Erosion can be a challenge in a landscape. You may have just reworked a portion of you landscape, and the first time that is rains, much of that work was washed away. This can be very frustrating. We will take a look at some erosion control solutions for lawn areas and landscape areas. When installing a new lawn with a slope, erosion control matting is worth the investment. A heavy…
Read MoreFertilizer Numbers
You see on fertilizer bags and information things like 25-0-4 and 10-0-10. But what do those fertilizer numbers mean, and what do they mean for my lawn? The lettered abbreviation for those numbers are NPK. Now that doesn’t help without more explanation. N stands for nitrogen and it is one of the main elements that helps grass grow. This is always the first number listed. Nitrogen is helpful in creating…
Read More2015 Growing Season Revving Up
The 2015 growing season is starting to rev up. April showers bring May flowers, and what do Mayflowers bring…Pilgrims. But on a less corny note, the early flowers are here, and before we know it, summer will be on our doorstep. I can’t see that as a problem, warm weather, sunshine, summer. But for now, we are still in spring. A new service that we have added this year is…
Read MoreBrown Footprints on My Lawn?!?
Have you ever seen footprints on your lawn? You can see exactly where someone went, but how did the footprints get there? Well we know how they got there, some walked through your lawn, but what exactly caused the footprints to appear. The footprints are caused when someone walks over frost covered grass. The frost is hard and frozen, and the grass is lush and growing. When the weight of…
Read MorePreparing for Spring
We are now in the middle of March. The vast majority of winter is behind us, but it is only March, there could be more to come. However, let’s not think about that. We should be preparing for spring. There are some projects that are going to need to be done once spring is fully here. Damage from snow plowing activities is one of the first thing that everyone sees…
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