During a time when “staycations” encourage homeowners to get the most enjoyment from their lawns, keeping lawn care as care-free as possible is a number-one priority. Here are a few tips to keep your lawn and property looking its best … Continue reading
Top 10 Lawn Care Tips
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Green Tee in the News By Nancy Riggs
Joe Khouri, owner of Green Tee Lawn Care in Batavia, Ill., credited the success of his business to a good product, good customer service and a sound advertising formula. Customer service For Khouri, providing customer service is paramount. The ability … Continue reading
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Spring into Lawn Care
Spring lawn care begins with lawn fertilizing. Proper fertilization of your lawn in the spring is vital because this feeding replenishes the reserves used during the dormant winter period. As the mowing season begins, allowing grass clippings to remain on … Continue reading
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3 Easy Tips to Landscaping
Having a nice lawn is important to many people because this is what most people will see at first glance. Some even find that a pretty lawn would represent the family that lives in the house. However, not everyone has … Continue reading
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Spring Crabgrass
The spring season is an exciting time for those that take lawn care seriously but it is also a time to be conscious of the threats your lawn faces. One particularly troublesome threat to lawns in Illinois is crabgrass. Crabgrass … Continue reading
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Identifying Lawn Diseases
As the lawn care season continues to move forward, you should be on the lookout for signs of disease that could devastate your lawn by causing discoloration and poor growth. It is important to know how to identify these diseases … Continue reading
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Lawn Mowing Tips
Mowing the lawn is a very important part of the general upkeep and maintenance of your lawn. Mowing on a regular schedule at the right height, and bagging or mulching your clippings can mean the difference between a healthy lawn … Continue reading
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Emerald Ash Borer Alert
Trees and shrubs are major features of lawns and landscapes and one of the keys to keeping them healthy is preventing invasions from destructive pests. The emerald ash borer, an invasive species of beetle, is a common threat to ash trees … Continue reading
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Leaf Spot and Melting Out
Cool season grasses such as Kentucky bluegrass are particularly vulnerable to leaf spot and melting out disease. Leaf spot is present in virtually every lawn largely without consequence but extreme weather conditions with high moisture or improper lawn care practices … Continue reading
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Red Thread Disease
Red thread is a fungal disease that affects lawns in wet, cool weather with pinkish red coloration that makes it easy to spot. Because this disease does not infect the roots or crown, the effects are largely cosmetic as infected … Continue reading
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Slime Mold Disease
Slime mold is a non-parasitic disease caused by saprophyte fungi, or fungi that feed on dead or decaying organic matter. This disease affects all warm and cool season grass types across the U.S. and its affects can be observed from … Continue reading
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Midsummer Lawn Care Tips
The summer is about at its halfway point which is the time of the season that lawn care slows down and people spend time enjoying their lawns. This is also the time when the weather gets the warmest and lawn … Continue reading
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Controlling Fairy Ring in Your Lawn
There are many common lawn diseases that regularly attack Illinois turf, but few are more difficult to control than fairy ring. Fairy ring attacks all turf grass types that are common to the Chicago area and it can be caused … Continue reading
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Rusty Chicago Area Lawns
The summer season is starting to wind down and before we know it, we will be easing right into the fall season. The end of the summer is also the time of year that lawns start having a problem with … Continue reading
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Fall Lawn Care Tips for the Chicago Suburbs
The autumn season is now upon the Chicago area and as the days get shorter and the nights get cooler, it is time to shift into fall lawn care mode. The fall is an important time for the lawn and … Continue reading
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Winterizing Lawns in Chicago
The winter season is drawing closer and as the temperature starts to drop, homeowners will spend less time caring for their lawns. However, before the winter season arrives it is important to prepare the lawn for the stresses caused by … Continue reading
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Installing a Fire Pit in the Backyard
The Chicago area has already been hit with sub-zero temperatures as well as several snow falls which has many homeowners staying inside until the spring season. However, Chicago area residents can still enjoy their yards during the winter with a … Continue reading
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Winter Lawn Care Tips for Chicago
The Chicago area is in the midst of one of the coldest, snowiest winters of its history making lawn care one of the last things on the minds of most homeowners. However, there are a couple things to keep in … Continue reading
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Removing Snow from Your Property
The snow has been piling onto the Chicago area at an historic pace and as a result, many homeowners are exhausted from shoveling snow and salting their driveways. Unfortunately, there is still more snow in the forecast as we are … Continue reading
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Getting Lawn Care Started this Spring
Even though there is still snow on the ground, we are just a few weeks away from the emergence of spring which means it is almost time to resume lawn care. At the start of the lawn care season, there … Continue reading
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