Hesston folks take pride in how their properties look. We get that. Windy Ridge is just 20 minutes down the road in Burrton, and we've been helping Harvey County homeowners build thick, weed-free lawns for over 20 years. If you want your yard to be the best on the block, we'll make it happen.
Hesston is a town that looks sharp — well-maintained homes, clean streets, and yards people actually care about. But keeping a lawn looking good in Harvey County takes more than mowing. The clay-heavy soils around Hesston run alkaline, often above 7.5 pH, which locks out iron and makes grass look pale and weak even when you're fertilizing. Without pH correction, you're throwing money at a problem that never improves.
Then there's the weed pressure. Crabgrass is relentless in this part of Kansas, and if your pre-emergent goes down even a week late, you'll be fighting it all summer. Dandelions, henbit, and clover move into any thin spots fast. Hesston's newer construction areas are especially vulnerable because the topsoil gets stripped during building and what's left is hard, compacted subsoil that grass struggles to root in.
A targeted fertilizer and weed control program solves these problems systematically. We correct the soil, feed the grass at the right times, and stay ahead of the weeds instead of chasing them. After a full season on our program, the difference is obvious.
Our complete 5-step program covers your lawn from early spring through late fall. For Hesston's alkaline soils, we include Solu-Cal to drop the pH and unlock nutrients your grass can't access on its own. Pre-emergent crabgrass control, targeted broadleaf weed spraying, grub prevention, and a winterizer round out the program. Every application timed to soil temperature, not the calendar.
If your lawn was installed by a builder who didn't care about topsoil — or if years of neglect have left you with more weeds than grass — it's time to start fresh. We grade and level the dirt, bring in topsoil if needed, and seed with grass varieties that perform well in Hesston's conditions. A properly established lawn saves you headaches and money for years to come.
Many Hesston-area properties include acreage beyond the yard that's expensive and time-consuming to maintain as mowed grass. Native grass seeding is the answer. We plant warm-season Kansas natives — big bluestem, little bluestem, switchgrass, sideoats grama — that thrive without irrigation or fertilizer once established. Great for conservation, wildlife habitat, or just cutting your mowing in half.
Burrton and Hesston are neighbors in the best sense. We're a quick drive apart, and we already serve multiple properties in and around Hesston. Terrill Unruh has been doing lawn care in this area for over 20 years — he knows the soil, he knows the climate, and he knows what works. Windy Ridge isn't a national chain with a script. We're a local Kansas business that stands behind every application.