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Why Have All These Mushrooms Appeared on My Lawn?

Cool, damp weather after bouts of high heat encourages mushrooms to grow in lawns in Ontario. High, lingering overnight humidity and dampness is also an open invitation to fungus growth, so we strongly discourage watering in the evening. After some…

How Short to Cut Grass Before Winter?

There is a persistent rumour going around that cutting your lawn extremely short before the winter is beneficial, or even necessary to avoid growing mould under the snow.  (I also think that many people think somehow that cutting extra short…

White Grubs in Your Lawn? How to Fix Lawn Damage From Grubs

This kind of damage in spring is the end result of hungry insects attacking lawns in the previous fall, and then raccoons and skunks digging up the lawn to look for them and eat them.  Preventative grub control treatment and…

Animals digging up your lawn in the Spring? Client questions

Hi Jenny & Kyle, We have had some Grubs over the years & the skunks come in and start digging around every spring. If we get the grub treatment will it stop this?? If we get this when would you…

The Snow is melting, whats wrong with my lawn? Snow Mould!

Here is a common question we’ve received in the past week, snow mould is  pretty normal after a winter with lots of snow. (But it can be very damaging) I used your services last year and am about to renew, but noticed…

Is it beneficial to begin lawn care in the Fall?

A very common question we receive about lawns every year once the kids go back to school. My answer: Absolutely! Lawns will actually do their best growing for the next 3 months (September, October and November). It’s the best part…

Earth Day prelude- Learn Professional lawn care tips at St.James Park in Toronto

MEDIA RELEASE April 17, 2012 Volunteers return to St. James Park Event will demonstrate turf maintenance is simple and fun TORONTO, Ont. — Last December, over 150 green industry professionals volunteered and donated new sod, soil, mulch and labour valued…

What should I look for in a lawn care guarantee?

We had a surprising call the other day. A potential customer called our sales and service line for a quote on some lawn & tree care. This is common, and the plant health specialist who took the call was happy to…

LUMPY BUMPY LAWNS: Rolling not a good idea for lawns

Kind of sounds like a song by Billy Ray Cyrus, doesn’t it? Common questions each Spring are “why is my lawn bumpy?” and “how do I fix a bumpy lawn”? Here is another from one of our customers: Hi Kyle, It’s here…

Check out what is happening at St.James Park! LAWNS are just as good as trees

Media Release December 6, 2011 Breathing new life into St. James Park New turfgrass will revive green space damaged by Occupy Toronto protest TORONTO — After five weeks playing host to Occupy Toronto protesters, the lawn at Toronto’s St. James…