Lawn Library

Insect activity can always be a challenge to keeping your lawn lush and green, but in the last two years we have been surprised by the rise we’ve seen in chinch bug activity on home lawns. As seen above, chinch bugs are an extremely small, winged insect and will be...

We frequently get questions regarding the use of glyphosate (an ingredient in Roundup and other brands of non-selective herbicide), so we wanted to share this concise summary from the University of Wisconsin Extension regarding the EPA’s recent conclusion on...

Now that winter and the holiday season is nearly upon the Chicago area, there are some things to take care of on your property before you are unable to do so. Winter preparation is all about cleaning the yard and conserving moisture on your landscape. If you can, give...

September and October is the time to be scouting for signs of grub activity - this is when their feeding causes turf to wilt and die. Look for brown or dead areas of the lawn where the turf is easily lifted because the roots have been chewed. You will likely find...

Bluegrass billbug is a very difficult insect to diagnose in turf. Billbug damage is often confused with compacted turf, drought stress, nematode damage, white grubs, and dollar spot. As a result of this confusion, billbugs are often not diagnosed and can become a...

"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 typical fertilizer...

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 here.

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...

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...