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Who told you to shave your Grass?

Seriously, who gave you that advice? Because let me tell you, mowing your lawn too short is one of the worst things you can do for it. Think about it—if shaving your head made hair grow back quicker, thicker, or…

Earwigs: Unwanted House Guests and How LawnSavers Can Help

Earwigs, those small, elongated insects with pincers on their rear, might look menacing, but they are more of a nuisance than a threat. Often found in moist, dark places, earwigs can make their way into your home, especially during warm…

How to Save Your Lawn & Trees From Heat and Drought Stress

Many homeowners like you want to know how you can help your lawn and garden make it through intense heat when it is sweltering hot and humid out. Lawns in Ontario are comprised of ‘Cool-season’ grass species like Kentucky Bluegrass…

Bentgrass Plus Drought Plus Heat, Means Dead Patches on Lawns

When we receive unseasonably high heat and dry weather, these conditions cause bentgrass and other annual weedy grasses in lawns to brown out much earlier than we normally see it. If you are seeing areas on your lawn yellowing or browning right now,…

Black Medic Weed on Lawns

What is Black Medic Weed? We received an email the other day asking what is the best way to control the weed Black Medic weed on home lawns. Black Medic (Medicago lupulina) is a difficult-to-control weed due to its small…

Is your lawn a little ‘Rusty’? Lawn Rust Disease

Lawn Rust, a fungus of the Pucciniaceae family, is a lawn disease condition that stains the surface of grass blades an orange-rusty colour making the turfgrass plant appear similar to metal left out in the elements. Heavy night time dews, cooler…

Want to install an inground irrigation (sprinkler) system?

The idea of an in-ground irrigation system appeals to a lot of people. An automated machine to water your lawn so you don’t have to! And a well-installed irrigation system really does take a lot of the worry and hassle…

Chinch Bugs In Your Lawn Spotted (Everywhere!)

Our technicians begin to find adult chinch bugs emerging  from lawns as early as the beginning of June most years in the Toronto Area.  They are usually found in the thatch. Their young, commonly called ‘nymphs’ are the ones that…

WHY SHOULDN’T I HIRE LAWNSAVERS?

Crazy for us to say this, but we don’t think the services LawnSavers provides are for everyone.  And not just because we think we’re different, have cooler-looking trucks & well-trained super nice award-winning staff!  It’s because when it comes to…

Spruce Tree Losing Needles – Sawfly Emergency

If something is eating the needles on your Spruce tree, you may have a Sawfly problem. Yellow-headed sawfly can attack spruce trees usually from early June to  July. These voracious eaters strip needles from spruce, and those needles will NEVER…