A lot of people have been excitedly telling us about a new “miracle grass” they have heard of. It grows anywhere, they tell us, and needs a lot less water and mowing. However, lawn lovers need to remember the old…
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What do I do with all these spruce needles?
I got another interesting question recently. We handle tree care as well as lawn care, and you’d be surprised how much overlap there is. “Spruce needles (lots of reddish brown needles) have fallen from very old trees onto my lawn,…
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…
Magnolia Trees & Sap-Sucking Scales
Looking for help with your Magnolia tree care? If you live in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), please contact us. Magnolias are always recognized as the harbinger of spring. Their flowers are grandiose and magnificent. Magnolia Scale threatens these trees…
Take Action Against Weeds: What You Can do to Reduce Weeds – Before & After Photos
Jump To: Steps For Managing Weeds Effectively, Contact Us, Other Lawn Care Tips The Province of Ontario has banned chemical weed control and while the new organic alternatives are very effective, they do not provide the immediate results of the…
2021 GTA Turfgrass Year in review
2021 was quite a year! For those of us who work in the trades or service industry, as life started to get back to normal for most people, the labour market shrunk dramatically, and finding skilled labour has become increasingly…
Southern Ontario Leatherjacket Alert!
Leather jackets and Crane Flies are cropping up again on lawns in the GTA. Leather jackets are the larval stage of Crane Flies. They usually re-appear in the leatherjacket form in Late April through Early May, as the rain helps…
Why Have All These Mushrooms Appeared on My Lawn?
It’s a common question we get asked a lot ‘why do I have mushrooms growing in my lawn?‘ Cool, damp weather after bouts of high heat encourages mushrooms to grow in lawns in Ontario. High, lingering overnight humidity and dampness…
2020 also very stressful on lawns!
2020 presented unusually difficult challenges for lawns in Ontario as they are made up of “cool-season” grasses (Kentucky bluegrass and perennial ryegrass) that cannot easily survive extended periods of high temperatures (over 28 deg C) and long durations without rainfall…