by Emerald2 | May 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
“What chemicals are in your fertilizer?” Customers want to know what’s being applied to their lawns, so we are frequently asked this question. This article from The Landscape Contractor magazine gives a good explanation of what nutrients make up a...
by Emerald2 | Oct 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
We are often asked “do I really need weed control now? Summer is over.” The answer is yes! In fact, fall is a very important time for broadleaf weed control, as explained in the University of Illinois Home Yard & Garden Newsletter – read it...
by Emerald2 | Mar 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
The short answer is, you can’t. This is probably the single biggest issue lawn care companies face day after day, and unfortunately, there really isn’t a good solution. Folks typically do not want to remove trees to improve their lawn, and they aren’t happy to hear...
by Emerald2 | Feb 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
The chemical glyphosate, found in the herbicide Roundup, has been making headlines lately – especially after a judge ruled in January that Roundup can add a “cancer warning” to its label. Glyphosate is NOT in the herbicide that we use regularly on customer lawns, but...
by Emerald2 | Feb 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
Did you know that a 2500 square foot lawn produces enough oxygen for a family of four for a year?1 And that dense lawns typically are void of the many weedy species that often produce allergy-related pollens?2 Researchers have documented these and numerous other...
by Emerald2 | Feb 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
I read this brief article in the August issue of Turf Magazine and thought it captured in very few words why crabgrass can be such a problem. While the article talks specifically about crabgrass in 2013, I think you can read it more generally about problems in any...
