Spring brings flowers, fresh leaves, and beauty to the landscape. But it also brings weeds. There are dandelions, white clover, and crabgrass that we are familiar with. However, many times the plants pictured with this post are considered weeds. Do not be alarmed! These are not weeds, they are actually seed heads, or inflorescence, of grass plants. If you track the stalk back to the base, you can see that…
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“I have a crabgrass control product on my yard, isn’t that enough?” We wish that it was, but it is not. Here are a couple of tips to help to prevent crabgrass in your lawn even though you have a pre-emergent crabgrass control product on your lawn. Once your crabgrass control product is applied to your lawn, you will have to water it in to activate it. After it is…
Read MoreHeavy Rain
Rainfall can be a good thing for a landscape. It is water, and plants need water. However, heavy rain can start to be a nuisance to the landscape after a while. Heavy rains can erode loose soil. This can create ruts in a lawn or landscape. When the ruts are small, they will fill back in over time, but this may take some time to happen. If the ruts are…
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