No Option Lawns

06/07/2026

It’s hot but the yards are looking hotter

06/05/2026

The hydrangea does not need luck — it needs you to understand WHEN it forms its flower buds. 💙

This post applies to bigleaf hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla — the classic mophead and lacecap types) and mountain hydrangeas (H. serrata). These bloom on old wood. Skip to the bottom if you have a Limelight, Annabelle, or Incrediball — they follow different rules.

Most bigleaf hydrangeas form next year's flower buds on this year's stems during summer. If you prune in fall or winter, you remove every future flower.

Summer pruning (July to August) immediately after flowers fade is the safe window. Cut only the spent flower head down to the first pair of healthy green buds. Those buds are already programmed for next year's flowers.

In September, remove from the base only the oldest stems — three or more years old, with dark thick woody growth — to renew the plant's structure. Never cut the young green stems. Each one carries five to seven flowers for next season.

In spring (March), remove only frost-damaged tips. If you cut healthy stems in March, you are cutting the flowers that would have opened in July.

The rule: if your hydrangea leafs out but does not flower, you pruned too late the previous year.

Note for US gardeners: Hydrangea paniculata (Limelight, Quick Fire, Tardiva) and Hydrangea arborescens (Annabelle, Incrediball, Strong Annabelle) bloom on new wood — they are cut back hard in late winter or early spring and flower reliably regardless of when you prune. The timing above applies only to H. macrophylla and H. serrata. If you are not certain which type you have, do not prune until after it flowers and you can observe the bloom time and head shape.

💙 Old wood blooms on last year's stems. New wood blooms on this year's. Know which you have.

05/18/2026

Happy to announce weekly we will giving a deserving superstar employee the “master of the mow” trophy. It comes with cash, gift cards and bragging rights. Let’s see who’s the first the earn this prestigious award

05/12/2026

A lil before and after of an awesome transformation. This house is now market ready. We love helping our realtor friends sell houses.

05/03/2026

3 full landscape transformations in just 24 hours. 🌱💪
Not touch-ups… not quick cleanups… full transformations. The kind that take vision, grit, and a team that refuses to cut corners when the pressure’s on.
No Option Lawns showed up, locked in, and delivered—because that’s what we do. Rain, heat, long hours… it doesn’t matter. Results are the only option.
Turning ordinary yards into something people are proud to come home to—THAT’S the mission.
No small feat… just another day putting in work.
Who’s yard is next? Enjoy the photos

05/02/2026

05/01/2026

Blessed enough to have a landscape job two streets over from our HQ tomorrow. We get to break out the alternative rig. This allows the closed in trailer to be working somewhere else tomorrow. This weekend we have 3 amazing plans to implement we can’t wait to share the before and afters with you all. Stay tuned.

04/26/2026

Today is a great day for aerating and seeding. Best work on a rainy day

04/23/2026

One of the yards we cut yesterday for a real estate investor this house will probably be on the market soon

04/21/2026

Another work of art tonight