It doesn’t matter what time of year it is, I can always find something of beauty or interest to notice in landscapes, even winter landscapes! This winter, soak up the scenes around your neighborhood and on the streets you travel each day to discover some of that...
As we glide towards winter and the Holidays (Hanukkah, Christmas, New Years, etc…) thoughts of family, food and fun permeates our lives. Most folks spend far less time outdoors and much more time indoors this time of year, so it’s easy to forget about the natural...
Fall is already nearing its end and winter will be here before we know it, and so will 2015! Believe it or not, this time of year is imperative for the health of your lawn. So, before the winter weather arrives, take steps to be sure that your lawn will be healthy....
Montgomery County, Maryland is an interesting place to live and work. I’ve spent my entire life here and, over the past 50 years, many things have changed. Yet, I can still clearly remember my father taking our whole family out for Sunday drives into the country, way...
These days, it seems fashionable to deride maintained turfgrass as detrimental to the environment and bad for the people and animals who use it. It’s a fascinating, yet disturbing, changed view of a plant species that offers us safe areas to walk on, play games and...
Did you know that Purple Deadnettle, Hairy Bittercress, Wintercress, chickweed and other similar winter annuals could be germinating in your lawn as you are reading this? Winter annuals are weeds that germinate and grow when sunlight lessens and temperatures cool down...
Current and prospective clients in the Washington DC metro area trust Complete Lawn Care to provide accurate and timely information about restoring and their preparing lawns - for each growing season of the year. And now it is time for Fall. Fall, the last growing...
Did you know that between August 15 and November 30 is a special time for grasses across the mid-Atlantic? Seeds germinate readily in warm soils and established grasses produce stronger root systems for the following year. That means now is the time to prepare your...
Aerating your lawn means to perforate the thatch or compacted soil with holes. This allows air, water, and nutrients to penetrate the roots of the grass creating a denser root system which ultimately makes for a stronger, more drought tolerant, lawn. There are...
It is likely that you picked the yellow “flowers” growing in your backyard as a child. If you did not pick the yellow flowers, you may have picked the puffball seed-head that the yellow flowers turn into. After blowing the seeds off the flower, you hoped your wish...