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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 pest control and while the new organic alternatives are very effective, they do not provide the immediate results of the…

Does Rolling Your Lawn Really Work? How To Fix a Bumpy Lawn Properly

What’s in This Guide About How To Fix A Bumpy Lawn: How Do You Fix A Lumpy Bumpy Lawn? What Is Causing My Lumpy Bumpy Lawn In The First Place? FAQ About Best Lawn Care Practices Why is My Lawn…

“Help, the Raccoons & Skunks Are Tearing Up My Lawn!”

What’s in This Guide About Raccoons Tearing Up Lawns: How to Stop Raccoons & Skunks from Digging up Your Lawn FAQ About Best Lawn Care Practices How Many Times a Week Should You Water Your Lawn? What is Aeration? What…

Voles dig tunnels under snow, leave tracks in Spring

Help! What’s Ripping Up My Lawn? What Do I Do? When Spring comes and the snow melts, everything’s supposed to be coming up roses, Right?  Well if you’re like most people as soon as the snow recedes – it reveals…

Necrotic ring spot appearing on lawns

What To Do With Brown Circles on Your Lawn? Jump To: What To Do If You Have Necrotic Ring Spots On Your Lawn, How To Prevent Necrotic Ring Spots, Contact Us, Other Lawn Care Tips The hot weather and frequent…

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,…

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…

Chinch Bugs In Your Lawn Spotted (Everywhere!)

Our technicians are finding adult chinch bugs emerging from thatch as well as their young,  commonly called ‘nymphs’ in lawns throughout the Greater Toronto Area.  We started finding them earlier in June which is earlier than we normally see them…

Does Corn Gluten work effectively to control weeds in my lawn?

Jump To: What Corn Gluten Can Do, How To Use Corn Gluten Effectively, Contact Us, Other Lawn Care Tips Short answer: A little bit. Here are the facts about corn gluten: Corn gluten meal is a product that can be…

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,…