lawn & garden tips

Aerating
To relieve compacted turf without excessive injury to grass plants has been a formidable chore until recent years when power driven aerators were developed. Read more...

Controlling Disease
Healthy turf will withstand infestation and recover faster than neglected turf. Read more...

Fertilizing Your Lawn
The amount and type of fertilizer for any lawn depends on the fertility of the natural soil, the degree of growth you want, available irrigation or natural rainfall and the type of grass that you are growing. Read more...

Grub Control
White grubs are considered the number one lawn insect pest in Ontario. They have the potential to inflict serious damage to home lawns when populations reach a significant level. Read more...

Maintenance of Lawn in Shade
It may be necessary to over-seed on a regular basis with Greenhorizons' Green Thumb Lawn Seed (a blend that includes fescue). Read more...

Mowing
Mowing your lawn properly is one of the easiest things you can do to improve the look and health of your lawn. Read more...

Mowing New Sod
Your new living carpet generally needs mowing 6-7 days after installation... Read more...

Renovating Worn Turf
Turf renovation through use of vertical mowers and aerators was once largely limited to golf courses and athletic fields.  Now, it has become a common practice for other turf areas, including home lawns. Read more...

Seeding and Over-Seeding
It's acceptable to seed from mid April to May, but the ideal time to seed is during the last 2 weeks of August and first 2 weeks of September. This is when temperatures are cooler and there is more rainfall. If you seed during the drier summer months you must be consistent with daily watering. Read more...

Snow Mould
Over the past several years, we’ve been noticing large amounts of snow mold on Homeowners lawns. These grey or pinkish circular patches reek havoc to lawns. Read more...

Sod Instalation
Your 3D SOD BLEND should be laid on bare soil. This can be achieved 4 ways... Read more...

Weed Control
The best weed control is a good, healthy turf. When your lawn is thick and vigorous, weeds simply have no place to get started and you have fewer problems. Read more...

Watering New Sod
To gauge watering, simply place an empty straight edge can or container about 6 feet away from sprinkler... Read more...

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