hopefully he will be OK. A lot of great deals out there, but is it really worth hurting yourself or someone else? Online shopping may be a better alternative. As always, if you venture out please be safe!

With the impending snow coming our way, I hope everyone has had a chance to get all the leaves up, if they remain all winter long, come spring you will notice that the grass has turned brown underneath them. We did our fair share of leaf cleanups this year and no doubt we will have more to do in the spring.

But now that the holiday season has arrived, outdoor & indoor decorations are going up all over town, getting in the holiday spirit is every where. The Santa Clause trailer is set up in the village plaza for all the kids to get to sit on Santa's lap and let him know what they wish to receive for Christmas. A real treasure for parents to take pictures of for very special memories.

Happy Thanksgiving

2010-11-23T23:14:00.000-08:00

With the holidays fast approaching and Thanksgiving being tomorrow, let me wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

This holiday first began in 1621, a long long time ago. The pilgrims and the Indians shared a hearty meal that today is referred to the first Thanksgiving celebration in our great nations history, then being the colonies. While the days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states for more than two centuries, it wasn't until 1863 during the civil war that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national holiday called Thanksgiving Day and declared that it would be held each November, but it wasn't until November 26, 1941 that Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill officially establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.

As we all know, the Mayflower which set sail in September 1620 leaving Plymouth England, to find new land, carried 102 passengers all looking for a land they could call their own to freely practice their faith. Others went to pursue prosperity and land ownership in the new world. The journey last 66 days, they arrived at Cape Cod, well north of their intended destination at the mouth of the Hudson River. A month later, the Mayflower crossed Massachusetts Bay where the Pilgrims began to establish a village at Plymouth, which would later be known as Plymouth Rock. During that treacherous first winter in their new land, the ship became home to many of the colonists. Most were suffering from exposure to scurvy and outbreaks of contagious disease. Half of the original crew members lived to see Spring in the new land. As March arrived, the remaining settlers moved onto land when they were visited by an Abenaki Indian who greeted them in English. The Indians taught the settlers how to harvest corn, extract sap from maple trees, catch fish in the rivers and avoid poisonous plants. It is believed that the first Thanksgiving dinner was made with Deer meat. It featured no deserts like pie or cakes.

There you have it a small history of Thanksgiving. So lets remember to give thanks for all that we have today. If it wasn't for the first settlers, where would we be today?

Winterize Your Lawn

2010-11-20T21:34:00.000-08:00

Now that your lawn has become dormant for the winter, now is the perfect time of the year to do things like overseed and aeration of the soil. Soil compaction is a leading reason that grass becomes spotty and thin looking. Aeration when done properly, pokes little holes an inch or so deep into the soil to provide a means for more water and nutrients to reach below the surface where the roots need their benefits to grow deeper and stronger. This also helps to prevent water runoff when it rains so more of the water reaches where it needs to get to. Overseeding should be done after aeration so that some of the seedlings fall into the newly made holes. These seedlings will be an inch or so lower that the rest of your lawn so they will have a stronger root system. Remember the deeper the roots, the stronger and better your lawn will be. Aeration and overseeding can also be done in the Spring in early April so that the seedlings have about a month to begin to germinate before its time to start mowing again. After doing overseeding, remember to water the area about 30 minutes a day for 10 days. After 10 days water the area for 20 minutes every other day for the next week. Depending on Spring rainfall of course. You should begin to see the new grass starting to come up and you will be well on your way to a healthy looking lawn in no time. Please visit our website http://www.lunchesruslawncare.com for information on what we can do for your lawn!

Time to think about your lawn care

2010-01-31T11:37:00.000-08:00

It's almost time for you to decide who you want to do your lawn maintenance this year. It's never too early to get things set up so you can go about doing the things you love once the good weather arrives. When choosing a lawn care company, cheapest doesn't always equate to the best job on your property. Some companies will offer a discount for early sign ups such as a 10% discount on services. It's popular to also get a senior discount of 10% off as well. Seniors that sign up early can get 20% off the total price. Some companies will charge extra for additional things like edging, weed whacking etc. So you should know exactly what you need done and get estimates for that work. We include trimming of the sidewalk and driveway edges with each property estimate. You will find that the larger businesses will charge you a higher price becuase they already have alot of business and can get away with the higher charge. So when your looking to have your lawn taken care of this year, look for personality as well as commitment. You will find our services to be both professional and affordable. For more information, see our website at:

http://www.lunchesruslawncare.com