Definition: A weed is a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation – a “plant in the wrong place”. What a nice way to describe something that drives gardener's crazy! Nothing can ruin the appearance of a landscape bed like the presence of weeds – and...
No problem! This is lawn care month, and that means filling in the bare spots, fertilizing, treating for weeds and lots more! Let's start with the RIGHT way to mow in the spring! Time it so that you are only removing about one third of the total blade growth each...
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...
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...
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...
If you did not apply Step 1 of our 4-Step Lawn Care program last month, March is not too late. And keep in mind this YOUR CHANCE TO PREVENT CRABGRASS AND A VARIETY OF OTHER WEED GRASSES, as opposed to treating them. And prevention is ALWAYS easier! Pre-emergent...
Pre-planning is an essential part of weed control. It is so much easier to keep them from emerging in your garden and landscape at all, then to try to tackle them once they've appeared! September is a crucial time to address this with a Pre-Emergent Weed...
The Evergreen of Johnson City 4-Step Lawn Care Program has resulted in a multitude of beautiful lawns through the Tri-Cities area. Why not make yours one of them?! We have broken down which fertilizers and/or weed control to use during each...
Now that the days are longer, the extra light and warmth encourages gardens to put out a strong bursts of growth. However this also means weeds are going to pop up out of nowhere! Here are some of the most effective means we know to stay on top of them - some are...
