There is no shortage of golf enthusiasts throughout Chicago and the Midwest. Still, you’d be hard pressed to find even one eager to pursue the game outdoors in the dead of winter. Southwest Greens Chicago is making it easier for you to work on your short game on the coldest winter day, and every other […]
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Rains come. Rains go. Sometimes whether you want them to or not. Taking with them any hope of the succulent green carpet you desire. Because you may end up with watering restrictions that limit how often you can water. Yet why do some lawns do better than others in drought conditions? Well, possibly because some […]
Before you know if you need to apply lime to your lawn, you need to know the pH level of your soil. The pH level will indicate whether your lawn soil is too acidic or alkaline. The pH level range from 1.0 to 14.0. A value of 1.0 indicate extreme acidity and a value of […]
Why buy an artificial tree? One reason should be enough: it saves you from all the maintenance required to keep a real tree, without compromising on the aesthetic department! You will never have to worry about watering it, supplying the right kind of fertilizer, or making sure it gets the required amount of sunlight; all […]
When you talk about Herbicides for lawns, you need to understand the difference between selective and non-selective turf herbicides. This difference is quite important considering your lawn can suffer drastic consequences with the application of the wrong herbicide on your lawn. The number of times we have heard people, mostly home owners and some landscaper […]
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Proper Centipede Lawn Care Centipede Grass needs a low-nitrogen, fertilizer without phosphorus or potassium (9-0-0). Fertilizing with a nitrogen percentage of more than 9 more than twice a year will harm Centipede turf and promote lawn disease, weeds, and insect infestation. I use corn glutton meal (a fertilizer but also a pre-emergent broadleaf weed controller) […]
Caring for your lawn grass is very important and particularity special if your home has a large lawn or shows it frontly. Know how to keep healthy and beautiful without spending much. Humidity and dryness, inadequate caring, or bad advice treatment could deliver your lawn grass to very poor conditions. Let’s see how to improve […]
Lawn fungus, in addition to being an eyesore next to your home, destroys grass. Normally it shows up as brown splotches on your lawn and it spreads rapidly. Once established, it’s tough to get rid of, so the sooner you get to work fighting it, the better chance you have of ridding your lawn of […]
Beautiful lawns don’t happen by accident, rather, they are created. One of the secrets to maintaining a beautiful lawn is understanding the basics of fertilization. The fertility requirements of cool season grass is a little more complicated than it is for warm season grass. Maintaining long term health and beauty of your grass requires at […]
How would you like to have a lawn that never needed mowing or watering, would never grow weeds and never wear down to bare patches? Does that sound too good to be true? You can have the look of a real lawn without the hassle if you buy fake grass. Fake grass looks good all […]