Great for your lawn, safer for children and pets, and better for the environment
The need for better ethics in lawn fertilizing practices
Over 90 million tons of chemicals, including nearly 90,000 tons of pesticides, are sprayed on homeowners’ lawns every year (1). On average, that’s 10x more chemicals applied on home lawns than on farmland (2). Sadly, many of those harsh chemicals end up in our air, soil, and waterways rather than being used by your grass. The industry-standard method of spraying toxic chemicals over an entire yard risks the health of people, pets, and local wildlife like pollinators and birds.
While other companies might incorporate some organic products, they still rely heavily on toxic herbicides and synthetic fertilizers. At Rozelle, we aim to change that with fully organic fertilizers and a safer, low-toxicity approach to weed control.
Why It Matters
A New Land Ethic
Treating your grass with synthetic fertilizers and toxic herbicides is expensive and puts people, pets, pollinators, and the environment at risk. That just doesn’t sit right with us or many homeowners anymore. A new ethic is needed.
The Benefits of a More Ethical Approach
Builds Long-Term Lawn Resilience
Organic, natural fertilizers & soil amendments promote deep root systems, drought resistance, and fewer pest issues—reducing the need for constant treatment.
Reduces Your Workload
Over-fertilizing with synthetic products encourages grass growth which means more mowing. Who wants that?
Preserves Soil Health
Overuse of synthetic chemical treatments depletes soil biodiversity, leading to compacted, lifeless soil that requires more intervention over time.
Protects Waterways
Conventional synthetic fertilizers & pesticides often run off into storm drains, polluting rivers, lakes, and groundwater.
Protects Kids & Pets
Chemical lawn treatments can linger on grass and be harmful to children and animals who play outside.
Reduces Fossil Fuel Dependency
Many synthetic fertilizers are petroleum-based. Choosing organic options lowers our carbon footprint.
Supports Pollinators
Harsh chemical pesticides harm bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects vital to healthy ecosystems.
Aligns with Earth Stewardship
Ethical practices show a commitment to caring for the planet—something your neighbors, and future generations, will appreciate.
What Are Your Goals?
Finding the Right Company
Perhaps you’re concerned about what’s going on your yard and want alternatives to toxic weed killers. Maybe you’re passionate about supporting pollinators and are willing to tolerate a few weeds to ensure no harm is done.
Whatever your reasoning, you’re not alone in caring about good land ethics in your yard. Ultimately, we’re all looking for the same result: beautiful, healthy, safe lawns to enjoy.
What Homeowners Want
In a survey we conducted, we found that most homeowners:
- Want to mow and fertilize their lawns less
- Think soil health is extremely important
- Want birds, butterflies, and pollinators on their property
- Believe high chemical, labor, and water inputs on their lawn harm the environment
- Say that chemicals and non-native plants are an environmental concern
With few companies in our area offering a solution to these needs and concerns, we decided to step in and be the change we wanted to see.
The Rozelle Difference
Our Approach
It is our belief that you can have a nice, green lawn without harsh chemicals, and prioritize health without sacrificing quality. Our goal is to serve you well while helping nature flourish, which goes beyond just treating your grass—the health of our clients, our employees, your lawn, and the environment are important to us!
We Care. We Will Do Better.
To our knowledge, there are no other companies in Fort Wayne offering any viable, safer alternatives to the cheap, harmful, toxic chemical herbicides. We want to do our best to work with nature rather than against it, because a healthy environment is more important than our bottom line.
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then, when you know better, do better.”
Maya Angelou
Good Stewardship. Responsible Lawn Care. Healthy Relationships.
We will help you make your lawn healthy, resilient, and beautiful while protecting the well-being of people, animals, and ecosystems that inhabit it. As we work to bring better health to your yard, more wildlife like birds, butterflies, and pollinators will visit, enriching your everyday life by allowing you to interact with nature.
“If the end is to be truly beautiful, the means have to be beautiful too. In other words, if the results are to be truly beautiful, the process must be truly beautiful as well.”
Brian Zahnd
Our Eco-Lawn Fertilizing Programs
Rozelle’s organic approach to lawn fertilizing and weed control focuses on more than aesthetics. Our programs are designed to improve your soil, unlocking nutrients and adding beneficial microbes so your grass has the best growing conditions. The result: healthier, stronger, more resilient grass without the health risks of blanketing your yard with harsh chemicals.
