Happy new year and welcome to 2024! I've spent the past six years developing a program that solves the problems that exist in the lawn all while providing a truly awesome experience in both health and appearance. I have been constructing an integrated system that...

Just when you had given up on humanity and roving bands of kids from the 80's, they come out with an automated robotic snow blower. That's right, you heard me, a robotic snow blower. You have to see it to believe it but how does this grab you? It's 2am and you hear a...

Often we lose sight of the purpose of a landscape. Sometimes we get caught up in the economics, social status, inconvenience, environmental and political aspects that surround the landscape industry. Landscapes have a powerful effect on the human psyche and possess an...

I get this question all the time, "Can you just come out and look at my lawn?" Every year someone is looking for the next silver bullet that will instantaneously solve their problems and satisfy their craving for a lawn repair fix. The reality is that people pardon...

If you were alive anytime before November 26, 2003 you could have booked a flight on the Concorde which was a supersonic commercial aircraft that began flying across the Atlantic in early 1969. For about $20,000 in today's dollars you could fly faster than fighter jet...

Take a good look at the picture above. Have you ever seen someone trying to repair concrete with duct tape? I mean they're both really great products, don't get me wrong but they don't really jive together very well if you know what I mean. This is a representation...

What if I told you that 20 to 50% of the maintenance cost of your lawn was complete waste? Would you believe me? Before you answer that question, answer some of these questions to yourself: Do you find it difficult to get your lawn" up and going" at the beginning of...

Carbon has gotten a bad rap over the past few years. Because it is a waste product of industrialization we often forget that it is also a vital nutrient for plant life and it is a critical building block of every form of life on earth. Carbon in the context in plant...

So this is going to be a funny little post. Hopefully by the time you're done with this article you're going to get a little taste of history, horticulture, economics, logic and relief. This has to do with bagging your lawn. We're going to answer that question whether...

Some people love the smell of diesel in the morning.They say it “smells like productivity.” Sure it does — in the same way lighting your money on fire “smells like heating your home.” Welcome to the great comedy of effectiveness versus efficiency in lawn care. Let’s...

You don’t have a “bad lawn.”You have a broken system. And the solution is not to rip it all out, start over, or double down on the same old bag-of-fertilizer routine that’s already failed you. This blog is about a fork in the road: Keep doing what the traditional...

By Brian Beck, Lawn & Soil Expert There’s a growing frustration in America that almost everyone between the ages of 35 and 55 can feel — even if they don’t always say it out loud. It’s the sense that we’re paying more than ever, yet getting less than ever in...