De-thatching – When the clippings/bulk are purposely removed from the lawn so that the grass can receive water more easily and grow better.

Excelsior – Soft wood shavings for stuffing.

Flail Mowers – A type of mower where the blades are on a cylinder (as opposed to a disk with a regular mower,) and the blades rotate from top to bottom.

Floret – One of the small flowers forming the head of a plant.

Frost Heaving – A bulge in the ground or pavement caused by the freezing of moist earth.

Fungicides – Substances that destroy fungi.

Glumes – The husk of grasses.

Grading – To make level or evenly sloping.

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Blade – Straight narrow leaf of grass, or associated with a mower or roto-tiller, the “blades” that cut the grass or do the dethatching.

Most of the time you will be using a gas powered trimmer that spins a string, (made of nylon) at a high rate of speed to cut grass. This should be done with the intention of trimming this area so that it is level with the rest of the turf that you have just cut with a mower. As with a mower, don’t cut off over 1/3 of the height of the turf, doing so will make the areas appear to be scalped, and your customer will not be happy with you.