MyLawn Turf & Tree

10/24/2026

We took this picture during a training session with our office team, and it reminded us just how much these three have on their plates every single day, but also how much fun they can have together!

Between answering phones, coordinating schedules, supporting our field teams, taking care of clients, and working around unpredictable Kansas weather, there's rarely a dull moment!

To put things into perspective, our office manages more than 10 different fertilizing and lawn care programs, our continually evolving tree health programs, vegetation management, irrigation maintenance, mosquito and outdoor pest control, holiday lighting, gutter cleaning, tree and shrub pruning, and retail products for our DoMyOwn clients. And believe it or not, that's not even everything we offer!

Now imagine keeping track of all of that! They're receiving information, answering questions, preparing estimates, pricing services, creating subscriptions, coordinating schedules, training, and making sure our field teams have everything they need to take care of our clients.

And then comes the weather! One change in the Kansas forecast can turn an entire day's schedule upside down. Suddenly, they're rearranging routes, rescheduling services, contacting clients, and making sure our field teams know where they're supposed to be. Sometimes they're rebuilding a schedule they just finished putting together! And just when everything seems to be back on track, the forecast changes again!

It's honestly incredible what these three accomplish in a single day, especially when you consider how much our services and programs continue to evolve.

Here in this photo, they were expanding their knowledge to better serve our DoMyOwn clients (doing a little role playing here), helping those who prefer caring for their own lawns to have the products, knowledge, and guidance to do it successfully.

But we want to take a moment to recognize each of them individually.

First, there's Kim! One of our owners and our Director of Operations as well as my incredible partner in life. She carries an incredible amount of responsibility, much of which happens without anyone ever noticing. Her dedication to her role, our team, our clients, and helping our company continue to grow means more than words can ever express. We're incredibly grateful for her leadership, her commitment, her wisdom, and the heart she pours into everything she does! The way we have grown internally in the 9 months she has been on board is remarkable.

And then there's Abby! In less than a year, she's taken on so much responsibility that we honestly wonder how we ever managed without her! She coordinates scheduling for our fertilizing, irrigation, and tree health teams while continually developing systems to keep us organized and running smoothly. And somehow, she balances all of that with being an incredible mother to some wonderful boys! Seeing how much she's accomplished already, we can't even imagine what she's capable of becoming! She has set the bar high for anyone who comes on board.

And Christian Pierce! Our Client Relationship Specialist, who's spent his first three months drinking from a fire hose and apparently doesn't care how wet he gets! He's already become a certified lawn applicator and is working toward his tree applicator certification this month, to better serve our clients. And he's doing all of this while balancing his life as a husband and father, building relationships, and becoming more involved in our community. His humility, drive to grow, and willingness to learn and take on new challenges have been incredible!

Here's what we appreciate most about these three. Their plates are already full, yet somehow they manage to make a happy plate every day and will gladly still ask for seconds!

The work they do isn't always visible, and we know there are days when we ask an awful lot of them. But their willingness to keep learning, growing, shifting, and caring for the people around them is something pretty special.

Kim, Abby, and Christian, thank you! Not just for everything you do, but for the heart and passion that you bring to doing it.

We're incredibly fortunate to have you helping make myLawn! what it is today, and even more excited about what we're becoming together!

10/20/2026

We are now accepting sod orders for NEXT THURSDAY & FRIDAY, October 29th and 30TH. Pickup can be made from 9 am -5:30 pm on Thursday & Friday.

Sod will be available by preorder first, so prepayment will ensure you get the sod you order. Any extra sod available after preorders are filled will be sold on a first come, first served basis.

Please call our office at 620-282-2076 to order, for availability, pricing, and more information. This will most likely be our final order of the season.

10/20/2026

Congratulations to Eli!! He is indeed a special young man!

Congratulations to Eli Somers, our Great Bend High School Student of the Week!

Eli is a special young man, and we appreciate who he is and the role model he is to so many. Eli takes pride in making students feel welcome and part of our school. Eli is driven and doesn't back down from the hard work it takes to reach his goals. He makes us all better, and we really appreciate him at Great Bend High School.

Eli. We are incredibly proud of you! Keep doing good!

10/19/2026

We have seen a LOT of new lawns coming up this fall and we have a couple more weeks of promising seeding and establishment weather looking at the forecast!!

If you have seeded or are contemplating, here is a little handout that may help with your establishment process!

10/16/2026

Try not to let the abundance of freeze alerts concern you too much!

10/06/2026

When we first evaluated this cypress, it was clearly struggling. The foliage was pale, the canopy was thinning, and the tree was showing us that something was not right.

Rather than simply treating what we could see above ground, we focused on understanding what was happening with the entire tree.

We improved conditions around the root collar, created a better root zone with a proper mulch ring, and provided a targeted treatment to help the tree respond to the stress it was experiencing.

The second picture was taken just three months later.

The improvement in color is obvious, but look a little closer and you can also see MUCH better foliage density, improved retention throughout the canopy, and noticeably improved vigor. And this was AFTER an incredibly difficult summer for our trees.

Is the tree completely recovered? Not yet. There are still areas of the canopy that need time to rebuild, and true recovery is something we measure over seasons, not weeks.

But this is exactly the direction we hoped to see.

