Hydroseeding in Lebanon, TN

Hydroseeding in Lebanon runs into a soil problem that most places do not have. The city was named for the red cedars common in the area, and those cedars grow where they do because the soil is thin. South of town, Cedars of Lebanon State Forest is known for cedar glades, open areas where limestone bedrock is exposed or covered by only a skim of soil.

Why soil depth matters

In a glade, bare rock patches support nothing, gravelly spots carry only grasses, and very thin soil supports shrubs and small cedars. A lawn needs more than that. On Lebanon lots, especially in the flatter ground of the eastern Central Basin, we check how deep the soil is before seeding. Where rock is close to the surface, bringing in topsoil is often what makes the difference between a lawn and a weedy patch.

Water underground

The area is karst country. The limestone beneath it has weathered into joints, underground streams, caves and sinkholes, and much of the drainage moves underground before reaching creeks like Hurricane Creek and, eventually, Percy Priest Lake. When we grade a yard here, we avoid steering runoff into an open sinkhole and keep sediment out of any visible opening.

Native plants

The glades are home to some 350 plant species, 29 of them found only in cedar glades, including the Tennessee coneflower. Not every yard has to be all turf. Low-maintenance areas, banks and field edges can be seeded with native grasses or wildflowers where the owner wants that look.

Common Lebanon work

• Topsoil and seeding on rocky, thin-soil lots
• Hydroseed lawns in new neighborhoods
• Erosion control on banks and ditches
• Native grass seeding on field edges

If your yard has rock showing through or grass that never takes, let us look at it. Get a free estimate or call (615) 437-2205.