The trampled soil is able to hold less oxygen and neither the water nor the nutrients are able to seep deep inside the earth to the plants roots that results in slower plant growth marring the look of your lawn. Lawn aeration can be done using mechanical lawn aerators, the device having a drum like structure with spoons or tines attached at its base to remove soil cores. If you have cool season grass, such as Bentgrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, Rough Bluegrass, Tall Fescue, Creeping Fescue, Annual Ryegrass and Perennial Ryegrass, you will want to fertilizer your new lawn in the fall. The months between September and December are the best months for fertilization. This will promote root growth and help the grass to be tolerant to heat and drought in the summer heat. If you truly want to get your new lawn off to a great start, you should have your soil tested. If you do not want to fool with locating a lab that will test your soil, simply purchase a soil testing kit and do it yourself. Soil tests will tell you what amendments should be added to your soil prior to planting. Some other equipment that is used in the gardening field is sprayers. Sprayers are used to spray water in the entire garden. There are different types and shapes of sprayers available in the garden. The next in the lawn care equipment category are the tillers. Tilling is very essential to allow the penetration of new seeds in the garden. There are some grasses, which are considered warm season grasses and cold season grasses, which are quite suitable for the climate of North America. One has to remember that if there is some rain during the summer months, the grass is going to be dormant. The grass types which are good for cold climates, which mean the winters are cold and the summers are hot, are Kentucky Bluegrass, Red Fescue, Ryegrass and Bent grass. There is a wide range of services, which are offered by the companies so you should be clear about the kind of services you want from the lawn care professional such as seeding, aeration, maintenance, pest control etc. It is also helpful and extremely convenient, if you hire a lawn care professional from your neighborhood.