Yes, you’re mowing more than you usually do.  It’s been raining since the end of February, and you probably started mowing about the last week of March. And you probably spent the first two weeks of mowing just ‘dead-heading’ your lawn – that is, cutting off the brown, dead tops from last fall’s growth…which, by

There are two schools of thought pertaining to when to cut your lawn for the first time in the spring. One, wait as long as you possibly can, because it’s just one more thing to do no a weekly basis. Or two, cut it early, now, because if you cut off the dead tops of

More than 60,000 youngsters, mostly foster children, reside in long-term mental health treatment centers nationwide. Ever-Green Turf and Landscape of Troy, and Abbott Laboratories, in Tipp City, are partnering with “Project Believe” to make Christmas special for 70 of these youths in two facilities. Ever-Green owner, Joe Duncan, has donated 70 Christmas stockings, which employees

Here’s a check list for your lawn at the official start of summer.  And if you can check ‘yes’ on these three important health points you (or your lawn) should be in good shape no matter what the rest of summer brings. Number one...if you did the right thing by aerating last fall (or early

From all appearances it would seem that we could finally have a pattern of some warm weather in May.  Keep your fingers crossed, eh! This is far different from many normal springs, and it carries with it both positives and negatives relative to the maintenance of your yard. The main positive, of course, is ample

Given the kind of winter we’ve had;  and given that current temperatures are up and down with more rain than normal, it’s highly likely that many of you will need, or have the urge, to mow your lawns earlier than normal. And actually, it’s not a bad thing.  It’s called “dead-heading” – mowing off the

It’s a good time to think about it – how your lawn, your beds, your trees and property will look with the coming growing season. There’s plenty to consider. Brown, or dead spots in the yard. How much to fertilize, and when?  And what kind of fertilizer?  Does organic really work? Weed control in landscaped

If you’re like many others this fall, the warm temperatures has led to later-than-normal turf growth in your yard.  This means, of course, that some are mowing their lawns two, or even three times more than on a normal year. This is fine, of course, but there comes a time when you will be mowing

Even though we have yet to see brutal summer heat as of this writing, it doesn’t mean that hot weather is that far away. And where good lawn care and mowing is concerned just three “days” of hot weather can make a significant impact on your grass.  That said, right now and through the month