Lawn and landscape is the oldest part of Green Scene. Jose Garcia started the company in 1995 with a single push mower, so the lawn is where the business has its roots. Today that covers twelve services, from drawing a landscape plan and mowing every week to laying new sod, planting a row of privacy trees and plowing a driveway after an ice storm. The work runs across Williamson County, from Franklin, Brentwood and Nolensville down to Thompson's Station and Spring Hill, and up into Green Hills, Belle Meade, Forest Hills and Nashville.
What does a year of lawn and landscape work look like?
Each season has its own jobs, and the three local grasses don't keep the same calendar.
| When | What gets done |
|---|---|
| Late winter | Beds cleaned out and trees and shrubs pruned before the first buds. February and March are UT Extension's second-best window for seeding fescue. |
| Spring into summer | Weekly mowing at each grass's height; aeration for bermuda and zoysia while they grow; seasonal flowers planted and rotated. |
| August through fall | Tall fescue aerated and overseeded, starting in August on UT Extension's 2024 lawn calendar; then the leaves, raked and hauled, and the gutters cleared. |
| Winter storms | Driveways, walks and parking lots plowed, then salted and sanded. |
A sprinkler system needs its own two visits, a start-up in spring and a winterization in fall. Those live on the irrigation side of the business.
Where should you start if the lawn is in bad shape?
With a free look at it. Someone walks the yard, names the grass and tells you which of three roads it's on. A lawn that's thin but alive usually needs aeration and seed. One that's uneven, rocky or mostly weeds starts over: a Harley rake clears and levels the ground, and new seed or sod goes onto the clean bed. The lawn care page lays out how those pieces fit into one plan.
I discovered Green Scene after making multiple calls to other companies. Jose showed up on time for our first meeting and was knowledgable, confident and honest.
Josh F., Brentwood