Ordinarily, we don’t recommend that you mow your yard when it’s wet. You know that, of course.  All those years that you mowed your dad’s lawn for allowance money, no doubt he told you weekly.  And, he was right. But now that it’s your lawn you may have discovered for yourself.  Mowing wet grass creates

It’s a topic we hear frequently during the winter months.  How much snow is actually good for your lawn and landscaping? Well, the answer, generally, is that any snow that’s at least two inches (like the photo example above) is a good thing for the average turf surface.  One, it serves as a valuable insulator

Obviously it’s weeks too early to become excited about getting out and into your New Year’s resolution about a better lawn come spring. But…it’s not to early to give your 2022 lawn what some professionals call the winter”eye” test.  And what is the winter “eye” test? Well, while the snow’s off look at your lawn

Here’s a thought, pre-holiday, for something you can do for someone special on your family list that you perhaps forgot…or better yet, something you can do for yourself to make your 2022 landscaping better, and easier. Take this opportunity to call Ever-Green, pay in advance, and save and additional 6% on professional residential lawn service

It’s hardly on the minds of most with trees or shrubs of any kind.  Not in fall or winter. But for the growing number of people who plant fruit trees, or even flowering crab apples, as a landscaping complement, those trees (and some shrubs) need periodic pruning – thinning!  And guess when the best time

You hear a lot of ads (or read them) about fall feeding for your lawn – the advantages, and how it allows you to enjoy better color and and seasonal growth that carry over even to next spring.  All of that is true. But there are a couple other reasons why now – September –

Those worms you see in your yard are real, and if they’ve been there for at least a week they can do REAL damage. They’re called ‘army worms’, commonly, and while they’re not dangerous to you or your pets, they can literally destroy your yard in a matter of days. What are they?  Army worms

It may come like it does in so many Ohio summers…all of a sudden.  From a cold, wet April and May, it turns hot and humid quickly in mid-June, leaving your lawn very little time for acclimation. The result?  Early stress from the heat and humidity, almost a month earlier than most summers.  Disease…normal in

It’s the most challenging time of the year to mow – far worse than the ‘dog days’ of July and August, or during the fall when you have to battle falling leaves. It’s spring, and the incessant rains that seem to come day after day.  Grass is eager to grow, you’ve already fertilized, and once

Despite what some companies advertise about excessive nitrogen fertilization – those companies that claim that three applications yearly is all you need – that makes about as much as someone telling you that all you need to eat on a daily basis is a bedtime snack. The issue, of course, is that nitrogen fertilizer isn’t