by Emerald Lawn Care | Mar 1, 2017 | Lawn Care, Lawn Care Services
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 Emerald Lawn Care | Feb 14, 2017 | Lawn Care, Lawn Care Services, Weed Control, Weed Control Service
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 Emerald Lawn Care | Feb 14, 2017 | Lawn Care, Lawn Care Services
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 Emerald Lawn Care | Feb 14, 2017 | Lawn Care, Lawn Care Services, Weed Control, Weed Control Service
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...
by Emerald Lawn Care | Feb 14, 2017 | Lawn Care, Lawn Care Services, Weed Control, Weed Control Service
Emerald Lawn Care receives calls every year asking “Why does my lawn look good except for all the weeds around the edges?” There are actually several reasons this is an issue on many lawns. 1) The concrete/asphalt of the driveway, sidewalks, curbs, and other...
by Emerald Lawn Care | Feb 14, 2017 | Lawn Care, Lawn Care Services
When a new house is built on a tear-down site, the good soil is often sold off and replaced after construction with lesser-quality soil. We have checked many tear-down properties and pulled soil cores, finding little or no top soil and solid clay. What does this mean...
