We have come to the end of the 2016 growing season. It was another unique year, but aren’t all years unique? Each year has its own quirks and challenges, but like every year, we make our way through. We had a warm start to the spring. However, spring always throws some roller coaster-like weather at us with a high temperature on April 9 of 34 degrees and one week later…
Read MoreThanksgiving 2016
I just wanted to share a few things that I am thankful for when it comes to working: As we approach the end of another growing season, I want to thank all of our customers who we worked for this past year. It is always a joy working on your lawns and landscapes helping to solve problems that arise and keep things in check and properly maintained. I am also…
Read MorePreparing Your Lawn for Winter
The leaves are showing some color, the weather shows signs of fall, and your lawn can sense it too. The cooler temperatures start to signal to the grass it is time to start to prepare for the winter to come. Now that the grass knows, what are some things that can be done to help with preparing your lawn for winter? Fall fertilizer needs to be rich in potassium. Potassium…
Read MoreIntegrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management, that sounds fancy and confusing. So what is it? It is a way of dealing with pests within an area that involves more that just using pesticides (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, etc.) Integrated Pest Management involves many different methods of controlling pests. When we think about controlling a pest within a landscape, many times it is thought to just treat the problem with chemicals. Chemicals are an option,…
Read MoreLabor Day 2016
As we approach the end of summer, and start to look towards fall, we get a chance to celebrate Labor Day 2016. So to start, thank you to all of those who have labored to make this country great. Just like it takes many jobs to make this country great, it takes many different tasks to keep your lawn looking great. I know this is a bit of a stretch,…
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