Here’s a few words on what’s most imminent for anyone with grass.  Within just a few days that grass is going to need mowing. Fortunately for some, they can’t wait to get out in the yard and renew acquaintances with the first looks and aromas of spring. They’ll take a modest cut off the top

They say, “the best laid plans of mice and men!”  And seriously, is that not what most of us go through on an annual basis, planning for lawn and landscaping? But there’s simply no accounting for Mother Nature, we say each July, when our best-laid plans are untracked by grubs, or crab grass…and hot, dry

There is an age-old axiom that proclaims that to whom much is given much is also expected. And in that spirit Ever-Green Turf and Landscape is involved with a different type of growth through a decades-long relationship with one of the true gems of our county community….that being the Miami County Foundation, directed by Cheryl

It may come as a surprise to hear that the dead of winter is a good time to survey your lawn and look for something that looks good, but in prospector’s terms, is “fool’s gold”. We’re talking about Poa Annua, of course, a noxious summer grass that looks good as part of your lawn in

If you haven’t raked those late leaves to come down yet, we’ll share an option that many are doing successfully and reaping cultural benefits from, as well. Rather than raking, bagging, or hauling them to the curb for the city crews to vacuum up and haul away, a lot of people with zero-turn mowers of

It’s a common lament among homeowners who have struggled for years to have the kind of landscape and lawn look that they want. “It doesn’t seem to matter what I do,”  they’ll say.  “I just can’t grow grass in my yard.” And to many that may seem true.  A lot of us have been frustrated

Before you pass over or dismiss this blog…consider the fact of any spring seeding you might be planning for your lawn.  Then, read on. The fact is a lot of people read last week’s post about preventative measures for crabgrass…the fact of putting down a good pre-emergent week killer now, prior to crab germinating and

The last two years have been particularly bad for crabgrass in yards, which always leads to the inevitable question about how to prevent it in the first place. Well, the answer to that is to put down a pre-emergent herbicide with your first application of fertilizer in the spring…right about now, in mid to late

While it’s true about the old saying that the “early bird gets the worm“, in landscaping terms it could also means “it gets the weeds”, too. Of course what we’re talking about is spring mulching of landscaped beds, trees, ornamentals, et. al., anything bare ground that can be accentuated color-wise, and protected from summer weeds,