Rock Water Farm Blog

Aeration and overseeding are two of the best things that you can do to promote your lawn’s optimal health and achieve the best possible results. 

If you’ve already invested in this service, you may not know that the way in which you handle watering after aeration and overseeding can have a huge impact on those results.

Ultimately, a great-looking lawn is a team effort. While your lawn aerating service in Ashburn, Aldie, or Leesburg, VA can do everything in their power to perform your aeration and overseeding perfectly, ultimately you also hold some of the responsibility for the results on your end.

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When it comes to threatening pests like ticks and mosquitoes, you want a solution that works. Having to worry about disease-carrying pests lurking around your property is simply a concern that you don’t want to deal with. After all, you should be able to enjoy your time outside.

The desire to find mosquito control solutions or tick control remedies often leads homeowners to search what’s out there. And the truth is, there’s a lot. A quick internet search of “tick and mosquito control” brings up dozens and dozens of ideas. But the fact is, many of these ideas are ineffective and some are downright bad ideas.

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Whether you’ve been dreaming about your future pool for a long time or it’s a newer item on your wishlist, either way, you want to find the best company to make that dream a reality—better than you can even envision.

The first step is finding a pool company. There are a lot of pool builders in Ashburn, Aldie, or Leesburg, VA. But what makes a pool builder great?

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When lawn insects make a meal out of your grass, it can be incredibly frustrating. After all, it’s a major barrier standing in your way to a great-looking lawn. 

These lawn destroying insects will ultimately wind up killing your grass if they’re not stopped in their tracks. Unfortunately, lawn pest damage often goes unnoticed until it becomes severe. If your grass is suddenly turning brown, you might be wondering whether your lawn has become an all-you-can-eat buffet.

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When it comes to entertaining and hosting others, even the front yard requires some thought. Considering the fact that this Great Falls, VA family enjoys entertaining and often has multiple cars parked in their driveway, they needed a bigger hardscaped space. 

The decision to redesign (and ultimately widen) their driveway, also lead them to consider some unique options for hardscaping at their Great Falls, VA home. The result was an impressive aesthetic upgrade.

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Whether you’ve just started your research on adding an inground pool or you’ve been at it for a little while, you want to feel confident that you’re making the best choices possible. 

But with so much information (and so many options) out there for homeowners in the Ashburn, Aldie, and Leesburg, VA area, it’s not hard to start feeling a little bit overwhelmed by it all. 

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When it comes to mosquitoes, you want hard facts. You’ve likely heard that these pests can be dangerous, carrying diseases like Zika or West Nile viruses, but you don’t know whether other information you’ve heard about them is fact or fiction. Because of this, you might have some questions about mosquitoes.

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When it comes to house improvement and backyard projects these days, everyone wants customization. It’s the hottest trend—and for good reason. Homeowners want finished projects that are unique to their property.

Given its popularity, unfortunately, the word “custom” gets thrown around quite a bit. Oftentimes it’s used in circumstances where it’s not really warranted. Among those who are guilty of this, pool builders in the Ashburn, Aldie, and Leesburg, VA area often top the list.

Sometimes, what they’re calling “custom pools” might not really be custom at all.

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Do you feel as though you’re doing all the right things but your lawn still isn’t looking and performing its best? Lawn care problems can be so frustrating, particularly when you can’t figure out what’s going on.

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If you’re thinking about building an inground pool, then you might have put thought into factors such as what you want the pool to look like, what features you’d add to it, and maybe even where you’d like it to be installed.

You may have spent some time daydreaming about how you’ll use it, too. Whether it’s swimming with your kids or hosting more parties, or even lounging or dining poolside as often as possible, you’ve already put some thought into how a pool is going to improve your family’s life.

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