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Lawn Fertilizer Study Guide: When and Why

You’re staring out your window, thinking maybe I need to buy lawn fertilizer, getting ready to buy the first cheap fertilizer you see at your local home improvement store. Before you do that, here are the lawn fertilizer basics you should use to inform your purchasing decision. Lawn Fertilizer Numbers: Up, Down, and All-Around There are three numbers on a fertilizer label that stand for the percentages of nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium found in the product. Each nutrient provides a specific value for your lawn. Nitrogen (N) promotes plant growth, leaf development, and the green color to strike envy into the hearts of all yo...

Improving Curb Appeal

A common springtime goal for homeowners is to find ways for improving curb appeal. April is the perfect time to focus on making your home look great. Improving Curb Appeal: Short Term Refresh Mulch and Pine Straw Refreshing your ground cover looks nice, it creates a nice barrier from weeds, and it helps plants retain moisture. Mulch and pine straw start to look dull and worn out after getting beat up by rain, sun, and time. The process is as simple as buying the bags or bales you need and applying it on top of your old ground cover. We recommend refreshing your ground cover 1 to 2 times a year. To give it a professional look, check ...

A Greener Lawn: Top 3 Reasons Why Your Lawn Needs Weekly Mowing

To have the healthiest lawn on the block, we recommend a weekly mowing schedule this year. Almost 70% of lawns in Atlanta are mowed weekly during the growing season, and those are probably the lawns that you drool over. These are 3 reasons why a weekly service works better than anything else. 1. A Greener and Healthier Lawn Most lawns in Atlanta are made up of Bermuda grass, a type of grass that only greens near the tips. A healthy cut involves only mowing the tips of new growth, allowing a Bermuda lawn to stay green after mowing. When your Bermuda lawn gets too long, we have to mow more than the recommended amount of the blade...