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 MoreThanksgiving 2015
We at Harkes Landscape wish you a happy Thanksgiving! We are so thankful for all of our customers. We are also thankful for all that we have been blessed with in life. We wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving!
Read MoreChanging Seasons
You can tell that fall is here. There is color on the trees, baseball is in the post season, the days are getting shorter. Very soon, the leaves will need to be picked up in bulk as we leave summer and head towards winter. Isn’t fall what is great about Michigan, maybe not fall specifically, but we have four very distinct seasons. The beauty of fall is great. The only…
Read MoreFall Grass Growth
You may have noticed that fall grass growth has started to slow as we approach the middle of October. How does the grass know that it is October? Well, it really does not have a clue. Grass, like all plants use the weather to grow. We are starting to get into average temperatures that are cooler. Cool season turf grass (the kind that we have in West Michigan), the leaf…
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Happy Thanksgiving from Harkes Landscape Management, LLC. We are thankful for so much, not only at work, but in everything we do and have. We have been blessed with so much, and we hope that you have too. We wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
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