This is what Tree Health Care means to us.
It is not simply treating symptoms. It is asking why the tree is struggling, improving the environment in which it is growing, addressing the stresses we identify, and then giving the tree the opportunity to do what trees are remarkably good at doing.

Recovering.

Three months down, and we are pretty excited to see what this cypress looks like next season and grateful for the trust this client has placed in us!

10/05/2026

Today marks four years that Sam Phillips has been part of the myLawn! team.

This morning, we spent some time going around the room and giving our team the opportunity to tell Sam what he means to them. As each person shared, it reminded me just how much Sam has become part of the heart of our company.

Just last week, we received a message from someone who was in the middle of a funeral procession. She took the time to snap a picture of Sam (shown below) and sent it to us because his simple act of respect and kindness meant that much to her and the people around her.

Stories like that are nothing new with Sam, but they never get old. His impact reaches beyond the work he does. It is found in the way he treats people, the way he represents our team, and the quiet kindness he shows when no one expects recognition for it.

We are incredibly honored to have Sam as part of the myLawn! family. So, if you see him out and about today, be sure to congratulate him on four years of heart filled service to his team, his clients, and his community.

Congratulations, Sam. We are truly better because you are here.

10/01/2026

Big shout out to my friend Ryan Bourne for coming out and spending some time with our team for a learning lunch last Friday.

Ryan and I have known each other for a long time, and I’ve always appreciated how willing he is to share what he knows and help us work through things when we run into a challenge.

Since moving to our new location, we have dealt with some water quality issues we did not have before, and Ryan has been a huge help in helping us better understand what is going on and what we can do about it. Today he spent some time with our team talking about adjuvants, water quality, and how much of an impact those little details can have on the results we provide.

I really value relationships like this. Good people who care about what they do, are willing to teach, and genuinely want to see others get better.

Without a doubt, we are better because of Ryan, and the lawns we care for are better because of his help too.

Thanks for always being willing to help us out, Ryan. We appreciate you, my friend!

09/24/2026

Another day in the life of tree diagnosis in Central Kansas!

We had the opportunity to stop in Larned and take a look at a newly planted row of cedar trees being used as a windbreak near the new elementary school just north of town.

While assessing a couple of trees that were raising some concerns, we opened up one of the declining branches and found something pretty interesting. Deep inside the wood was what appears to be a black horned juniper borer, preparing to overwinter before completing the next stage of its life cycle.

What made the diagnosis especially interesting was that the borer did not appear to be the primary reason the tree was struggling. Most of the activity we found was in branches that were already dead or severely declining, which tells us the borer was likely taking advantage of tissue that had already become stressed.

That is one of the things we love about tree diagnosis.

Sometimes the most obvious problem is not actually the original problem. Our job is to keep looking until we better understand the whole story the tree is telling us.

We were able to share our findings and recommendations, clean up our samples, and head on to the next one.

And I have to admit, finding these larvae buried nearly two inches into the wood was just plain cool!

If you are in Central Kansas and have concerns about the health of your trees, we would love the opportunity to help. Tree health is something we are passionate about, and we are always excited to learn more, diagnose what is happening, and do everything we can to help protect and care for your trees.

09/24/2026

We recently completed an irrigation audit on a property, and one zone told the story perfectly. At first glance, everything looked pretty normal. The sprinkler heads were spaced well, they all came on, and water was reaching the lawn. But once we started measuring what was actually happening, the story changed.

We placed collection cups throughout the zone and ran it for 23 minutes. Our target was about 1/4 inch of water. Along the south edge of the lawn, next to the sidewalk, with full sun and significant wind exposure, some areas were only receiving 1/8 inch or less. That is also one of the areas with the greatest water demand because of the full sun, wind exposure, and heat from the adjacent pavement. On the north side of the exact same zone, some areas were receiving close to 1 inch during that same 23 minutes. Same zone. Same run time. Completely different results.

When we inspected the system more closely, we found that the problem was not simply how long the zone was running. The nozzles were not matched correctly to the areas they were serving. Some heads on the north side were applying far too much water, while the exposed south edge was not receiving enough. In other words, the system was using plenty of water, but it was not distributing that water evenly.

The entire zone was using approximately 27 gallons per minute. By correcting the nozzle sizes, we can bring that down to approximately 21 gallons per minute while actually improving the amount of water reaching the part of the lawn that needs it most. That is a considerable percentage reduction in total water use from this zone while creating much better distribution. At a 45 minute watering cycle, three times per week, that could save approximately 14,000 gallons of water during a 30 week irrigation season.

And this was only one of seven zones. If the other six zones show similar opportunities for improvement, the total savings could approach 100,000 gallons during a single irrigation season.
Think about that for a moment. The lawn was not struggling because the property needed more water. The property was already using plenty of water. It simply was not putting that water where it needed to go.

That is why irrigation audits matter. Proper nozzle selection, pressure, spacing, precipitation rate, controller settings, soil conditions, sun exposure, wind exposure, and actual measured distribution all matter. Better irrigation can improve turf health, soil health, tree and landscape health, and dramatically reduce the amount of water we waste.

Sometimes the answer is not more water. Sometimes the answer is simply putting the right amount of water in the right place.