Stop 01 · Curbside
The truck parks at the curb
White tank, teal capitals, both office numbers on the side. Two business days earlier you had a text, an email or a call saying it was coming.
Colonial Lawn & Garden · Yakima & Tri-Cities
Lawns worth bragging about across Yakima and the Tri-Cities, since 1985.
Six lawn applications a year, seven sprinkler checks a season and a spider barrier around the house, from uniformed technicians, a Colonial habit since the first season in 1985.
A day on the route
Six stops, one truck, one uniform.
Every frame below is Colonial's own crew and fleet, in the Yakima and Tri-Cities neighborhoods they have worked since 1985.
Stop 02 · Off the reel
Hose pulled to the yard
Long sleeves for spray techs, blue button-down and charcoal pants. Colonial crews have worn a uniform since the first season in 1985.
Stop 03 · The lawn
Feed and weed control
Fertilizer plus pre and post-emergent weed control for dandelions, clover, bindweed, goathead and spurge. Kid and pet friendly once dry.
Stop 04 · Fence line
Edges, beds and rock
Pre-emergent treatment in rock and shrub bed areas. Full program clients get a warranty on breakthrough between scheduled applications.
Stop 05 · The house
Perimeter barrier
Foundation, eaves, windows, doors, vents and hose bibs, with webbing swept away. Exterior only, and you do not need to be home.
Stop 06 · Sprinklers
One of seven checks
Spring start-up, five visits through the season and fall winterization, with the watering schedule adjusted as the weather turns.
The program
Four services most yards are on all year.
Lawn care is priced in 1,000 sq ft increments: $62 for the first 1,000 and $8.25 for each 1,000 after. Estimates are done in person.
6 applications · mid-Feb to mid-Nov
Lawn Care Program
Fertilization, pre and post-emergent weed control and grub control on a six-week rhythm. The Premium program runs six applications and finishes with a late-fall slow-release feed; Economy is the first four, ending in August.
How it works
aphids · scale · mites · elm beetle
Tree & Shrub Care
Spraying for insects and disease, trimming and pruning, and a systemic soil injection for heavier pest damage that protects the plant from the inside out.
How it works
7 system checks · start-up to blow-out
Sprinkler System Maintenance
A technician visits seven times a season, from spring start-up to fall winterization, and adjusts the watering schedule as the weather turns.
How it works
quarterly · ~60 days apart · exterior
Perimeter Pest Control
A foundation and spider barrier around the outside of the house: foundation, eaves, windows, doors, vents, hose bibs and cracks, with webbing swept away. Spiders, ants, wasps and hornets.
How it works- weekly · mow · edge · trim · irrigationResidential & Commercial Lawn MaintenanceThe full-service property care program: mowing, edging, shrub trimming, irrigation upkeep, landscape enhancements and aeration, for homes and for businesses in Yakima, Richland, Kennewick and Pasco.
- FX Luminaire · warm white · holiday colorsLandscape LightingUplighting for the house and trees, path and step lights, and patio lighting, designed around the landscaping you already have. The system runs warm white all year and switches to holiday colors in December.
- Yakima area · 25% off Nov and DecFall Leaf CleanupOne visit: the crew clears the leaves, loads them up and hauls them off. You don't bag anything and you don't make a trip to the transfer station.
- Nov to Feb · walk-behind mower $99*Lawn Equipment MaintenanceMowers, trimmers, blowers and snow blowers serviced through the winter, with free pickup and delivery within 10 miles of the Richland or Yakima office.
- aeration · dethatch · overseed · installAdditional ServicesCore aeration, dethatching, top dressing and overseeding, sprinkler system design, installation and repair, tree and shrub pruning, and landscape enhancements.
The route sheet
A lawn year, the way the office plans it.
Start dates follow your bid: the goal is 7 to 14 business days after you accept it, and mid-April through May is the busiest stretch. After that the calendar below is what keeps the trucks moving.
Service
JanJFebFMarMAprAMayMJunJJulJAugASepSOctONovNDecD
Lawn Care Program
Premium: 6 applications, mid-Feb to a slow-release feed in mid-Nov. Economy: the first 4, ending in August.
Sprinkler System Maintenance
7 system checks: spring start-up through fall winterization.
start-upblow-out
Perimeter Pest Control
Mid-March or early April to late October or early November, about 60 days apart.
Fall Leaf Cleanup
Book in September or October. 25% off cleanups in November and December, Yakima area.
Lawn Equipment Maintenance
November through February, free pickup within 10 miles of either office.
Prepay discount
Offered by email November to January, expires mid-February. Never required.
Closed work orders
The technicians customers name.
- Job
- Tree among the lilacs
- Tech
- Ernesto
- Site
- Narrow path along a pool, into the fence
“It was growing amongst my beloved lilacs, into the fence and only accessible by a narrow path along the pool. Not a problem for Ernesto! He did a great job, no damage to the lilacs or the fence.”
Lori Eakman · Google review
4.8
Google rating from 516 reviews
- Job
- Weeds and fertilizer, same day
- Tech
- Jacob
- Site
- Spraying next door when the customer's trip was cancelled
“Jacob was next door spraying, I told him about my plans being canceled, he called the office and they went a head and sprayed my lawn that day.”
Maureen Smith · Google review
- Job
- Weekly service, 5+ years
- Tech
- Various departments
- Site
- Lawn, pasture fence line and bug spray
“The weekly lawn service is always professionally done. The lawn, pasture fence line and bug spray services help everything look wonderful.”
Dan Arnett · Google review
Before you call
What people ask the office first.
Lawn care rate
$62
for the first 1,000 sq ft
+ $8.25
for each 1,000 sq ft after that
Lawn care is calculated in 1,000 square foot increments. The base rate for 1,000 sq ft is $62, increasing by $8.25 per additional 1,000. Estimates are done in person, and we can give a rough satellite estimate first.
All the materials we use are EPA approved, and the federal label requirements state that children and pets are safe after the application has dried.
Yes. You get a notification two business days before service by text, email or phone, and texting is two-way with the office. The technician can work when you are not home.
Our goal is 7 to 14 business days after the accepted bid. Mid-April through May is the busiest stretch of the year.
No. A prepay discount is offered by email from November to January and expires in mid-February, but paying the year up front is never required.
We cannot guarantee the materials themselves. What we guarantee is service: if you are a full pre-emergent program client, we warranty our work for any breakthrough that happens between scheduled applications.
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