Now this may sound strange, but fertilizer can help control the weeds in the yard. But, it is not as direct as what you may be thinking or hoping. The fertilizer itself will not control the weeds, but it can help your healthy lawn to control the weeds. Now that introduction only seemed to complicate things. I first want to make sure that I have not muddied the waters, so…
Read MoreSlow to Wake Up in the Spring
Have you every noticed that some lawns like the spring more than other lawns? It may seem weird at first, but when you think about the complexity of the lawn, it is not so weird after all. In Michigan home lawns, there are three desired main species of grass, Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, and fine fescue. Of those three species, there are hundreds of cultivars (subgroups). With that being the…
Read MoreBack Filling Around Plants
Installing a new landscape can be a fun transformation for your property. Out with the old and in with the new. When reworking a landscape, it typically means many new plants. I occasionally will get the questions about how the plants are going to be back filled. The most common back filling question is about bringing in new soil to do the back filling. Back filling is the task of…
Read More2017-2018 Winter Season Wrap-Up
Talk about a little slow, but a cold start to winter. Just after Christmas and through the very beginning of the new year, it was just bitter cold. Many nights had below zero temperatures, and the lake effect snow was in high gear. This lasted until mid-January when we started to get some more seasonable temperatures as well as some temperatures a little above average for a few days here…
Read MoreGetting Ready for Spring
Here we are, it is early March, and spring is just around the corner. At Harkes Landscape, we are getting ready for the growing season to start. Equipment is in the process of being woken up from its winter hibernation, and we are prepping as much as we can to get the season going. We are not the only ones getting ready for spring. Your landscape and lawn are getting…
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