A healthy green lawn begins with great soil. However, soil is often more complicated than it looks. It contains the vital nutrients and living organisms that dictate a strong and sustainable lawn. How do you know if you have great soil? By soil testing. Trying to grow...
Everyone dreams of having the healthiest and greenest lawn on the block. Homeowners will put a great deal of time and effort into their lawn care in hopes of achieving this, but unfortunately those efforts can often do more harm than good. Maintaining a healthy lawn...
Throughout the growing season, your lawn may become stressed from multiple factors such as heat, drought, insects, disease and just plain old overuse. A stressed lawn can thin out and become infested with weeds and crabgrass and ruin your healthy lawn. One of the most...
The end of the summer does not mean the end of caring for your lawn. Fall is an important transition period not just for us, but for our lawns as well! After a season of stress and heavy usage, your lawn may start showing signs of wear and tear. From mid-August to the...
It’s time to throw one of your last barbeque bashes of the summer, but are the mosquitoes in your yard out of control? Not only are mosquitoes a major nuisance, but they can also carry a variety of diseases. Nothing ruins a party quite like the biting and itching from...
If you’ve spent any time outside this summer, you know that insects are everywhere. Most insects are beneficial or harmless to us, our lawns and our landscapes. Of all the insects though, few are as despised or well-known as Japanese beetles and their counterparts...
What is organic fertilizer? According to Wikipedia, an organic fertilizer is “derived from animal matter, human excreta, or vegetable matter, (e.g. compost, manure).” Organic fertilizers need to come from natural sources that supply plants with the macronutrients...
Pollination is a fundamental part of a healthy ecosystem. Some plants are self-pollinated, some are wind-pollinated, and a large majority requires help from pollinators in order to fully blossom. Unfortunately, evidence hints at diminished populations of pollinators,...
The beauty and green color of your lawn can be affected by many things, from heat and drought to weeds, invasive grasses, insects and diseases. Troublesome and unsightly brown patches often occur in the blink of an eye. You water more and more, yet the brown patches...
Summer is swiftly approaching. This means that flowers are blossoming (and unfortunately weeds) and that color has been restored to your lawns and gardens. With hotter months around the corner, the unfortunate drought plaguing many states, and outdoor water use...