April is National Lawn Care Month

I know everyone has been salivating for any reason to get outside this month after the toughest Winter in recent memory.  Get outside and enjoy your lawn!  There are so many benefits a healthy lawn delivers to the environment as well as your family.

Click Here for more info on your lawn, and keep reading after the jump for some helpful infographics!

How to Choose the Right Lawn Care Company

I thought it would be a good time to re-post this for those making lawn care decisions now or soon.  Temps are on the rise and now is the time to plan ahead.  Remember, last year had some extreme conditions on your lawn with flooding in the early summer followed by drought conditions in the summer.

I was asked how one goes about choosing a lawn care company.
My head started really spinning as this is very important for homeowners that are flooded with all sorts of options that all state they are the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Here are a few ideas that are important to verify with companies you are choosing from...

Ask The Experts and Spring lawn discussion

I was on Ask The Experts on WIBA last Saturday.  Had a great talk with Terri on all things LAWN for the spring.  Even took some great questions on drought recovery, seeding, compost applications to increase organic matter in the soil, weeds, etc.  Take a listen!

De Thatching vs Aerating, Voles and More Spring Lawn Care Tips

With last year having the worst drought in close to 100 years there has been a lot of attention on what to do to help turf and your home lawn recover.  We have had multiple media outlets reach out to us for help and education.  

Terry was on NBC 15 last week to help with the education, good piece.  

For the second week of my weekly spring lawn care tips with 1310 WIBA we focused on discussions on de thatching vs aerating, voles and how to help your lawn bounce back as fast as possible.  

Click Here to listen to the broadcast for some great tips and advice.  

Spring weekly segment with WIBA radio for lawn care tips

Check out the first weekly segment on lawn care tips this Spring with me on WIBA.  I spent time discussing the impact of the drought of 2012, what you can do this spring to help your lawn recover and things like snow mold and its impact on your lawn.

Click Here to listen to the Podcast