Since 2000 in business
Land management in Kernersville, NC
Land management keeps Kernersville acreage open: fields mowed, brush held back and bare clay kept in place.
Free written estimate before work starts
- Since 2000 in business.
- Licensed and insured.
- Certified arborist on staff.
- Trained landscape architect.
What land management covers
- Field and brush cuttingFields, pastures and open lots bush hogged before saplings get thick enough to need a saw.
- Vine and invasive controlHoneysuckle, English ivy and wild grape cut at the base; Chinese privet and multiflora rose cut back before they take the edges.
- Erosion on clay slopesBare red clay covered with seed and straw, mulch or ground cover before it washes into gullies.
- Fence lines and edgesFence rows, ditch banks and the edge of the woods kept from creeping into open ground.
- Wooded edgesFallen limbs and storm debris cleared from the tree line, and dead trees flagged for our tree crew.
Land management cost per acre, and what moves it
A field mowed once a year and five acres kept like a lawn are very different schedules.
- Acreage
- More ground takes more time on the mower and more passes.
- How overgrown it is
- Land that has gone a few years without care needs a heavier first cut.
- Terrain and wet ground
- Steep slopes and wet bottoms slow the work or call for handwork.
- Visit frequency
- One or two mowings a year cost less than a schedule that keeps the ground looking like a lawn.
- Vines and invasives
- Heavy privet or vine growth takes extra cutting on the first visits.
The first heavy cut, then the visits that keep it open
We plan the year
Cutting dates set to the growing season, and to nesting season where wildlife matters to you.
We cut it back
The first visit brings overgrown areas back to where regular mowing can handle them.
We keep it there
Return visits mow, cut regrowth and check the slopes, and we tell you about anything that needs more work.
Land clearing or land management?
| Compare | Land clearing | Land management |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Land clearing: Opens overgrown ground once | Land management: Keeps open ground from growing back |
| How often | Land clearing: One project | Land management: On a schedule, one to several visits a year |
| Typical work | Land clearing: Removing trees, brush and stumps | Land management: Mowing, cutting regrowth, vine control, erosion care |
| Result | Land clearing: Usable ground, ready for its next use | Land management: Ground that stays usable |
When to bush hog, cut vines and seed slopes
Fields kept open for looks or wildlife are best mowed in late winter, February into early March, before birds nest, or again in early fall. Mowing through late spring and summer can destroy ground nests.
Japanese stiltgrass, a common invasive grass in Piedmont woods and edges, spreads by seed, so it should be cut before it seeds in late summer. Vines are easiest to see and cut in winter, once the leaves are off.
Bare slopes are best seeded and strawed in early fall, when cool-season grasses root fastest and before winter rains.
Late winter cutback
Fields and brush cut February into early March, before birds nest.
Summer mowing
Areas kept like a lawn mowed through the season; stiltgrass cut before it seeds.
Fall vine control
Vines cut back and bare slopes seeded and strawed.
Keeping open land from closing back in
Leave a cleared lot or a back pasture alone in the Piedmont and it fills in fast. Sweetgum and pine seedlings come up first, then privet, blackberry and honeysuckle, and within a few seasons you are looking at thicket again.
Land management is the ongoing work that stops that. It is different from land clearing, which opens overgrown ground once with heavier equipment. Management comes after: regular mowing, cutting back what returns, dealing with vines and invasive shrubs, and keeping slopes from washing.
We look after acreage, wooded edges and large yards around Kernersville, on a schedule that fits the land and what you use it for, with tree trimming along the tree line when limbs start reaching into the field.
Field mowing, privet and large acreage
How is land management different from land clearing?
Land clearing opens overgrown ground once, removing trees, brush and stumps. Land management is the ongoing care after that, mowing and cutting back so the land stays open.
How often should a field be mowed?
For a field kept open, once or twice a year is usually enough to stop saplings: late winter and, if needed, early fall. Areas you want to look like a lawn need regular mowing through the season.
When is the best time to bush hog?
Late winter, before nesting season, is the best time for most fields. Early fall is the second window.
Can you get rid of privet and vines?
We can cut them back hard and keep them down with regular visits. Privet and honeysuckle resprout from the roots, so keeping them in check takes repeat work rather than one visit.
Do you work on large acreage?
We look after acreage, pastures and wooded edges as well as large yards. Tell us roughly how many acres and what you use them for, and we will walk the land with you and lay out what a year of visits would cover.
Walk the land with us
Tell us about the job. We come out, look at it with you and put a price in writing. Nothing starts until you approve it.
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