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Black Medic Weed on Lawns

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

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. Summer forecasted highs in the GTA typically get anywhere from 34 deg…

How to stop Crabgrass from spreading

Jump To: Tip For How To Remove Crabgrass Effectively, How To Get Rid Of Crabgrass Video, Contact Us, Other Lawn Care Tips Steps On How To Stop Crabgrass From Spreading In Your Yard The most important thing to do right…

How Short to Cut Grass Before Winter?

Jump To: How Short To Cut Your Grass Before Winter, Contact Us, Other Lawn Care Tips 3 Steps to Winterizing Your Lawn Tools needed: leaf rake, lawn mower with a sharp blade Cut grass the optimal length before winter. The…

Sir, step away from the fertilizer NOW! Astounding do-it-yourself lawn care results!

Sure, anybody can take care of the lawn, right? Well, some of your neighbours have chosen to roll up their sleeves and tackle lawn care head-on by themselves doing things like spreading fertilizer by hand. The results have to be seen…

Spruce Trees Losing Needles – Sawfly Emergency

Jump To: When To Look For Sawflies In Your Spruce Trees, How To Deal With A Sawfly Infestation, Contact Us, Other Lawn Care Tips If something is eating the needles on your Spruce, you may have a Sawfly problem. Yellow-headed…

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…

Take Action Against Weeds: What you can do to reduce weeds on your lawn.

Jump To: Steps For Managing Weeds Effectively, Contact Us, Other Lawn Care Tips The Province of Ontario has banned chemical pest control and while the new organic alternatives are very effective, they do not provide the immediate results of the…

How to Get Rid of Crabgrass

What’s in This Guide on Dealing With Crabgrass: What Does Crabgrass Look Like? How Does Crabgrass Spread? Looking for a Crabgrass Killer in Canada? How To Get Rid of Crabgrass: Removal & Prevention 🌱 What Does Crabgrass Look Like? Crabgrass…

Where is the best place to grow grass?

Great question: Hey Kyle, I’m helping a potential customer from Oakville who wants to grow grass in the garden areas underneath his trees. (Pics attached). He also has a garden he wants to cover with grass up against a building, and…