Deanna wanted weekly mowing and a lawn care program to keep her lawn healthy and looking it’s best all year ’round. She also needed a landscape company that was available to do one time landscape projects like installing or fixing drainage issues. When work was completed she wanted a easy and simple way to access her… [Read More]
You Can Prevent Large Lawn Disease Outbreaks By Knowing What to Look For…
Let’s face it. Summer is tough on lawns. You have grubs, chinch bugs, sod webworms, crabgrass, nutsedge, drought stress, and one of the worst problems, turf disease. Even with a beautiful, green lawn free of insects and weeds, turf disease can sneak up to destroy all of your hard work. Every lawn, no matter how… [Read More]
The Key To Preventing Snow Mold is Doing the Right Things for Your Lawn in the Fall and Winter!
Snow mold is a type of fungus and a turf disease that damages or kills grass after snow melts, typically in late winter. It is a fungus which is highly common in the beginning stage of the lawn care season. There are two forms of snow mold. Gray Snow Mold and Pink Snow Mold. Both… [Read More]
Fire Pits – The Gift That Keeps On Giving All Year Long. See Why You Need One…
Most families enjoys have s’mores and a couple drinks under the stars? Once you have a fire pit, you can entertain the neighborhood as get out of the house and have some fun. Fire pits provide warmth when it’s cold and keep the bugs away when it’s hot. The following are some tips on deciding… [Read More]
Eco Friendly Tips For Keeping a Drought Tolerant Garden in the Midwest and Southeast Regions of the United States
Eco-friendly gardening is all about working with nature, not against it. The design can take on many looks depending on the site you have in mind. A wetland area will look different, for instance, than a miniature grassland prairie. The ideal eco-garden is made up of native species, and often becomes habitat for birds and… [Read More]
The Secret to Understanding Your Landscape is Knowing How to Handle Each of the Landscaping Layers!
We will try and describe here the astonishing array of ecosystems, plants, and elements (visual and structural) that make up your landscape. By being conscious of them and carefully considering them individually and collectively, you can assess your landscape and its needs with confidence. Your landscape can be a confusing place. however there is a… [Read More]
Landscaping Tips – How to Keep Compacted Soil From Threating the Health of Your Trees
Soil provides nourishment for the tree’s root system, so healthy soil is essential for a healthy tree! Make sure you’re planting your tree in the healthiest soil possible. Many trees on our property battle an unseen danger: compacted soil. That’s when the particles of the soil are packed together so tightly that air and water… [Read More]
Lawn & Landscaping Tips – How Do I Get Rid of Chinch Bugs?
Chinch bugs are small, true bugs (Hemiptera) that damage turf grasses There are a number of different species. Immature chinch bugs look like small, wingless adults and feed on the same plants. Chinch bugs cause irregular patches of dead or yellowed turf and are especially damaging during hot, dry summers following a dry spring. There… [Read More]
Fungal Diseases In Your Lawn? Here Are the Steps To Follow To Take Control Before It’s Too Late
If you suspect a fungal disease in your lawn, you should do the following… Test the Soil – Conducting a soil test can not only identify nutrient deficiencies that lead to stressed lawns and disease but sometimes can be used to diagnose the disease itself. Aerate – Loosen soil by aerating your lawn every year or two… [Read More]
Lawn Care Tips – What Causes Dollar Spot and How to Control It From Overcoming Your Lawn…
Infection by dollar spot (Sclerotinia homeocarp) appears as tan or straw-colored spots ranging in size from a quarter to that of a silver dollar sunken in the turf , which is how it gets its name. Occasionally, small cottony strings of the fungus can be seen growing from the diseased leaf blades. The fungus can… [Read More]