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How to Improve Drainage in Your Lawn

If you’re experiencing drainage problems in your lawn, there are several steps you can take to improve the situation: Identify the problem areas: Observe your lawn during and after a rainstorm to identify areas that have standing water or are slow to drain. Aerate your lawn: Lawn aeration can improve drainage by loosening compacted soil, allowing water […]

May 09, 2023

10 Things to Consider When Choosing a Professional Lawn Service

Here are 10 things to consider when choosing a professional lawn service: Reputation: Choose a lawn service with a good reputation in your community. Look for online reviews and ask for references from past clients. Licensing and Insurance: Make sure that the lawn service is licensed and insured. This will protect you in case of accidents […]

May 09, 2023

How to know if you should hire a professional to maintain your lawn?

Deciding whether to hire a professional to maintain your lawn depends on several factors, including your time, experience, and budget. Here are some signs that you might want to consider hiring a professional: Lack of time: If you have a busy schedule and don’t have the time to devote to maintaining your lawn, a professional […]

May 09, 2023

Mulch: 20 Diverse Benefits for Your Lawn & Garden

Mulch is a material of many talents. Mulch adds much more than stylish curb appeal to your lawn. Sure, it’s a supermodel of lawn style, adding character and visual beauty to your property. Mulch is also a multi-beneficial nutrient for landscape beds, gardens and trees. “Humble mulch is the quiet workhorse of the garden,” HomeDepot.com […]

Apr 06, 2023

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The Whats, Whys and Hows of Dethatching

Dethatching. It’s far from the most exciting word in lawn care, but one of the most essential terms for homeowners to know and understand. It’s also no homeowner’s idea of a fun way to spend a Saturday afternoon, but, for at-risk lawns, it’s an absolutely necessary chore every once in a thatchy grass while. Dethatching […]

Mar 10, 2023

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Applying Spring Pre-Emergent Fertilizer for Weed Prevention

Even during the bitter cold of winter and early spring, weeds never sleep. Like ninjas in the grass, they are quietly plotting their return to unwelcome, unsightly invasion of your lawn and garden. As any veteran gardener and landscaper will tell you, it’s never too early to begin the fight against invasive weeds and grass. […]

Mar 01, 2023

For Lawns, Snow Actually Has Positive Attributes

Snow, what is it good for? For most people who are not professional skiers, snowblower salesmen or 5-year-olds who want to go sledding 24/7, the answer is nothing. But for your lawn, believe it or not, snow can be a godsend, a natural fertilizer and insulator that protects it from the winter’s harshest elements and […]

Feb 07, 2023

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How to Avoid Accidentally Killing Your Lawn This Winter

Behold winter, the one season that should come with a Lawn Health Advisory Warning. Winter’s harsh elements spare no one, especially those who battle and endure it 24/7. As if 50 below zero wind chills, Iowa blizzards, cement skies and waves of snowstorms weren’t enough, your lawn is also weathering other dangerous man-made auxiliary threats […]

Jan 16, 2023

Why Does Grass Turn Brown During Winter?

It’s one of the most winteresque, depressing signs of winter: brown, seemingly lifeless lawns. It’s the antithesis of a Norman Rockwell painting. In a word, it’s dull. Just like white snow is the trademark color of winter, brown is the signature color of grass in hibernation until warmer, friendlier weather arrives in spring. But exactly […]

Dec 05, 2022

Are You Making These Common Fall Lawn Fertilizing Mistakes?

The first, toughest rule of life is nobody’s perfect. Even the 1985 Chicago Bears lost once. Tom Brady, the greatest quarterback of all time, has misfired on over 4,000 of his nearly 12,000 career passing attempts. In Major League Baseball’s vast 147-year history, only 23 pitchers have thrown a perfect game and those pitchers were […]

Nov 04, 2022