Lawn Heat Stress: Lawn heat stress can be a burden to homeowners when it sets in between May and September. Whenever a period of dry and hot weather rolls through, fescue lawns can go through periods of stress that end up impacting the appearance and health of the turf depending on how well it’s handled….
Hopewell lawn care doesn’t have to involve such a struggle to find a professional and reliable company for fertilizer, weed control, aeration, seeding, and other services. Aren’t you tired of feeling like the only person in Hopewell, VA without a head turning lawn? Does your Hopewell, VA lawn care routine feel like your least favorite…
Colonial Heights lawn care on a professional and successful scale has been for too long a far fetched dream for many residents. Whether it’s been the pursuit of fertilizer, weed control, core aeration, seeding, or anything else related to building a beautiful lawn, the amount of time, money, and energy that goes into either doing…
Dinwiddie lawn care should be something that brings you joy, not misery. There are already too many things in life that are unpleasant, whether it’s having to work one on one with your least favorite co-worker, watching gas prices climb higher each time you stop to fill your tank, or anything else you’re dealing with…
Chester lawn care doesn’t have to be such a chore. Instead of spending all of your leisure time researching Virginia lawn care topics like fertilizer, aeration, seeding, and weed control, then going out and buying these lawn care and turf management products and pieces of equipment, then coming home and having to spend all day…
How to stripe a lawn And Other Mowing Tips How to stripe a lawn is a question homeowners frequently ask. When you are ready to mow your lawn, there are several other aspects to mowing technique that are just as important to both the health of your lawn and its appearance. Mowing height, blade sharpness,…
Dogs and Lawns: How They Can Coexist Dogs and lawns have been a balancing act for many homeowners for as long as the two have been part of the suburban dream. For more and more people, our dogs are members of the family with whom we spend as many hours as possible. More and more…
May Flowers 2019 Next for Your Lawn In May With a sudden and unexpected heat wave that pulled temperatures as high as the 90s last week, May is shaping up to be a fairly dry and warm month. As a result, most lawns are getting thirsty at this point. If you haven’t already, now is…
Watering the lawn Best Practices for Fescue Turf Watering the lawn is a necessity for most homeowners in RVA with fescue turf due to the heat we experience in the summer. Of all the questions that homeowners ask the turf management professionals they hire to maintain their lawn, those about watering schedules and systems are…
Mild winter and the impacts on your Lawn Mild winter sounds like a pleasant enough symptom of an increasingly variable climate. Less snow and fewer hard freezes means less hassle and less misery for many residents of the Greater Richmond area. However, there can be some serious long term consequences for lawns and landscaping when…
Fescue and heat are fighting an age old battle that many homeowners will be facing during the months of summer. As RVA enters May, weather patterns continue to fluctuate and the average daytime temperature drives up into the 80s and 90s. Turf type tall fescue, the lawn of choice for most residents of the Greater…
Grub Control included in The Picture Perfect Plus Package Grub control is a valuable component to a thorough turf management program, but like nutsedge control as discussed in the previous installment of our Plus Package series, it is considered an elective service and kept as an option separate from a standard maintenance program. While every…
Fungus Control is included in The Picture Perfect Plus Package, Part Three Fungus control is often disregarded as a nonnecessity for fescue lawns by many homeowners and professionals alike. While it is true that the majority of fescue lawns do not experience detrimental rates of fungus during the average growing season, it can quickly become…
Safe Treatments for Outdoor Pests Mosquito control can be a make it or break it for many residential properties during the warm parts of the year. For many homeowners who enjoy active lifestyles with their family and pets, it’s an annual grievance to dash outside to play in the yard the first warm weekend of…
The Picture Perfect Plus Package, Part One Nutsedge control is considered an elective option for turf management in RVA for two reasons. First, nutsedge isn’t a prevalent weed; not the majority of homeowners don’t have to deal with it, so its control would be excessive for the standard service plan. Second, it can be pretty…
Why it’s More Complicated Than it Looks Lawn service scheduling is a commonly miscommunicated and misunderstood process between providers and clients. Lawn care work such as fertilizer, aeration and seeding, mowing, mulching, and more is a tricky field of services when it comes to public perception versus reality. An industry that is stereotyped as nothing…
Late Spring Fertilizer PPLM’s Replenishment Treatment Late spring fertilizer sets a fescue lawn up for its best success during the summer when homeowners are most active in their yards. A lawn that receives proper nourishment as well as appropriate levels of weed control is going to have a much better shot at being thick, green,…
April Showers Whats Next for Your Lawn In April Things are finally starting to feel warmer as we move into April, and PPLM services are officially in full swing with active mowing routes, mulch and pruning services, outdoor pest treatments, and preparation for our second round of fertilizer and weed control. We would like to…