Fix the soil, and the lawn often fixes itself.
For lawns that are tired, thinning, or slow to recover — but still have enough grass to work with. We rebuild the foundation: organic compost topdressing, core aeration, and pH correction matched to what your soil actually needs.
Three treatments, one foundation.
Organic compost topdressing with seaweed
Weed-free pelletized compost — leaf compost, seaweed (Ascophyllum nodosum) and humic acid, no animal by-products, manure, or sewage. Builds organic matter, water retention, and the soil biology your grass feeds on. Safe for family and pets.
Core aeration
Ottawa clay compacts. Core aeration opens the root zone so air, water, nutrients — and the compost — reach the roots instead of sitting on the surface. Aeration and topdressing together do what neither does alone.
pH testing & remediation
Soil pH measured in multiple spots, then corrected with the right amendment for how far out of range it is. If your pH doesn't need correcting, we don't apply a corrective — you get extra compost instead.
Programs from $160 +HST — exact range for your lawn in about 60 seconds below
Grass grows itself — when the soil lets it.
Most failing Ottawa lawns aren't short on seed; they're growing in compacted, depleted, out-of-range soil. Seeding over that is how homeowners end up paying for seeding twice. Strengthening the soil lets the grass you already have do what it's built to do — and if seeding is genuinely needed, it goes into ground that can support it.
Best used annually, spring or fall. It's the program behind every other program we run.
Common questions.
Will this fix my lawn without seeding?
Often, yes — that's the point of the program. If your lawn still has reasonable coverage, rebuilding the soil often lets the existing grass recover and thicken on its own. If the thinning is too far along, we'll tell you seeding is the next step — that's the Repair program, and the soil work counts toward it.
When should this be done?
Spring rejuvenates the lawn after winter; fall strengthens it before the freeze. It works best as an annual program — the foundation every strong lawn is built on, not a one-time rescue.
Is it safe for kids and pets?
Yes. The compost is weed-free with no animal by-products, and the program is chemical-free-first by design — organic inputs, mechanical aeration, and pH correction matched to your soil.
My lawn is dead along the driveway and sidewalk — road salt?
Very likely — winter salt breaks down soil structure, blocks water penetration and stresses roots with osmotic pressure, which is why the damage hugs pavement edges. Soluble calcium (Solu-Cal S, calcium sulfate) displaces the sodium and rebuilds soil structure, and it slots straight into the soil program where we find salt damage on site.
What does it cost?
Programs start from $160 +HST and scale with lawn size. The estimator gives you a range in about 60 seconds, and we confirm the exact price once your lawn size is verified with aerial measurement — no separate assessment visit needed.