Lawn & Garden Tips & Resources

Caring for your lawn and garden is like looking after your pets. Year-round care and meticulous follow-ups always guarantee good health. Our family dog Tyson has extensive backyard experience. He’s spent many a happy days playing, napping and rolling on our lawn and knows a great lawn when he feels one! Read his tips on lawn maintenance.

Tyson’s Lawn Tips

• Find an established lawn and garden maintenance company with certified technicians. You wouldn’t entrust your precious pet’s health to an amateur, so why settle for cheap turf care?
• Local lawn care service is in the best position to understand soil and climatic conditions as well as native lawn and garden problems.
• Choose your lawn seeds, plants, trees and shrubs carefully just as you would with a pet. Remember you’re going to be stuck with both for a really long time!
• Make a year-round plan with regular follow-ups that will nip small problems in the bud. Just like the vet, your lawn care professionals should be able to provide personalized service.
• IPM (Integrated Pest Management) is like having a health plan for your lawn. It includes regular applications of fertilizers (including winterizers), core aeration and overseeding, adequate watering, thatch management, weed and surface insect control.
• Routine fertilizing provides nutrients just like vitamins do. Regular lawn fertilizers improve the overall health and life of your lawn and garden.
• Core aeration especially of affected areas will improve the results of overseeding, soil and pest treatments.
• Weeds and insects are like ticks and fleas, persistent! Hosing them down won’t do. You need expert help to identify and treat them.
• Mulching is like a fancy dog coat. It dresses up your plant beds and protects them from temperature fluctuations. Plus, it prevents weeds and soil erosion, and helps retain moisture.
• Your lawn requires regular mowing. Mow high (leave grass height at around 3 inches) and frequently. Bald lawns or dogs (some of Tyson’s pet friends hate it when they are completely shaved off!) are not a pleasant sight. Moreover, long grass has deeper and stronger roots.
• Your lawn and garden (and pets) need to be well hydrated. Around an inch-and-a-half a week will be adequate for your turf.
• To prevent your lawn from being affected by dog urine (a dog’s got to go pee somewhere you know!), water the area immediately after your pet has used the garden.
• Several lawn care programs for a healthy lawn and garden guarantee the safety of your children and pets. Compost, manure, peat moss and good quality black garden soil bring stunning results.
• When synthetics are used, ensure that children and pets stay off the lawn for the specified period.

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