Done by our Guelph crew
Core aeration, overseeding, and fertilizing that fix compacted, thin Guelph lawns — done in the right season, not whenever.
Service details
Aeration pulls plugs out of compacted soil so air, water, and seed reach the roots. Paired with overseeding and fertilizer, it is the most cost-effective way to thicken a tired Guelph lawn.
Guelph's clay-heavy soils compact hard under foot traffic, dogs, and winter. Core aeration pulls thousands of soil plugs so roots can actually breathe and water soaks in instead of running off. Spring and early fall are the right windows.
Overseeding right after aeration puts seed in direct soil contact — the holes act as seed beds. It thickens thin lawns, fills patches, and lets you shift the turf toward tougher grass varieties over a season or two.
A properly timed feed after seeding, plus a fall fertilizer before dormancy, does more than any mid-summer product. We keep the program simple and only recommend applications your lawn will actually use.
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FAQ
Early fall is best — the soil is warm, weeds are fading, and seed has weeks to establish before frost. Spring is the second-best window. Avoid mid-summer, when heat stresses new seedlings.
Yes, whenever the goal is a thicker lawn. Aeration alone helps roots; the combination is what visibly fills in thin turf by the next season.
Very common in newer Guelph areas like Westminster Woods and Clairfields, where sod was laid over compacted builder subsoil. Aeration plus overseeding and patient watering is the honest fix, sometimes over two seasons.
Keep the seed moist for 2 to 3 weeks within Guelph's watering bylaw hours, skip mowing for the first couple of weeks, and stay off it as much as you can. We leave clear aftercare instructions with every job.
No — leave them. The plugs break down within a couple of weeks and return nutrients to the lawn. Raking them up undoes part of the benefit.
On a healthy lawn, yes. On a thin or compacted lawn, fertilizer without aeration mostly feeds the weeds. We will look at the lawn and tell you which order makes sense.
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Tell us where you are in Guelph, what you need, and when. We follow up with pricing and availability — usually within 1 business day.
Serving all of Guelph: South End, Kortright Hills, Westminster Woods, Exhibition Park, Riverside Park, Downtown, Grange Hill East, Pineridge, Clairfields, and nearby Wellington County.