Nolensville is in Williamson County, on the eastern side, and Green Scene's crews come over from the Franklin office for lighting, sprinkler and lawn work there. The old company line was that they work "from Nolensville to Nashville," and the town is still one end of that stretch.
Two local details shape a project here before anyone digs. The town doesn't sell water, so a sprinkler system answers to a utility district. And the permit office depends on which side of the town line the house is on.
Who issues permits for landscape projects in Nolensville?
The Town of Nolensville Building Codes Department, for an address inside town limits. Outside them, the permit comes from Williamson County Codes instead. A Nolensville mailing address doesn't always settle which one you're under, so we check before the job is scheduled.
It matters for more than patios. A new irrigation system needs a permit, and a fire pit, outdoor fireplace or covered patio almost always needs a construction permit. Green Scene's office handles that work for the customer, whichever office it ends up with.
Where does a Nolensville sprinkler system get its water?
From the Nolensville College Grove Utility District. The town itself provides neither water nor sewer service, so a sprinkler system's backflow requirements are set by the district, not by town hall.
Elsewhere in eastern Williamson County, Milcrofton Utility District serves a 94.2-square-mile area and requires a reduced-pressure backflow preventer on any permanent lawn irrigation system, tested every year. If you're not sure which district bills you, the bill itself will say, and we'll build the system to that district's requirement. The installation page walks through the 7 steps from permit to the last zone test.
How was the Nolensville house lit?
From the ground up. The trees in the front lawn are uplit from their bases, so the canopies glow against the night sky instead of going black. Low path lights run along a planted bed held up by a stacked-block retaining wall, and the porch and entry are lit so the steps are easy to see. Two columnar evergreens frame the door.
The front yard drops away from the house, and that's a good reason to light it. Fewer falls on steps and slopes after dark is one of the reasons homeowners give us for wanting lights at all. You pick what's worth lighting and Jose prices it to your budget; the exterior lighting page has more examples.
Can the crew mow and aerate a sloped front lawn?
Yes. Steep yards are ordinary work around here, and the zero-turn mowers the crews run are built for fast, even cutting on a grade. Trimming and edging come with the cut.
Compacted soil shows up in just about every lawn, sloped or flat. Core aeration pulls thousands of small plugs up to 3 inches deep with professional equipment, which loosens the soil so water and fertilizer reach the roots. Fall suits it best on fescue; bermuda and zoysia lawns can be aerated through spring and summer.