The calendar struck February over last weekend. And, the major league baseball teams report to spring training next week. Surely, spring and warm weather are just around the corner. Well, yes and no. And the topic of today’s column is just this: Let’s not wish away winter before it’s time. Because as annoying as the
It’s become a cultural standard for more attractive, and more efficient, landscaping design. Nearly everyone uses hardwood mulch now for decoration and contrast in their yard and perennial beds. But for the sake of efficiency alone, you can save yourself a lot of work during the growing season, decorative advantages notwithstanding, by applying a little
Obviously, great lawns come in many different dimensions. And if you want to feel better, or at least fraternal, about the care of your own, consider how the other half lives and maintains some of the country’s great turf resources. You don’t think about it much, but some of the best are the country’s national
The above photo posted with this blog is one we use a lot. It’s a shot we made two years ago in mid-July…of the varsity football field at Arcanum High School, in Darke County. Theirs is one of Ever-Green’s most poignant success stories, because it represents the typical scenario of frustration when grass doesn’t grow
Without question a lot of people will be reseeding their lawns in the next two weeks. It is the perfect time. Warm days and cool nights are optimum for seed germination and root establishment. Couple that with some fall rains, some good starter fertilizer, and you’ve got all the makins’ of a fuller, greener lawn
If you’re a regular reader of our periodic posts on the front page and the newsletter, it becomes almost redundant to remind people about the simple steps to maximizing your lawn’s appearance at different stages of the year. Yes, it’s important to fertilize periodically. Yes, it important to control weeds before they become an infestation.