Note: Broadleaf weed control is not included in our fertilizing programs, it is available as an add-on service. See below for more information.
RECOMMENDED
Fully Organic Program
3 applications of 100% organic fertilizer
2 applications of liquid biological soil amendments
Crabgrass control not included
Premium Hybrid Program*
3 applications of 80% organic fertilizer
3 applications of liquid biological soil amendments
1 application of low-toxicity grub control
1 application of crabgrass control†
Basic Hybrid Program*
3 applications of 80% organic fertilizer
2 applications of liquid biological soil amendments
1 application of crabgrass control†
Available Add-On Services
Weed Control
NO HARSH CHEMICALS. A safer, naturally derived, low toxicity product applied three times throughout the year for broadleaf weeds. This also has some post-emergent crabgrass control.
Organic Grub Control
Our biological grub control is made with naturally-occurring ingredients that disrupt the larval life cycle of pests, eliminating them before they can damage your lawn.
Soil Amendments
Our organic soil amendments help lower soil pH and unlock nutrients in heavy clay soil. We recommend 1-2 applications per year for lawns in new neighborhoods.
Aeration & Overseeding
We recommend annual seeding on heavy shade lawns and/or if your lawn has thin/bare spots. Our seed mixes are drought tolerant, disease & insect resistant, and require less fertilizer.
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* This is a hybrid program which uses approximately 80% organic products and 20% carefully selected and applied synthetic products.
† Crabgrass control is only sprayed along the edges of the yard where crabgrass is most likely to occur. This means roughly 10% of the yard is sprayed, as opposed to unnecessarily spraying the entire yard.
Eco-Lawn FAQs
What will the Eco-Lawn program do?
- Help build healthy soil and grass by introducing microbes and beneficial bacteria and fertilizer
- As your soil improves, your grass roots will become more plentiful and grow deeper.
- As grass roots grow deeper and multiply, your lawn will eventually need less fertilizer
- Your lawn will be more resistant to weeds, insect damage, and disease, and become more drought tolerant.
Why isn't weed control included?
Low-toxicity, safer weed control options are much more expensive than toxic chemical herbicides. In an effort to keep costs down, we have removed weed control from the fertilization programs and made it an add-on service upon request.
If you can tolerate some weeds, then you can opt-out of that service. If you want a weed-free lawn, you should include the safer weed control in your lawn service.
Otherwise, we can spot spray weeds at your request on a time/material charge.
Will I get weeds in my lawn?
We expect that you may see a few more weeds throughout the year. We can help you establish a thick, dense lawn that will help choke out weeds naturally. When some weeds do come, we can take care of them with safer products at your request.
*See below for tips to naturally suppress weeds
What are other companies doing?
To our knowledge, no other companies in Fort Wayne are committed to reducing and eliminating toxic chemical herbicides to this degree. Other companies, even some claiming to be organic, still rely heavily on toxic chemicals in their lawn fertilizing programs.
When you choose Rozelle, you can be assured your lawn will not be maintained by spraying 2,4-D or Dicamba herbicides. We kill weeds without putting you, your pets, wildlife, or the environment at risk.
How can I naturally suppress weeds in my yard?
You can help suppress weeds and crabgrass by following these easy steps:
- If your yard is thin or shaded, aeration and overseeding should be part of your natural weed control practice.
- Follow watering tips after seeding.
- Water the lawn during hot and dry periods. Watering should be deep and infrequent. Watering for 1-2 hours once per week is a good rule of thumb.
- Don’t scalp edges of lawn along sidewalks, driveway, curbs, etc.
- Mow lawn at a length of 3.5 to 4 inches. Don’t mow shorter than 3.5”.
- Don’t bag your grass. Grass clippings return nutrients back to your yard.
Still have questions?
Our stress-free process
Free estimate
We will come by your house to measure your lawn and answer any questions.
Pick your program
When you chose an Eco-Lawn Program, you are helping to remove toxic chemicals from the environment and to restore health back to your yard.
Sit back and relax
Your work is done—our team will come by and take care of the rest!
