Understanding Soil pH: The Gatekeeper of a Healthy Lawn
Most people who have heard of soil pH know that 7 is neutral, numbers below 7 are acidic, and numbers above 7 are alkaline. But that doesn't really explain why pH matters. For a lawn, pH is less like a nutrient and more like an access-control system. You can have...
What Is a Healthy Lawn?
A healthy lawn is not simply a green lawn. Green is an appearance. Health is a function. A truly healthy lawn is a functioning biological system in which the soil, roots, microorganisms, minerals, water, and atmosphere work together efficiently. A healthy lawn should...
Why Can a Wet Lawn Still Be Drought-Stressed?
Most homeowners assume drought stress means one thing: The lawn needs more water. Sometimes that is true. But sometimes the soil can already contain plenty of moisture and the lawn can still look wilted, dull, weak or drought-stressed. That sounds contradictory, but...
Your Lawn May Not Need More Water. It May Need Better Soil.
When a lawn begins to struggle during hot, dry weather, the first reaction is almost always the same: Add more water. Run the sprinklers longer. Add another watering day. Turn the controller up. But what if the problem isn't how much water you're putting on the lawn?...
Nine Years Later: Why This Is the Best Time Ever to Go Biological
Nine Years Later: Why This Is the Best Time Ever to Go Biological In 2017, we made a decision that would completely change the direction of our company. We turned our backs on the conventional synthetic approach to lawn care. At the time, we knew something was...
September Is the Most Important Month of the Year for Your Colorado Lawn
If I could pick one month out of the entire year to improve the health of a Colorado lawn, it would be September. Not April. Not May. And definitely not July. September. Why? Because September is when the lawn finally gets an opportunity to stop merely surviving and...
The Heat Didn’t Cause the Problem — It Exposed It
If you're exhausted with your lawn right now, you're probably not alone. You spent more money watering it. You watched your water bill climb. You tried to keep everything alive through weeks of heat. And after all that effort, you may still be looking at brown spots,...
Lawn Fascism: When Victory Is Really Just Chemistry on Overdrive
If you're a history buff and you have a lawn, you might appreciate what I'm about to tell you. In May of 1940, Nazi Germany launched its lightning-fast offensive into Western Europe. German armored columns punched through the Ardennes, crossed into France, and reached...
Your Lawn May Not Need More Water — It May Need Air
If you've been frustrated with your lawn over the past couple of months because of the relentless heat, understand something: Your lawn may be even more frustrated than you are. You're not crazy, and you're certainly not alone. Kentucky bluegrass, which dominates many...
Bob and Bill: Two Neighbors, Two Very Different Lawns
Bob and Bill: Two Neighbors, Two Very Different Lawns Meet Bob and Bill. They have lived next door to each other for 15 years. Their homes are similar. Their lawns are roughly the same size. They experience the same Colorado weather, receive the same scorching summer...
A Better Community Can Begin With Your Own Front Yard
Area of influence Quality landscaping communicates Poor landscaping communicates Human psychology Calm, relief, optimism, and emotional stability Stress, fatigue, pessimism, and a sense of disorder Property values Investment, desirability, and neighborhood...
The Trinity: A New Standard for Lawn Care
After more than 30 years in the lawn and landscape industry, I have come to a simple conclusion: The traditional lawn-care system is outdated. That conclusion did not come from a textbook, a sales presentation, or the latest industry trend. It came from decades of...