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The Essential Program

The Defender

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Overview

Season-Long Turf Vitality

For homeowners who want reliable, season-long results, the HillSide’s Essential Program delivers a higher level of protection and performance than basic weed-and-feed plans. This essential lawn care program option is designed to keep your turf healthy, resilient, and visually consistent from spring through fall.

Building on the fundamentals of our Economy plan, the Essential Program adds stronger prevention, diagnostic testing, and root-level protection—addressing common lawn challenges such as patchy growth, persistent weeds, and underground pests before they become bigger problems.

Program Highlights

Why Choose Essential?

This program is ideal for homeowners who value seasonal lawn maintenance and want dependable results throughout the year.

Year-Round Care

We provide comprehensive coverage tailored to the changing seasons.
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Preventative Focus

Stops problems before they start with stronger prevention for crabgrass and pests.

Scientific Approach

Includes diagnostic testing to ensure we are treating your soil correctly.
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What Is Included?

The Essential Program provides 5 on-site visits throughout the year. During these scheduled visits, we combine multiple critical services to maximize efficiency and results:

Soil pH Testing
We don’t guess; we test. This program includes a Soil pH Test (Soil Sample) to analyze the acidity of your soil. This ensures our treatments are effective and your turf can better absorb the nutrients we apply.

Enhanced Nutrition & Weed Control
We provide season-long fertilization to keep the grass fed, coupled with stronger weed and crabgrass prevention to keep invaders out.

Grub & Soil Insect Control
Unlike the Economy plan, the Essential Program digs deeper. We include grub and other soil-insect control to protect your root system from damaging subsurface pests.

See What We Can Do For Your Lawn

Is the Essential Program Right for You?

This is our “standard of care” package. It is perfect if you want to ensure your lawn is protected against invisible threats like grubs and pH imbalance, which basic weed-and-feed services often miss.

Summary of Inclusions:

  • Lawn Nutrition/Fertilization
  • Weed Prevention and Removal
  • Grub & Other Soil Insects Control
  • Soil pH Test

Please note the following services are NOT included in the Essential Program:

  • While the Essential Program covers all chemical and biological necessities, it does not include mechanical services such as lawn aeration and overseeding, or advanced organic treatment options available in our Deluxe and Premier programs.

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