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Posted by The GreenView Team at 10:05:11 AM | 1 Comment(s)

We all have interests and passions that sometimes conflict. You love your lawn and garden. Nothing compares to the satisfaction of a beautiful green lawn peppered with shrubs and gardens after hours of planting, fertilizing and watering.

Then there’s Scooter, or Jake, or Toto - and don’t forget Princess, your cat. Face it: You love your pets just as much as you love your tulips! But can your passions coexist? Can Jake learn to love your garden as much as you?

The answer, of course, is yes. Let's get started.

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Posted by The GreenView Team at 2:12:28 PM | 4 Comment(s)

Here are a few quick tips to take care of your landscape during the winter months:

Make sure to brush off snow gathered on the top of bushes and other plants. The weight of the snow can break branches and damage the plants.

Try to avoid walking over the grass when there is snow or ice; this can cause the grass blades to break off.

Clean up any debris, like fallen branches, after winter storms.

Break out the shovel and not the ice! Ice melt can hurt your grass and plants. If you do use ice melt, be sure to lightly brush off any salt that has accumulated on your plants or lawn.

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Posted by Kate Stravinskas at 3:40:24 PM | 4 Comment(s)

Do your neighbor a favor: prevent a grub and kill a beetle…

Since 1830, when a guy named Edwin Budding invented a lawn mowing gadget at a time when only the very wealthy could afford to maintain a lawn, there were grubs. From the 1800’s to the 2000’s and probably beyond, turf-lovers, lawn cultivators, and gardeners have always and will forever have to endure the persistent destructive force of the white grub and Japanese Beetle.

Grubs are insect larvae that live in the soil and feed upon roots and rhizomes. These are the very worst of the turfgrass pests because they are so difficult to control with surface-applied insecticides. To reach the insects, the insecticide must penetrate the turf, continue through the thatch and down, down into the soil. So be sure to rake and possibly de-thatch your lawn prior to treating it for pest problems like these, and water well so the insecticide will penetrate deeply into the turf.

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Posted by Kate Stravinskas at 2:47:21 PM | 2 Comment(s)

If it looks like a weed, smells like a weed, and grows like a weed, it’s probably a WEED! 

My favorite weed is called “Creeping Charlie.” It boasts such a pretty lavender flower, but oh does that vine spread! I once spent an hour on my hands and knees pulling them out—not a pretty picture for passers-by. Let’s face it, we all find weeds in our lawns and gardens at least some of the time. But the healthier your lawn is, the easier it will be to combat weeds. How do you keep your lawn healthy? First, you select the right lawn grasses for your climate zone and sun exposure, then you choose the right fertilizer and lime (depending on your soil test results), de-thatch and aerate if needed, and lastly, you mow and water.

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Posted by Kate Stravinskas at 4:09:48 PM | 5 Comment(s)

With spring showers and the best Greenview Fertilizer products stimulating the growth of the most beautiful lawn you’ve ever created, you’ll soon be merrily, merrily mowing and watering to keep your lawn looking neat, trim and green.

Besides our desire for the look of a “manicured lawn” that we all admire, why do we mow our lawns? It’s a lawn maintenance practice that’s part of our American culture because mowing regularly and mowing properly is important if you want a weed-free, golf-course quality lawn that is stress free.

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