Have you ever thought about the height that you mow your lawn in the fall? The typical thinking for your lawn’s fall mowing height has been short, or at least shorter than during the summer. Have you ever thought of why you are mowing at that height during the fall? The old line of thought as to why to lower the height that you mow your grass in the fall…
Read MoreTrick(ling) Tree(t)
The leaves on the trees are well along when it comes to color. The leaf colors this year have been very pretty. However, it seems like the leaves are taking their time on falling off. The leaves falling are slowed because of the weather. We have had a wet fall. The increase in moisture helps to keep the leaves on the trees for a longer time in the fall. Now…
Read MoreWhy Clean Up Leaves?
Why clean up leaves? This may being going through some minds as we start to approach the leaf clean up season. Why even bother? What are the leaves on the lawn going to hurt? The leaves are going to hurt the lawn by killing it. Not on a chemical level, but the leaves will shade out the grass, starving the grass of the sunlight that it needs to grow, and…
Read MoreCutting Down Perennials
Now is a great time to work on cutting down perennials that are in your landscape. Perennials needs to be cut back to keep their appearance nice and clean. The vast majority of perennials need to be cut back at some time in the year. This most likely is going to be in the fall once they start to die back, or in the spring before the new growth starts.…
Read MoreDormant Warm Season Grass
Maybe you have noticed that the grass is starting to slow down. However, you may have also noticed that some grass is starting to go dormant. The grass starting to go dormant already are the warm season grasses that have established in this area. We typically have cool season grasses in Michigan. Kentucky Bluegrass, Perennial Ryegrass, and Fine Fescue are all cool season grasses that are perfectly suited for this…
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