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Spring-Green Lawn Care Plants Trees
Happy Earth Day! We here at Spring-Green Lawn Care continue to give back in ways that beautify our community and bring joy and happiness to our neighbors. How does Spring-Green give back? Since 2010, Spring-Green has been donating $10,000 to Arbor Day Foundation each year for the planting of trees, totaling over 50,000 trees planted. Since 2010, the donations wer
Spring Lawn Care Tips: Your Guide to Mowing, Seeding & Fertilizing
Now that lawns are beginning to become green throughout the country, many people start to get anxious to seed and fertilize and, believe it or not, mow their lawns—and they’re looking for the spring lawn care tips to get them on the right track. (For me, having to start mowing my lawn again is a chore, although not a dif
Our Top Trusty Tree Care Tips
Caring for your trees and shrubs may seem like a fairly straightforward task, and one that almost any homeowner can handle. When it comes to trees and shrubs, you can plant them, water them, spray them, feed them, and even prune them—which all sound like simple tasks, but the devil is in the details. To help you, we put together a list of our top trusty tree care tips. Choosing Your Tree Most homeowners are fairly good at
The Best Height to Mow Your Lawn for a Healthier, Weed-Free Yard
The best height to mow your lawn depends on grass type, but taller grass promotes stronger roots, better moisture retention, and fewer weeds. Use sharp blades, change mowing patterns, and avoid cutting more than one-third of the grass blade to reduce stress. During peak lawn mowing season, mow more frequently, and in summer, raise the cutting height to help the grass withstand heat and drought. Many homeowners unknowingly damage their lawns
What Do Trees Do? A Lot More Than You Think.
Trees are an important element in our lives as human beings. If you go to Arbor Day Foundation’ s website, you can find all sorts of information on the environmental and economic benefits that trees provide. Spring-Green has worked with with Arbor Day Foundation since 2010, donating to the effort of planting over 50,000 trees across the country. It is part of our commitment to
Pink and Grey Snow Mold
In my last blog post , I wrote about Snow Mold. I hadn’t really seen it show up yet when I wrote the blog, but within this past week, the disease has really started to show up. I was recently looking around my lawn, as most of the snow had melted and I found a good deal of both Pink and Grey Snow Mold occurring on my lawn at the same time. The temperatures had risen to the low 50s and the snow
3 Ways to Get Rid of Creeping Bentgrass in Your Lawn
Have creeping bentgrass in your yard? Read how Harold Enger, our lawn care expert, tells a reader the three best ways to eliminate it. “I have question about creeping bent grass. It's all over my lawn in splotches. I watched your video about it but you didn't mention what I could use to get rid of it. Help! I just want a gorgeous lawn and am at a loss with it. Thanks in advance.” Thank you for sending in your question. Controlling bentgrass can be a daunting task. My recommendations are based on the assumption that your lawn is composed mostly of bluegrass, ryegrass or turf type tall fescue. If you have other varieties of grass in your lawn, please let me know and I can provide you with recommendations to use for those grasses. Dealing With Bentgrass - Expert Lawn Care Advice<
Snow Mold: What It Is and How to Treat It
It is early spring and the snow is beginning to melt, often bringing outbreaks of Snow Mold on many lawns. Although it is not a serious disease, snow mold can leave large destroyed areas on a lawn that will take a lot longer to turn green as the weather continues to warm up. What Is Snow Mold? There are two basic types of Snow Mold – Grey and Pink – named after the color that the mycelium, or fungal growths, turn as they are exposed to sunlight. Despite its name, Snow Mo
How to Control Algae in Your Lawn
As I sit in my office staring out at about 12 inches of slowly melting snow, it’s nice to know that there are parts of the country where grass can be seen and lawn care has started. I recently received a picture from one of our Field Service Professionals in Opelika, AL of some algae growing in one of his lawns. Although lawn algae do not infect the grass plant, they can be a significant pest problem in home lawn
The #1 Lawn Care Tip for the Best Lawn in the Neighborhood
I have been asked the same question by customers, friends and relatives: “What is the secret to a nice lawn?” Many people think that it is some special fertilizer formulation or water, or even a particular species of turf grass, but the answer is fairly simple –proper mowing. How a lawn is mowed has more impact on your lawn than anything else you can do, or all the other lawn care tips you’ll read. Here’s why: The grass blade is the food producing part of the plant.