Organic Lawn Care For the Cheap and Lazy

Lawn care in a nutshell:

Must do:

Set your mower as high as it will go (3 to 4 inches).

Water only when your grass shows signs of drought stress and then water deeply (put a cup in your sprinkler zone and make sure it gets at least an inch of water).

Optional:

Fertilize with an organic fertilizer in the fall and spring. I recommend the Ringer brand.

Have the pH of your soil professionally tested. Add lime if it is below 6.0 and gardener’s sulfur if it is above 7.0.

How much top soil do you have? See how deep a shovel will go into the soil. How deep can you dig a hole in one minute? Four inches of topsoil will make for an okay lawn. Eight or more inches of topsoil will make for a great lawn.

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How to Practice Sustainable Lawn Care | eHow.com

Sustainable lawn care is important both for the environment and your wallet. Everyone wants to have the greenest lawn on his or her block – but at what cost? Continuously applying fertilizers to your yard is bad for the environment, costs you lots of money, and overtime is not good for your lawn. Likewise, over watering your lawn can be expensive and also does harm to your yard. Following a set of inexpensive maintenance tips for a sustainable lawn will help you save money, protect our environment and natural resources, and provides you with a healthy lawn overtime.

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Gardening Guides Your Year Around Gardening Help and Resource

Spring still seems far away, but the days are getting longer and the sun’s strength is increasing. Spring is coming and within a few months from now our gardens will be filled with  fresh green spring hue of the foliage. We will enjoy the abundant of colors from our spring time and bulb flowers. How lovely will it feel to feel the sun’s warm rays on our skin?

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Are you losing the battle with Bermuda Grass?

Bermuda Grass; if you are not a golf course owner or a baseball diamond turf specialist in the southeastern United States you hate the stuff.

Does your yard look like this?

If it does, or even if it is close, now is the time to call the experts at Second Nature Lawn Care, located in Thompson’s Station, TN.

 

Steve White  and his crew make Crabgrass cringe.  One call and they can take a photo like the one above and make your yard look like this:

 

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DIY: Ten Fall Perennial Garden Favorites – Danny Lipford

As the trees begin to show their leaf color, the stage is set for fall-blooming perennials to strut their stuff. Spring may get most of the attention in the gardening world, but don’t forget to include an autumn show in your perennial garden.

Many fall-blooming perennials add to the traditional autumn color palette with reds, yellows, oranges, and purples, but that’s not all. There are also plenty of choices in pink, blue, white, and lavender for a softer look.

Here are some fall-blooming favorites to consider:

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Thanks to Danny Lipford for providing this information.

Flowers are a great addition to any yard and fall is a great time to make your law and landscape shine.

Danny’s article has some great suggestions.  Enjoy!

Fall is also a good time to help your lawn recover.  Call Steve White and the crew at Second Nature for help with your lawn.  They are experts with clients throughout Williamson County and Middle Tennessee.

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Best Crepe Myrtle Pruning Time: When To Prune Crepe Myrtle

Though pruning a crepe myrtle tree is not necessary to the health of the plant, many people do like to prune crepe myrtle trees in order to neaten the look of the tree or to encourage new growth. After these people have decided to prune the crepe myrtle trees in their yard, their next question is normally “When to prune crepe myrtle trees?”

This question on crepe myrtle pruning time has a different answer depending on why you wish to prune a crepe myrtle tree. Most likely you are either pruning for general maintenance or to try to coax a second bloom out of the tree in one year.

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If you read the rest of this article you will also learn that “deadheading” could give you a second round of blooms on your plant.  I’ll leave the details to you when you read the article.

For more advice regarding your lawn or other common trees and shrubs just call Steve White at Second Nature Lawncare.  Second Nature is the leader in lawncare in Franklin and Middle Tennessee.

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Summer Lawn Care Tips-Care of P. Allen Smith

Summer is a completely different time for your lawn.  The rains of spring are a thing of the past and the stresses on your lawn are different than in the springtime.

The video below gives some good tips about how to cut your grass, when to water your grass and some other good tips to consider when caring for that summer lawn.

 

If you need help with your lawn, then contact Steve White at Second Nature Lawncare.  Steve and his crew know Franklin, Williamson County and Middle Tennessee very well and they know what your lawn needs when it comes to damaged lawns, weeds, and lawn pests like moles and insects.

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10 STEPS TO HIRING A QUALIFIED LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONAL

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Landscaping and proper lawn care add value to your
home and your neighborhood. The right landscaping and lawn care can increase the value of your home by 15 percent, allowing owners to recoup 100 to 200 percent of their investment. Your landscape is one of the first things prospective buyers notice when they
visit your house. Realtors estimate that 95 percent of home shoppers will not even get out of their car if the house lacks “curb appeal.”

Finding the right landscape professional for your needs is essential says the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET). Reliablereferences for quali ty landscape professionals often come from family and friends. You can also contact your local, state or national trade
associations for referrals. PLANET has member landscape companies listed on their website (.LandcareNetwork.org/findaprofessional). Interview several companies–you will learn from this process.

If you click and read the rest of this article you will gain even more useful knowledge including the 10 tips.

If you live in Franklin or Middle Tennessee and want someone to remove all of the worry, then you should call Steve White of Second Nature Lawncare.  Steve and his team know the lawncare world and they can satisfy your every need when it comes to lawncare.

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Pests of Lawns: molecrickets, chinch bugs, grubs

Pests of Lawns: molecrickets, chinch bugs, grubs.

Your lawn become vulnerable in the summertime when the dry summer heat begins to bake your lawn.� You need to be prepared.

Some of the most troublesome pests to be aware of include:

• chinch bugs
  

  chinch bugs

• spittlebugs
  

  spittle bug

• white grubs
• billbugs
• mole crickets
• sod webworms
• armyworms
  

  army worms

• cutworms

You can read and do the treatment for yourself, or you can bring in the professionals at Second Nature Lawncare.  Steve White and his staff know how to defeat that long list of enemies to your lawn.

Second Nature has been battling and defeating this list of culprits in Middle Tennessee, Franklin and Williamson County for over 20 years.  They have the battle plan that will win your pest war!

Call Steve White to do the dirty work so that you can enjoy your summer!

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Coping With A Wet Lawn – All About Lawns

Coping With A Wet Lawn – All About Lawns.

Dealing with a wet lawn can be as troublesome as dealing with a dry lawn.

There are some great tips in this article.  If you live in the Nashville, Franklin, Williamson County or Middle Tennessee area in 2010 you will want to read this article.

If you have questions, call Steve White at Second Nature Lawncare.

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