Every year you hear us talk about Evergreen of Johnson City’s 4-Step Do-It-Yourself Lawn Care Program – why not make THIS the year you jump in and go for the most gorgeous lawn you’ve ever had?! Time to get started with Step #1! This month, through early March, get rolling with an application of Fertilome […]
It’s one of the most popular ornamental grasses in our area for landscaping borders, gardens, or almost anywhere! For this touch perennial, early spring care is crucial… Cutting back of Monkey Grass (“Liriope”) is a must in early spring and is often overlooked by homeowners. Early warming periods in late winter are not unusual but […]
When it comes to battling weeds in your lawn and landscape, an early start is a MUST! Toward the end of this month, start the battle with a pre-emergent like Fertilome Crabgrass Preventer Plus Lawn Food for lawn weeds, or HiYield Weed & Grass Stopper, which is great to use in landscapes and flower gardens […]
If we can learn anything from history, we have not seen the last of snowfalls in our area this winter! Evergreen trees and shrubs like Leyland Cypress, Arborvitae and others suffer from branches bending or even breaking when snow accumulates on their wide branches. The pressure caused by the weight of the snow can result […]
Winter is bedtime for your lawn grass so it’s time to winterize that sleepy lawn. Now that your mower has been drained of gas, nicely oiled where needed and put away for about six months (Can we get a “Yay!”?), lets get the grass ready to go through the winter unscathed. A couple easy steps […]
Think of it as tucking in your plants and garden beds for the winter. Just like you add blankets to your bed, their beds need protection too against harsh winter conditions. According to our experts, late fall – near Thanksgiving – is the best time to lay mulch for the winter! This is so that […]
You may wrap up your mowing for the season this month, but don’t stop there! Just a couple of easy steps taken this month can go a long way toward giving you beautiful green lawn you deserve! This month through early November is by far the very best time of the year to sow grass […]
Steps to take for your vegetable and flower beds to help them sleep peacefully all winter and spring into action next year! You will be so far ahead of the game next spring if you clean up and prep your garden beds in late October or early November instead of waiting until planting time next […]
Weeds are on the warpath now, getting ready to haunt your gardens and bedevil your landscape! Argh! In earlier newsletters we discussed the use of pre-emergent herbicides to avoid this onslaught. There is still time to use them for 2-3 months of pre-emergent control, but it is also time to break out the post-emergent weed […]
Mowing the right way means less stress to your lawn grass and better control of weeds, which in turns leads to a lovely green carpet of grass surrounding your home. You might be surprised that some basic lawn mowing habits that some folks have been doing for years are actually hindering your grass’s growth and […]
