A green lawn all winter? Is that a real possibility? Sure, it is. If you happen to live in the mid to deep south, across lower Missouri, Tennessee, Georgia and the Carolinas, the turf in your lawn may well be zoysia or bermudagrass. Both go dormant at first frost; but both can be over-seeded with…
As the stress of summer’s heat and dry conditions come to an end, leaves turn a golden-brown and fall to the ground, we all sense it, Winter is on the way. While most of us turn our thoughts and focus on inside activities, our lawn care responsibilities are really not complete. But what more is…
This has been one tough summer; especially if you have an American lawn. With temperature across the country over 90 degrees for extended periods and extremes in the South and West where daytime heat has reached into the triple digits, for your home lawn, there is nowhere to run, no place to hide! When you…
Given a choice most homeowners would at first glance prefer a lawn of dark green thick turf. What could be better than this carpet of grass; a play surface for the kids and an aesthetic benefit to home values. The problem is, some areas of the property may not be ideal or even adequate to…
With the end of summer, most folks are relieved and only too happy to put away the mower and rake and hunker down for a long winter season. Smart homeowners, on the other hand, take the opportunity to make the most of the fall season, at least where their lawns are concerned. In the fall,…
As fall arrives and leaves turn from green to brown, red, and gold, many homeowners are not sure about raking them off the lawn. All sorts of “experts” have told us to either leave them on the lawn or don’t. So, which is correct? The facts are these: If a heavy layer of in-tact leaves…
When winter’s cold dark days finally give way to the sights and sounds of Spring, we all feel the natural urge to get out there and enjoy nature; to do our spring ‘lawn work’. And, often, looking at winter’s damage, we decide to seed or over-seed thin and damaged areas of the lawn. It’s only…
In America, lawns are a big deal! It is estimated that the number of maintained home lawns are over 58 million. And, on the 58 million lawns, we spend over 30 billion dollars each year! Considering the huge number of lawns, individually, they average over 1/3 acre each and consume $517 in lawn products and…
Why is the neighbor’s lawn so pristine? Where are the weeds? Why do the beds look almost professionally maintained? The likely answer to these questions is summed up in a word, MULCH. Great! If that’s all it takes, I’ll simply pile on the mulch and the job is done, the problem solved. But wait, not…
Leaving on vacation; seven days of stress free fun and escape from the hum-drum duties we all face in maintaining our properties during the summer season. And, if you are like literally millions of other homeowners, one of your thoughts may be, “Better set the mower down for a close cut before we go so…
