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Weed And Feed 101 – Everything You’ve Always Wanted To Know
Like many things in life timing matters. If you want a healthy, vibrant lawn year-round, it’s just as important to understand what it needs as well as to understand when it needs it. A foundational link to your lawn’s health is providing protection from the weeds that can threaten its very existence. Weed killers, weed and feed and the timing of it all, however, can be mystifying to homeowners seeking answers. Bold Hyperlink .bold-link { font-weight: bold; color: rgb(77, 164, 58); text-decoration: none; /* optional, remo
Answers to Top Frequently Asked Questions about Warm Season Grass Mowing
If you’re like most homeowners, you have a few pressing questions about warm season grasses that need to be answered ASAP! Before we dive into the most commonly asked questions about your dormant grass and its best care recommendations, let’s get on the same page. First-things-first, let’s make sure we understand what warm season grasses are. Warm season grasses, as the name implies, thrive in temperatures that are consistently over 75 degrees. These warm-weather loving grasses are best used in warm regions such as the south, southeast, and southwest of the United States, where summ
How To Care For Your Holiday Poinsettias
Over 35 million poinsettias are sold each year, making it the highest-selling flowering potted plant in the United States. And, let’s face it, the holidays just aren’t the same without these beauties brightening up our homes and communities. Many holiday-makers have questions about the best way to care for their holiday poinsettias. Spring Green, experts in lawn care, pest control, and tree care since 1977, has tips for the best way to keep your poinsettias looking great through the holiday season. Poinsettia Tips and Tricks To Make The Season Bright Types
How To Pick The Perfect Christmas Tree For The Holiday Season
It’s December, which means it’s time to decorate for the holidays if you haven't already. While shopping and cookie baking are at the top of our to-do lists, so is picking the perfect Christmas tree. The fun and festivities of heading out to the local nursery or corner stall to buy a tree is always exciting, but picking the right Christmas tree for your unique needs can make all the difference in your holiday decorating efforts. Don’t sweat it though – your local lawn care, pest control and tree care professionals at
Fall Composting Guide to Keep Your Garden Looking Fantastic Year-round
As summer comes to an end, the leaves begin to hit the ground and the temps dip, we embrace what some might call the best season of the year. Fall brings sweaters, football games and if you want your garden to thrive year-round, fall composting. Whether you’re brand-new to gardening and have no idea where to begin or an experienced pro in need of a fall composting refresher, the lawn care specialists at Spring-Green compiled (pun intended) the composting tips you need to get started! A No-Brainer Guide to
Answers to the Top 4 Questions Everyone Is Asking about Fall Mums
Chrysanthemums, more commonly referred to as "mums," are a top choice for any fall garden. Mums are a go-to way to keep up the color in your yard as summer draws to a close because of their bright beauty and hardiness through the fall season. However, there are a few things to note to keep these stunners making a splash in your yard this fall, even after your more delicate summer flowers are beginning to fade away. Don't let uncertainty about mums scare you away from your fall garden goals. The pros at Spring Green have all the answers to your top questions right here at your disposal.
Do It Yourself (DIY) Pest Control vs Hiring a Professional
When it comes to common insects in and around your home such as spiders, ants and even roaches, many people are bypassing the pest control professionals and are attempting to do things on their own. Applying your own pest control products may seem easy, but there is a lot more to it. The first step in controlling any pest problem in your home is correct identification. A complete life cycle has four stages – egg, larva, pupa and adult. An incomplete life cycle has three life stages – egg, nymph and adult. If you can
22nd Year Spring-Green Lawn Care Joins Renewal and Remembrance
For the 22nd year in a row, the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) held their annual Renewal and Remembrance service project at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA on Monday, July 16, 2018. There were over 400 Green Industry Professionals from across the US that worked together to honor the 400,000 of America’s military veterans and their spouses buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Spring-Green has participated every year
Large Patch & Take-All Root Rot: Warm Season Grasses Patch Lawn Diseases
Summertime is for baseball games, playing in the park, taking bike rides and enjoying picnics with friends and families. It's also the time for patch lawn diseases to become more noticeable in yards. The patch diseases that can affect warm season grasses such as Bermuda, St. Augustine, Centipede and Zoysia, and affect much of the South and South East lawns include: Large Patch and Take-all Root Rot. These lawn diseases are present in the United States where weather is hot and humid. Although it may be too late to prevent these lawn diseases, there is still time to help your lawn recover from the effect of Large Patch and Take-all Root Rot. Large Patch Lawn Disease The prime conditions for Large Patch to occur on warm season grasses include: Zoysia, Centipede, St. Augustine, a
Leaf Spot Lawn Disease On Cool and Warm Season Grasses
There are many different diseases that turfgrasses can contract, but not all turfgrasses get the same diseases, except for one. That disease is called Leaf Spot. There are several different pathogens that cause leaf spot diseases that includes Helminthosporium , Drechslera and Bipolaris . They all belong to a large family of fungi that share the same descriptive name of leaf spots. The Symptoms and Stages of Leaf Spot For the most part, the infectious stage of leaf spot fungi occurs during the cool, wet and cloudy weather of spring or fall. Leaf spot can infect all parts of the grass