Landscaping in Carencro, LA

Landscaping for Carencro Homes and Properties

The name Carencro comes from the Cajun French word for buzzard, and legend says huge flocks roosted in the bald cypress where the settlers arrived. The first post office opened in 1872 and St. Peter's Catholic Church in 1874, so some yards here have grown up with a century or more of live oaks.

Weekly Lawn Care for Carencro

We keep Carencro lawns on a weekly plan with the same crew and day each visit, and the plan most customers pick is 44 cuts a year. We mow at the right height for your grass, edge along walks and drives and blow the walks clean. Customers on fixed incomes appreciate a fixed price for the season.

Drainage and Low Spots

Bayou Carencro runs through the area, and there is a high water table in low ground east of town. After heavy rain, side yards and back corners hold water for days. We trench a French drain along the low side, add a catch basin and pipe downspouts away from the slab.

Flower Beds and Seasonal Clean-Ups

Live oaks drop their old leaves in late winter, and beds fill with debris. We clean them out, trim dead growth and lay fresh mulch two to three inches deep. A spring clean-up sets the beds up for the summer.

Church, School and Business Grounds

Carencro has many church grounds and small business lots along I-49 and US 182. Our commercial crews run set weekly routes and check sprinklers in summer. Event weekends get extra attention if we know the date.

Fill Dirt and New Lots

New homes north of town sit on raised fill pads like in other parts of the parish. We apply the same steps: loosen the soil, add compost and slope the yard away from the house.

Soil, Water and Seasons in Carencro

Carencro sits at about 39 feet above sea level, among the higher ground in the parish, but low pockets east of town hold water in the clay. The old town grew around live oaks and bald cypress, and many yards still shade under big trees. Shade slows grass, so we cut a little taller and cut back on fertilizer under the oak canopy.

A Year of Yard Work in Carencro

• Winter: haul leaves, reset beds and fix wet spots while the ground is workable.
• Spring: first feeding in April and weed control before summer.
• Summer: weekly mowing and watching shaded turf for fungus.
• Fall: overseed bare spots and plant winter color.

How We Handle Fixed Budgets

Many Carencro households watch the budget. We give a flat price per visit for lawn care and a written number for projects, and we stage bigger fixes: drainage this season, a bed reset the next. We would rather lose a job than sell more than a yard needs.

A Recent Job in Carencro

A homeowner off Hector Connoly Road had a side yard under a live oak that stayed soggy and bare. We ran a short French drain to the street, mulched thinly over the roots rather than cutting them, planted ferns and holly fern that like shade and swapped the lawn there for a bed. The work took two days and cost $1,900.

In Carencro we most often do weekly lawn care, French drains, flower beds and mulch and commercial grounds.

Next Door: Scott

We also work in Scott, only a short drive from Carencro, so a crew is often nearby. If you have a neighbor with a project, we can sometimes schedule both on the same trip.