No Glory in Suffering for Suffering’s Sake

My Dear Grandson, I take pen in hand with a tenderness that surprises an old man, for though my hair has turned to snow and my joints speak plainly of the passing years, my heart is still stirred when I think of you—so young, so earnest, and so given to strong notions...
Is Your Lawn Built For Efficiency or Tradition?

Is Your Lawn Built For Efficiency or Tradition?

It is 2025 and I have one question, does your lawn cost more to operate now than it did 10 years ago? Have you done anything to remedy this? If not, are you open to saving 20-50% of what you are currently paying? More for less, sounds good right? Well let me explain....

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How Do You React to the Unknown?

How Do You React to the Unknown?

I had a customer several years ago, who had been a customer for well over a decade that was really struggling with our biological program. He did not see the purpose and it although he told me he read all of my blogs and newsletters, he did not see the value in it....

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Winter Watering

Winter Watering

I have this saying, "people don't lose their lawns in the summer, they set them up for failure to lose them during winter." A combination of shallow watering that has developed a short root structure and a thick thatch is a prime candidate for winter kill. This...

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That Was Easy

That Was Easy

There is a price to be paid for convenience and that price is being helpfully paid by consumers all across America. Let me clarify, the traditional means of lawn care is grossly inefficient which is costing the average consumer in excess of 50% of their lawn care...

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The Cost of Energy

The Cost of Energy

Something that we often overlook when we are paying for products and services is the cost of energy. It is factored into everything that we partake in. This holds true in the landscaping industry. It is often overlooked and very rarely paid attention to but there is a...

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Every Soil is an Individual

Every Soil is an Individual

Do you ever get that feeling that you're just a number when you deal with a large corporation or the government? You know what I'm talking about, that mentality that you're just as important as a person who they talked to five hours ago or the person they're going to...

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How to Pick the Right Robotic Mower

How to Pick the Right Robotic Mower

As robotic technology increases and the cost of energy, specifically lithium-ion technology continues to increase the affordability of robotic mowing will become more accessible to the general public. Economic forces,  legislation, energy and of course good...

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The Trinity SystemA New Way to Manage the Lawn

The Trinity System
A New Way to Manage the Lawn

Automated Mowing, Smart Irrigation, & Biology It's 2024, and we have been working on a system that improves the lawn in three ways. We have recognized (back in 2017) that the system of maintaining a lawn was flawed and severely wasteful and people were giving up...

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2025, a Year for Automation, Biology and Efficiency

2025, a Year for Automation, Biology and Efficiency

We have a feeling that 2025 is going to be an awesome year, let me tell you why. The knowledge and technology that we are going to implement this year was either unknown or unavailable in years past and were terribly excited about this because it's going to translate...

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Profits Aren’t the Point: People Are

Profits Aren’t the Point: People Are

I’m a paying customer, not a line on a spreadsheet. And I’m tired—tired of companies shrinking service, hiding behind phone trees, slashing staff, and then acting like a price hike is “innovation.” We all know the playbook: maximize short-term profits, minimize...

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