8 Lawn Care Fallacies That Keep Us Treating Symptoms Instead of Causes

For decades, lawn care has been built around a surprisingly simple formula: See a problem. Buy a product. Kill something. Feed something. Water something. Repeat next year. But what if many of the things we consider “normal lawn maintenance” are actually symptoms of a...

“It’s too late”

"It's too late." We hear this a lot this time of year. The truth is the length of the lawn season is much longer than people realize and the second half is far more important that the first half. September is the most important month out of the entire year as it...

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Nine steps to a successful lawn

Nine steps to a successful lawn

Thank you for your interest in Blade to Blade. We know your landscape is a source of pride and we value this by delivering to you a quality product with outstanding service. Our approach to maintenance provides a well balanced approach to lawn care to...

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To Bag, or Not to Bag

To Bag, or Not to Bag

A response to the grass clipping question We have written this informative letter to address and answer the question, where does all of the grass go? Your service quote has within it a provision designed into the cost of the program to handle the problem...

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What is Aeration?

What is Aeration?

Aeration is the process of using a machine which pushes a tine into the ground 2”- 3” to extract a core or a “plug”, creating a small hole in the surface of the sod. Why do we do this do you ask? There are several reasons, but the predominate reason is...

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Should I have my soil tested?

Should I have my soil tested?

I hope that you will read this as it may save you a ton of money in the future but that is your call. I have come a long way in the past year in understanding the elements of the soil and how they affect the turf and ultimately how it affects your pocket book. I used...

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Watering in Colorado Springs

Watering in Colorado Springs

Watering in Colorado Springs can be a challenge as we live in a high plains desert. We receive on average approximately 17” inches of precipitation per year, a far cry from the 40” to 50” necessary to grow some of the things we want to thrive,...

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