The Simple Secrets to Lawn Care in Fall
The fall season is a strategic time in lawn care. During this time, your yard is getting ready for the approaching winter. Similar to an animal preparing for hibernation, grass uses the fall season to take in an abundance of water and nutrients that will sustain itself through the upcoming snowy days. Taking good care […]
The Importance of Perimeter Pest Control
We love summer, but it’s also prime outdoor pest season. Spiders, earwigs, centipedes, silverfish, and chiggers can cause big problems for your family, pets, and gardens, and definitely take the fun out of spending time in your yard. Have you noticed an increase in outdoors pests? Do you want to help keep them from setting […]
The Importance of Grub Control
They sneak under your lawn’s roots and look innocent enough, but if left untreated, they have the ability to destroy your lawn. Can you guess what we’re talking about? Grubs, one of the worst lawn pests out there! If you suspect (or are certain) you have lawn grubs, don’t worry. We have tips for identifying […]
The Common Sense Approach to Controlling Nuisance Pests
Whatever variety your garden and landscape plants might be, they can become host to a diverse range of insect and mite pests under even the best of conditions. A very broad category of pests, nuisance pests include insects such as fleas, ticks, spiders, chiggers, earwigs, ants, slugs, snails, tent caterpillars, and centipedes. And more than […]
Summer Disease Update V2.0
With the unusual amount of rainfall and hot, humid conditions, many lawns are experiencing disease problems. Turf diseases usually are a result of changing environmental conditions and can affect even very healthy lawns. When temperatures and weather patterns change and fungal spores are present in your lawn, a very quick, dramatic result can occur. Over-night, […]
Springtime Care of Trees and Shrubs
You and your neighbors probably pay a lot of attention to the maintenance necessary for a healthy and attractive lawn, but remember that those larger plants in your landscape need attention as well. So often, trees and shrubs are the focus of the landscaping surrounding our homes. In the Spring there’s new growth on tree […]
Spring is the Time to Check Soil pH
Your lawn requires proper soil acidity or alkalinity to grow its best. The degree of acidity or alkalinity of soil is measured as soil pH. Most lawn grasses prefer a slightly acid soil between a pH of 5.5 and 6.5. An alkaline soil has a soil pH above 7.0, while a soil pH less than […]
Simple Ways You Can Help the Environment
While it certainly took its time getting here this year, spring weather has finally arrived. This is the time of year when we get back outdoors and start cleaning up our outdoor spaces. In fact, there is a general heightened focus on the environment, with Arbor Day, Earth Day, and World Environment Day all celebrated […]
How to Prevent Snow Mold Like a Pro
There is so much to look forward to in the spring – warmer weather, the smell of spring flowers in the air and bringing your dormant, lackluster lawn back to green life after being buried under a blanket of snow. But as the snow melts, in addition to some little surprises left by your dog, […]
NexGreen’s Best Tips on What to Plant in the Fall
We tend to think of fall as the harvest season, but it’s an opportune time for planting, too. Including a few choice species in your lawn and garden as part of your game plan to prepare for winter will help ensure that your entire yard stays as healthy as possible throughout the cold. Here’s NexGreen’s […]
