Turf & Ornamental Maintenance

Don't get caught with frozen pipes when we experience our first hard freeze in Kansas City this year. According to the How Do Gardner there is a 90% chance of our first frost date being after October 28th* & the first freeze being after November 8th*. That being said, we strongly urge you to schedule your irrigation lines to be blown out using our compressor machine as soon as possible. It is especially important for those who have an above-ground backflow preventer because they are more susceptible to damage during a freeze.

We're currently scheduling appointments to winterize sprinkler systems.  Please call us asap as our schedule fills up very fast this time of year.  All underground irrigation systems should be blown out before winter to avoid costly breaks or repairs next spring.

Here it is the middle of October already. Where has the year gone? Yes, it is time to start shutting down your irrigation system. In the Kansas City area it is truly needed to get all the water out of the pipes in your system. We are scheduling winterizations now. You really never know now days on when mother nature is going to switch to below freezing temps. Please don't be the person that wait till the last minute. Call our office now and get your winterization scheduled.

The Emerald Ash Borer is on the move and 3 aduts have been confirmed in tree traps In Roeland Park according to a spokesperson for Johnson County Research and Extension office.  

It takes approx. 675,000 gallons of water per acre to acheive 1" of water per week.

With Fall just around the corner, it is important to start thinking about Lawn Renovation in your lawn.  Aerification is probably the single most important maintenance operation you can do to your lawn all season especially in clay soils which are very abundant to say the least in this area.  Aerification not only reduces compaction in the soil, it also helps to break down thatch layers that have developed above the soil level and allows water and nutrient flow below the compaction zone to the roots.

Many people beleive that bagging your clipping helps to limit and reduce the thatch layer in your lawn.  This is not correct.  Thatch is not made up of grass clippings.  It is made up of decay resistant such as surface roots, runners and stems found close to the soil surface.  Grass Clippings are made up of soft tissue that is 85-90% water.  Therefore, when clippings are left to dry on the soil they shrink by 90%.

Preventative Fungicide sprays should be applied during Late March/April to prevent rust and scab diseases on flowering Crabapple trees.  Applications to prevent Fireblight disease in Crabapples should also be applied.

Click on the video link to hear what Kent has to say about the bugs to be looking out for in your grass and in your trees:

https://www.kshb.com/entertainment/kcl/green-grass-with-aspen-lawn

Great advice from our owner, Kent, on feeding and putting your lawn "to bed" for the winter season:

https://www.kshb.com/entertainment/kcl/fall-lawn-tips#st_refDomain=www.facebook.com&st_refQuery=/