Preparing Your Lawn for Winter
Many folks abandon their lawn care in late October, thinking the season is at an end. To the contrary, lawns…
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Lawn Applications: Speed is Not the Only Factor
Occasionally we are asked to “slow down” when applying lawn products, whether it be spraying by hand or using a…
Fall is the Ideal Time to Aerate and Seed Your Lawn
The undisputed best time of year to aerate and seed a lawn is in the fall. Warm soils, cool nights…
Lawn Alert: Disease Compounded by High Heat
With our weather predicted to enter the upper 80’s next week, perhaps higher, many lawns already infected with leaf spot…
Perennial Grassy Weeds
I find there is some confusion between crabgrass and other annual grassy weeds versus perennial grassy weeds such as orchard…
A Wet, Cold Spring is Damaging Lawns
Due to the ongoing wet, cold weather and late snow melt, lawns, especially those seeded last year, are experiencing serious…
Why Dethatching Can Hurt Your Lawn
I consistently hear folks telling me they plan to dethatch their lawn in the spring, despite my continual warnings against…
The Art and Science of Crabgrass Reduction
By definition, a weed is a plant out of place and unwanted and is therefore the focus of eradication methods.…
Voles & Moles in Your Lawn
Vole and mole damage is most visible in the spring and fall, often damaging lawns and ornamental landscapes with their…
An Early Spring?
An early spring offers fantastic opportunities for outdoor projects including spring clean ups, repairs, garden work and my favorite: lawn…
Visions of a Beautiful Lawn
As seed catalogs arrive, we get a peek into the not-so-distant future of gardening, and more importantly for some of…
Rock Salt Damage
With winter in full gear, rock salt is a widely used and inexpensive product to melt ice and snow. The…
