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Posted by Kate Stravinskas at 2:21:00 PM | 0 Comment(s)

To gather some research on summer rose care, my co-worker Jill and I took a trip over to the beautiful Hershey Gardens in Hershey, PA.

The Hershey Gardens has been operating since 1936 and have 7,500 roses blooming throughout the summer including 275 varieties within this breath-taking 23-acre garden. On our researching adventure through the Hershey Gardens, we were given some expert advice on summer rose care from Jamie Schiffer, the grounds manager and manager of the gardening and maintenance staff. Jamie showed us around the gardens and gave us the secrets to maintaining a beautiful rose garden all summer long.

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Posted by Kate Stravinskas at 1:42:47 PM | 0 Comment(s)

Mowing

Cool season grasses should be mowed at a higher height during the summer and no shorter than three inches.  This helps the grass to decrease heat and fight drought.  The longer blades also help to shade the soil to preserve moisture and keep temperatures cooler.

Always keep your lawn mower blades sharp throughout the summer.  A dull blade can tear the grass tip which increases moisture loss and can result in browning.

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Posted by The GreenView Team at 8:59:20 AM | 2 Comment(s)

Pests come in many forms. One of them is the White Grub. It can affect all types of grass and turf.  Greenview helps manage this pest.

These grubs are plump, C-shaped insects. They are light in color with dark areas near the rear. They have a distinct brown head. The adults are beetles commonly referred to as May-beetles, June-beetles, and Japanese beetles. Adult female beetles lay their eggs in the soil.

The grubs hatch and spend most of their life beneath the soil feeding on roots. Most have rather long life cycles with the grub stage lasting from several months to two to three years. In heavy infestations; roots are pruned off to the extent that the turf can be rolled back like a carpet, resulting in brown spots of dead turf. At this point, you will need to kill the the grubs and then reseed the damaged areas.

Because white grubs are soil inhabiting insects, the best solution for control is to apply a granular form insecticide that is watered into the soil. Greenview offers two products for controlling grubs:

• Greenview Grub Preventer and Killer (with Mach 2) is applied in mid summer and provides season long control of grubs.
• Greenview Grub Control (with Dylox) is applied in late summer and kills grubs within 48 hours.