Hydroseeding in Lyon Township, MI

Hydroseeding in Lyon Township is driven by new building. The township had 11,041 residents in 2000 and 23,271 in 2020, more than doubling in two decades. In 2000 there were only 4,065 housing units across about 32 square miles; much of what is here now was built since. That pace means a constant supply of bare lots, raw subdivisions and builders who need cover established quickly.

Why speed matters on new lots

A graded lot left bare through a wet spring loses topsoil to every storm and fills the street drains with silt. Hydroseeding puts seed, mulch and tackifier down in one pass, so the soil is protected the same day. Oakland County's homeowner rules ask that silt fence stay up until grass is established and that vegetation go in as quickly as possible, which is exactly what this method is built for.

Higher ground, drier summers

The township sits at about 942 feet. Open, newly graded lots at that height catch wind and sun, and the top half inch of soil dries fast in July. We avoid midsummer seeding where we can, and when a builder schedule forces it, we put down a heavier mulch layer and plan for watering.

Near Kensington

Kensington Metropark occupies the site of the former village of Kensington. Homes near the park and its wooded edges often have natural low areas and drainage paths that run toward it. We keep those paths open when grading and seed the swale bottoms with a blanket if they carry real flow.

Industrial parks too

Quadrants Research Park and Lyon Industrial Research Park sit in the township, and new commercial pads need sediment control and seeding around their stormwater basins. On those pads our crews run the perimeter fence, guard the catch basins and spray heavy hydromulch on the basin side slopes.

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