Clean Up Your Messy Lawn!
Clean Up Your Messy Lawn! We all know someone in our neighborhood that never seems to get to certain lawn-yard projects. Studies indicate that a well landscaped home can increase your property value, up to...
Curb Appeal is Very Important to Your Home’s Value
Curb appeal is very important to your home’s value and the image you project. A nicely landscaped yard can add 15% or more value to your home. A nice lawn, landscaped beds, a deck, patio...
Spring is just around the corner!
Spring is just around the corner! Spring will officially arrive this month but will the weather be spring like? There is so much hope anticipating the arrival of spring, green budding leaves and the sweet...
What it Takes to Have a Winning Season
The Super Bowl is held in early February. Who will win the Super Bowl? The Eagles (I hope!), the Patriots, Da’ Bears? Even if your team does not make the Super Bowl, will your lawn...
What lies ahead this winter?
The Farmer’s Almanac predicts an average temperature winter and perhaps more than normal rain and snow, haven’t we had enough moisture for a few years? No one could have predicted last year’s varying weather patterns,...
What a year it’s been!
What a year it’s been! I cannot remember in my 35+ years in the green industry, a year of weather such as this one, wow! With all of the rain we had I also heard...
Potassium is Important in Turf Grass
Potassium is important in turf grass. Nutrients supplied by soil and nature alone are frequently not enough for healthy grass growth. Potassium or potash, as it is sometimes called, is the third number listed on...
Mother Nature’s Weather Certainly Played Some Tricks on our Lawn Programs.
Mother Nature’s weather certainly played some tricks on our lawn programs. Halloween is at the end of this month and your lawn is probably not the first thing on your mind. Football is well under...
This Year Lawns Have Taken a Real Beating
This year lawns have taken a real beating. Between the wet, cool spring, to the hot, dry summer, fungus ran rampant. Your lawn care program might not have gone as planned since you may have...
Oregon is the Grass Seed Capital of the World!
Oregon is the grass seed capital of the world! Oregon supplies approximately 75% of all of the grass seed produced in the world; it is a very important crop to their economy. Last month I...
Fix the Damage from Excessive Rain
Excessive rain, cold, hot, weeds… where do we go from here? I am not sure what the weather will be like when you read this article but it sure has been a spring to remember....
There are Many Benefits to Organic Products
There are many benefits to organic products. We include organic fertilizers and soil foods in our lawn program because they feed the soil’s microbial population, and this in turn releases nutrients to the grass plants. It is...