It is, of course, the annual rite of winter. Your mailbox is inundated with quotes for lawn care, many from companies of which you’re never heard. We hear it continually. “Someone says they can treat my lawn for a third…a half…of what I’m paying now,” they say. “Can you match that?” Or, we’ve been asked,
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
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
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.