Xeriscaping in Northern New England
Living in the Northeast I never thought I would consider adding xeriscaping (pronounced zera-scaping) to my landscape design repertoire. Whatever…
Your Life Outside
October prepares your lawn for winter
Fall is an excellent time to repair your lawn. Especially after experiencing a ten year heat record this past summer. …
How to restore your lawn after a flood
For those with a home lawn in a flood plain or next to a waterway, removal of as much sediment…
Winterizer lawn applications
You read the phrase ‘lawn winterizer’ in newspaper advertisements and hear the chatter in the local hardware store. With a…
Autumn brings out the best in a lawn in NH & VT
With autumn in full swing, most lawns in NH & VT should be well recovered from what was a record…
VT lawns flooded buried in silt.
Hurricane Irene knocked out power, collapsed bridges older than most can remember, and left lawns buried in what can only…
Your lawn, the importance of soil and grass seed
Your lawn is too sandy, it’s full of clay, it’s compacted, or perhaps the topsoil is thinner than the crust…
Improve your lawn this fall
Fall is the best time to repair your lawn after experiencing a brutal hot summer. Although your lawn may contain…
Fall aeration is good for your lawn
Core aeration or aeration is a physical process that utilizes a heavy machine called an aerator. Similar to a garden…
Late summer lawn abuse
Midsummer weather can put even a great looking lawn into a slow dive of despair without careful attention. As the…
July lawn tips while your on vacation
July is a month where your home lawn can be easily neglected due to many New Englanders seeking out the…
Lawn diseases can mimic insect damage
Most lawn diseases are fungal in nature, appearing from early spring to late fall, manifesting from minor discoloration to swift…
Prepare your lawn for summer
As June fades into July, there are definite guidelines on what you, as a homeowner should do and not do…
