Fall Planting has many benefits, even if you’re in a climate that has very cold winters. Follow these Fall planting tips so your plants thrive next year. It may seem a little unnatural adding plants to your landscape during the Fall, especially if you’re in a region that has cold winters. Many homeowners fear their new plants might not make it through the winter months. But Fall planting actually has a lot of benefits.  Fall Planting Benefits 1. Less Stress on Plants- Cooler temps and less intense sun make fall planting ideal. A lot of people think Fall planting is too close to the w ..read more

Poa annua is one of the most common lawn weeds and often goes unnoticed early on when it’s easiest to treat. Follow this guide to Identify Poa annua right away so you can prevent it and get rid of it.  Poa annua, also known as annual bluegrass, is a low growing grassy weed that is commonly found in lawns throughout the United States and beyond. Because Poa annua so closely resembles desirable grass types such as Kentucky Bluegrass, it often goes unidentified until the infestation becomes large. Poa Annua Identification  Poa annua can be tough to identify, especially in your cool sea ..read more

Follow this step by step tutorial to learn how to Install Mulch like a pro. Benefits of Mulch There’s so many benefits to adding mulch to your landscape. Different types of mulch provide different benefits, but here are some of the most common benefits: Retains Moisture Suppresses Weeds Visual Impact Helps Define Areas 1. Choose Mulch Type Mulch can be made up of a variety of materials such as bark, wood chips, pine straw, or inorganic material such as rubber. Generally speaking, shredded bark mulch is the most beneficial to a landscape bed with plants, but use this guide to help choose the ..read more

Watering your lawn is one of the most important parts of maintaining it. Many homeowners struggle to find that healthy balance where the soil isn’t too dry or too wet. Follow these tips to water your lawn in a way that builds deep, strong roots that can keep grass healthy during the summer months. Both wet soil, and dry soil can set off a number of problems in your lawn. Adding to the difficulty is that we all have such different soil types, climates, and water supply situations. It can be tough to determine a set of standards that apply to everyone when answering questions regarding watering ..read more

Pruning Knockout Roses is important for maintaining shape, size, and plant health. Knockout Roses have become widely popular, and it’s no surprise. They provide a lot of the same beauty that ‘old roses’ or ‘tea roses’ have but also provide many more benefits. They are easy to grow, resistant against disease, adaptable to a variety of growing climates, and require little care.  Knockout roses bloom on new wood, meaning flower buds form on the current seasons growth. This is a huge advantage since flower buds don’t have to survive the winter in order to bloom. Thanks to Knockout Roses, hom ..read more

There are different types of mulch and you should consider which mulch type is best for you, depending on a number of factors. Follow this guide to learn what different mulches are made of and what the advantages and disadvantages are of each type.  What Is Mulch Mulch is a layer of material that gets spread over the surface of the soil. That’s the generic definition you’ll find when clicking through the internet. Personally, I’m not a fan of the vagueness in this definition. In this definition mulch can be pretty much anything, from organic products like bark, wood, and pine needles to ..read more

There’s a pre emergent herbicide that you can apply to your lawn that will prevent weeds from growing without preventing grass seed from growing. Crabgrass preventer, weed preventer, Step 1, whatever you want to call it,  these early season lawn treatments are called pre emergents. Pre emergents work by creating a chemical layer in the top portion of your lawn that will kill seedlings in the period from when they begin to germinate up to right before they emerge from the surface of our lawn.  Pre emergents prevent a long list of broadleaf weeds, and grassy weeds from taking over your ..read more

Learn How to Fertilize Your Lawn like the pros do, using these easy to follow tips. Let’s face it, it’s very hard to find a lawn care company that’s as committed to your lawn as you are. Fertilizing your lawn yourself has many benefits. By managing your own lawn you can observe it daily instead of weekly like the pros would. This means you can intervene early if your lawn needs a feeding, or if there’s threats from fungus, pests, or weeds. You can also work around the weather and choose to apply product when conditions are best.   Lawn care companies are running a business.  If ..read more

Installing low maintenance grass types can save you a lot of time, money, and frustration. For some homeowners, spending time trying to have the best lawn on the block is a fun challenge and a sense of pride. Others view lawn care as a nagging chore that wastes their time and money. And of course, others fall somewhere in the middle.  If your someone looking to spend less time maintaining your lawn, there is good news. You can grow low maintenance grass that will save you time, money, and frustration, and best of all, you don’t have to make huge concessions aesthetically. What Is Low Mai ..read more

Follow these tips on the last mow of the season so you can protect your lawn during the winter and see a quick recovery in early spring.  For most of us, at some point during the late fall or winter, our lawns will enter a period of dormancy. A lot of questions come up at this time as homeowners wonder what’s the best way to prepare their lawn for this period of dormancy. The most popular questions usually relate to how high should your last mow of the season be and when should you stop mowing your lawn before winter. The answers are simple, yet there are some differences in cool season ..read more