How does one select a lawn care company out of a sea of choices? The amount of lawn care companies out on there seems to be increasing monthly. A heavy duty pick-up, a trailer , some equipment, and a few hard workers it all it...
North of the transition zone, lawn care equipment routinely gets put away for several months until winter passes by. It is crucial for the proper functioning of the equipment and for a long work life, that the tools and equipment get winterized...
As we enter the month of October, cold weather is on the way. Soon those crisp clear evenings will result in a frosted lawn by morning and walking or driving on frosty turf can cause serious damage to the grass...
Now that you've spent the whole summer pampering and babying your lawn, it's time to tear it up. Autumn is a great time to aerate or de-thatch the lawn. Now that the stresses of summer like heat, drought and disease are over, the turf will...
An annual tradition has begun for people who live up north and don't want their irrigation lines to freeze up in the winter. Yes, it's time to winterize the sprinkler system. If you're not doing it soon, it should at least be on your radar...
Lawn weeds are a hot topic in the world of lawn care. Weed control products help drive a multi-billion dollar lawn care industry while at the same time coming under fire for their effects on health and the environment. As a result, restrictions and bans...
I really dislike Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, because it's the driest, clumsiest phrase in the entire lawn care lexicon. It sounds complex, complicated, and boring. How many people have never even considered Integrated Pest Management because of it's unfortunate name?...
String trimmers are the right-hand-man of the lawn mower, cleaning up along fence-lines, around trees and other places mowers can't get to. String trimming a typical yard is a relatively small job but they are also used to clear larger masses of overgrown plants so...
Recently I spent some time getting to know the WORX GT battery powered string trimmer/edger. Battery power is kind of new for lawn tools with mixed results in everything from mowers and blowers to string trimmers. The technology is continually improving and power and battery...
A sprinkler system may seem like an extravagant touch to maintaining a lawn but in many parts of the country they are as common as lawn mowers, and in fact are an excellent way to manage and conserve water when used properly. Homeowners who properly...
