FVL’s summer season starts in April and goes through November (these dates are depended on snow accumulation on the ground). 

FVL’s snow removal season starts in November and goes through March.

The main services that FVL offers are: Lawn Maintenance, Lawn Nutrition, Weed Control, Annual Planting, Bed Work, and Irrigation Maintenance.  

The importance of a licensed and insured company is peace of mind for the client.  If there is an unfortunate accident, for example where a window my be broken, an insured company will be able to cover the damages.  A licensed company gives you the knowledge that the company you are hiring has been verified by the area your property is located.  

A weekly maintenance service visit for a residential property will consist of mowing, edge trimming, and a blow off of hard surfaces.  The property can also see small attention to detail that very from visit t visit, such as hand weeding, quick shrub pruning, and minor irrigation adjustments. 

For most services, no one is required to be home.  If no one is home, it is asked that pets not be in the area that is being serviced and moveable objects not impede the service that need to be done.  If there is a service where it is needed for someone to be available, arrangements will be made prior to the service date.

FVL is a high end all season maintenance company, that focuses on maintaining new and mature landscapes.  We do take on small landscape and irritations installs, however our focus is on the upkeep and maintenance. 

A healthy ecosystem is created on a property through IMP (Integrated Pest Management) program, a collective group of actions that work together to encourage the landscape to thrive as one cohesive unit.  Proper mowing habits, plants that thrive in the given location, nutrition, pruning, watering, and preparing for winter are all components of creating a healthy ecosystem.

Yes, encouraging a healthy turf through proper nutrition can work to out-compete common lawn weeds reducing the use of herbicides.

A lawn can be weed free while a property can continue to benefit pollinators.  With additions of flowering trees, shrubs, and perennial beds you can enjoy a weedless lawn and still feel good about helping the pollinators.

Here in the Flathead valley we have large pockets of dense clay heavy soil, nutrient deprived sandy soil, and areas of healthy rich soil.  With such diversity in the area it is important to identify the soil and create a program to benefit the individual property.  Soil conditioning can either be helping to break up clay heavy soils, introducing organic matter to sandy soils, or managing the amout of water healthy soils require.

An irrigation and nutrient program give the investment of your turf the tools it needs to thrive at its best.  Irrigation ensures the lawn has the adequate water its needs, to not become stressed during periods of dry weather decreasing its vigor.  A nutrient program feeds the lawn what it needs to optimized the water and light it receives helping the turf out compete unwanted weeds and reduce bear spots. 

Aside from you gaining additional free time and reducing physical labor, you are gaining the skill and knowledge of professional.  Maintenance of equipment, quality of products used, and ability to know how to efficiently and effectively complete a task, giving your property the ultimate cure appeal.  

Benefits to having a company be all inclusive is the communication between departments to troubleshoot problems as they arise, billing through one company, and cohesiveness of a landscape that has one vision. 

Bills are encouraged to be paid online via a link in the website or the invoice, a credit card can also be set up on file to reduce the chance of encountering late fees. 

The payment schedule is either an eight or twelve month schedule with the total for service provided spaced out over the specified months.