October is an important month in lawn and garden maintenance, yet it can be confusing to many, figuring out what to do and when to do it.  It’s at the tail end of the schedule of things to do in early fall for the lawn (broadleaf weed control, early fall fertilization, seeding), and yet, it’s […]

Dormant Feeding of Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, and Other Desirable Plants in the Landscape –– Once deciduous trees are fully in color and dropping leaves (usually around mid-October), it is time for dormant feeding of trees and shrubs.  Trees, shrubs and evergreens (except those planted within the last year and well-established trees), perennials and bulbs will

Control Broadleaf Weeds with TRIMEC Liquid Herbicide – EVERYONE has weeds in their lawns in September.  I had weeds in my lawn; The Lawn Depot had weeds; all of you have weeds in September.  Why?  Because there are weed seeds everywhere, in every neighborhood, all the time.  These weed seeds blow around with the summer

It’s not officially fall just yet (I’m writing this Newsletter on September 10th), but there’s definitely a fall feel in the air.  We’ve been having overnight low temperatures in the 50s and low 60s; daytime highs have been mostly in the 70s and low 80s; the leaves on many trees have begun to turn and

August and September in the landscape are for planting of fall mums, perennials and shrubs, for cutting down or removing leggy/overgrown annuals, for scarifying crusty spring mulch and pulling weeds from the beds, and applying fresh mulch for the fall and winter blanket. Until we’ve had a killing frost (around late October) it’s still too