A BIG Thank You To BESTLAWN and the gang

[kingofgreen]

Hello all
I just wanted to take a second and give a BIG THANK YOU to Mallory (Bestlawn). Last June I made a decision to renovate my so-so lawn with a elite KBG. Mallory was instrumental in helping me select cultivators to fit my requirements and also eased the pain when it came to killing off my old lawn and start from scratch.Your thoughts and personal attention were greatly appreciated. As she always says patients is absolute imperative when growing these cultivators and now everything she said is coming true. The blue tint with a little sparkle is just like you said,the "filling in" is really amazing, I couldnt be happier !! Thank you

Thank you to Andy, who took the time to whip up one of his "magic potions" and made my lawn really thrive this spring after all the rust issues during the renovation and slow growth. Who would of thought a little soap would go such a long way!! LOL. Your "soil knowledge" is truly amazing and greatly appreciated.

Finally to GaryCinChicgao who has been my wing man of this whole renovation. Sense last April Gary has endured countless rantings and ramblings from me about the renovation and has always responded with encouraging thoughts and a wealth of knowledge. Greatly appreciated bud

To everyone else on these forums, MorphousPA, Abyss,Turftoes, Bpgreen, Mishmosh,DCHall and everyone else that has helped me along the way thank you very much for taking the time to share your expertise with me.


Here we are today an Elite KBG lawn of Boutique, Midnight and Prosperity with a touch of Bedazzled

[eriocaulon]

Holy smokes! That is what I call showcase!!! Congrats.

[skizot]

Looks awesome! Love that color and density, too!

[MorpheusPA]

You're more than welcome. It's too bad the lawn doesn't look better...NOT.

[andy10917]

KOG, that is truly amazing. It's beautiful.

Could I ask a huge favor? Could you spend 30 minutes and put together a single thread with one representative picture of each "phase" the lawn went through? I know it's all here in several threads, but having a single thread that shows a potential renovator what it all takes (and all the trials and tribulations) to get that end-result would be a thread that we all could point at. Oh, OK - gloat and put a few pictures of the final product.

Once again, congratulations on a result that truly defines "Showcase". What do the neighbors and friends say? Let me guess - they all think it was 100% the seed and property, and they ignore the enormous amount of work that it takes, right? That's what I'm getting about my renovation - "you're so lucky to have a piece of property that grows grass like that".

[Bestlawn]

WOWZA!!!! You really are the King of Green with that king of a lawn.
You're very welcome, and I'm extremely happy to have been a part of that fabulous outcome.
Got a favorite money shot for the showcase? I like the first one, but you may have another preference.
Just let me know if you prefer I didn't place any of the pics in the showcase or if you want to take a different one.

[GaryCinChicago]

The blue tint with a little sparkle is just like you said

And all along I thought it was called 'bluegrass' because of the seed color when allowed to mature!
That is absolutely DROP DEAD GORGEOUS, Jason!

Finally to GaryCinChicgao who has been my wing man of this whole renovation. Sense last April Gary has endured countless rantings and ramblings from me about the renovation and has always responded with encouraging thoughts and a wealth of knowledge. Greatly appreciated bud

Your very welcome ... but it wasn't me - it was yourself.
You had the desire to learn, the desire to pursue to this level and follow through and most importantly, read and absorb the links I sent you from people far more experienced and knowledgeable than myself.

I was only the map - you did the driving that got you to were you are today.

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PS - The only credit I'll take is that camera I recommended to you.
If you had used your old camera, nobody would be even replying to this thread!!!!!!! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[turf_toes]

KOG,

It's looking great! It will only get better with time too. You'll find the color will deepen and the density will improve greatly over the next two years. You're still in the early stages of the game. Flash forward to June 2011 and I think you're going to be very, very happy with your lawn.

[GaryCinChicago]

Could I ask a huge favor? Could you spend 30 minutes and put together a single thread with one representative picture of each "phase" the lawn went through? I know it's all here in several threads, but having a single thread that shows a potential renovator what it all takes (and all the trials and tribulations) to get that end-result would be a thread that we all could point at.

.... and be sure to include that funny looking test section you had.

Looked funny at the time, but it sure proved that something simple was lacking

[kingofgreen]

KOG, that is truly amazing. It's beautiful.

Could I ask a huge favor? Could you spend 30 minutes and put together a single thread with one representative picture of each "phase" the lawn went through? I know it's all here in several threads, but having a single thread that shows a potential renovator what it all takes (and all the trials and tribulations) to get that end-result would be a thread that we all could point at. Oh, OK - gloat and put a few pictures of the final product.

Once again, congratulations on a result that truly defines "Showcase". What do the neighbors and friends say? Let me guess - they all think it was 100% the seed and property, and they ignore the enormous amount of work that it takes, right? That's what I'm getting about my renovation - "you're so lucky to have a piece of property that grows grass like that".

Thanks Andy, and yes I will work on that post showing my progression during the renovation over the next few days and get that posted for ya.

Surprisingly the neighbors haven really said much about the lawn, but today my brother in law was in aww about how soft the lawn felt,he asked me if he could roll around in it naked with his "special friend" .

[kingofgreen]

WOWZA!!!! You really are the King of Green with that king of a lawn.
You're very welcome, and I'm extremely happy to have been a part of that fabulous outcome.
Got a favorite money shot for the showcase? I like the first one, but you may have another preference.
Just let me know if you prefer I didn't place any of the pics in the showcase or if you want to take a different one.

Your too kind Bestlawn,Thank you!! This lawn renovation is something I would have never accomplished with out everyones help on these forums. Please feel free to use what ever picture you think looks best for the Showcase. I still cant believe I have reached Showcase status!! I`ll be a giddy school kid when I see my lawn displayed on the front page!!!

[kingofgreen]

Thank you everyone for your kind words, I`m looking forward to my lawn growing deeper,greener,and thicker.
These elite KBG cultivators are truly amazing, and live up to the pedestal they have been placed on.

[Abyss]

ah......it looks ok

[talldesk]

You did a very good job. Did you RU the old lawn before putting down the elite seeds ?

[kingofgreen]

You did a very good job. Did you RU the old lawn before putting down the elite seeds ?

Thank you talldesk and yes I RU`d the whole lawn (10K sqft) last August


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[stotty295]

Hey guys, I can't see the pictures that Kingofgreen posted. Anyone else having the same issue?

[Bestlawn]

I can see them.

[stotty295]

I have tried Firefox and IE, no dice either way.

[bpgreen]

I see them fine in Chrome.

[turf_toes]

Your ISP might be blocking them (say, if you are surfing from a work account).