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,…