Lawn care services in Illinois
Feeding, weed control, soil work and seed, run on the schedule Illinois turf needs rather than whenever someone happens to drive by. One crew, measured pricing, nothing locked in.
Short answer
EKKO Lawns runs nine lawn care services across La Salle, Kendall, Grundy, Will and Kankakee counties: fertilization, pre and post emergent weed control, crabgrass control, grub control, turf insect control, aeration, overseeding, disease control and full lawn restoration. Programs run five, seven or nine visits depending on the level you pick, priced off measured square footage with no long term contract.
What a lawn program actually does
A thick lawn defends itself. Dense turf shades the soil so weed seed never gets the light it needs, holds moisture through August and recovers from traffic without thinning out. Everything on our list works toward that one outcome, which is why the services stack instead of competing.
- Feeding that thickens the stand instead of forcing a two week color surge
- Weed control timed to germination rather than sprayed after the fact
- Soil work that lets water and fertilizer reach the root zone
- Seed that introduces current disease resistant varieties
- Insect and disease treatment only when there is something active to treat
The season, start to finish
Essential five, Enhanced seven, Elite nine. You pick the level of attention.
Early spring
Crabgrass barrier and a light starter feeding before soil temperature reaches 55 degrees.
Late spring
The main growth feeding with broadleaf weed control while dandelion and clover are small.
Early summer
Slow release feeding at a reduced rate, and we watch for chinch bug and disease pressure.
Midsummer
The grub prevention window closes in early July. Spot weed treatment and disease calls run through this stretch.
Early fall
The fall feeding lands here, and this is also the window for aeration and overseeding, which are separate seasonal services.
Late fall
Winterizer goes to the roots and a final broadleaf round catches perennial weeds pulling down for winter.
Three programs, five to nine visits
Essential runs five strategically timed visits covering the most important points of the season: fertilization, crabgrass prevention, broadleaf weed control and grub protection.
Enhanced adds two visits, soil and root health support and included weed control callbacks, and it is the one most homeowners pick. Elite runs nine visits with proactive disease management for lawns that need the most attention.
- Measured property, so pricing runs off real square footage
- Licensed applicator on every application
- Free service calls between scheduled visits
- No long term contract to sign
Pairs well with
Lawn care programs
Essential five visits, Enhanced seven and Elite nine. Compare what each level includes.
Compare the programsExterior pest control
Perimeter treatment, dewebbing, wasp nests, mosquitoes and rodents on the same schedule.
See pest control servicesAll nine lawn care services
- Fertilization Five to seven slow release feedings timed to the Illinois season, priced off measured square footage.
- Pre and post emergent weed control A spring barrier that stops weeds at germination, plus broadleaf rounds through the season.
- Crabgrass control Applied before soil temperature reaches 55 degrees, with a split rate option on high pressure lawns.
- Grub control One preventive round in June or early July protects the root zone before damage shows.
- Turf insect control Chinch bugs, sod webworms, army worms and billbugs identified before anything gets treated.
- Lawn aeration Core plugs pulled from compacted clay so water, air and fertilizer reach the roots.
- Lawn overseeding Fresh seed dropped into open aeration holes in the late August to mid September window.
- Lawn disease control Brown patch, dollar spot, red thread and rust, with the watering and nitrogen fixes that prevent them.
- Lawn restoration A full rebuild for lawns past spot repair, scoped by area instead of by whole property.
Need the bug side too?
Our exterior pest services run on the same properties and the same bill. See exterior pest control
Lawn care questions we get
Essential covers five visits, Enhanced seven and Elite nine. Enhanced is the one most homeowners pick, since seven visits keeps the gaps short enough to hold color and density through summer.
It runs off measured square footage and which services you pick. Call (815) 521-6356 and we can usually price it over the phone.
No. Plenty of customers start with one service, usually aeration and seeding in the fall, and add from there.
Yes at label rates. Stay off granular product until it is watered in and off liquid applications until the lawn dries, usually one to two hours.
Color shifts within two weeks of the first feeding. Density takes a full season, since thickness comes from root growth and new tillers.
No. We handle treatment and soil work. Mowing height and frequency affect results, so we will tell you what to ask your mowing service for.
Put your lawn on a real schedule
Send your address and we will measure it and price the program today.
