The Most Expensive Lawn Is the One That Almost Works
Why a “pretty good” lawn may be quietly draining your wallet There is a lawn that is easy to recognize once you know what to look for. It is not completely dead.It is not a total disaster.It is not the neighborhood embarrassment. In fact, from the street, it may even...
Your Soil Is Either a Savings Account or a Payday Loan
Why healthy soil lowers the cost of owning a lawn — and bad soil quietly charges interest Most homeowners think their lawn is expensive because lawns are just expensive. That is the story people have been told. Lawns take too much water.Lawns need constant...
Your Lawn Is Not Dead. It Is Exhausted.
Why your struggling lawn may not need a funeral — it may need recovery. Every spring, homeowners walk outside, look at their lawn, and immediately assume the worst. “It’s dead.”“It’s ruined.”“We need to start over.”“The winter killed it.”“The dog destroyed it.”“The...
The Weed Is Not the Criminal. It Is the Witness.
Why killing weeds without fixing the soil is like arresting the smoke alarm. Most homeowners see a weed and immediately want justice. There it is.Standing proudly in the lawn.Ruining the view.Mocking your efforts.Probably lowering property values just by existing. The...
The Forbidden Secret to Resurrecting a Colorado Springs Lawn
Every spring along the Front Range, the same neighborhood drama unfolds. The snow melts. The wind blows. The sun comes out. People walk into their yards, stare at the brown patches, bare spots, crispy edges, and sad-looking turf, and immediately enter lawn panic mode....
Why Robotic Mowing and Soil Biology Belong Together
The mower and the microbes are trying to solve the same problem. Most people think mowing and soil health are two completely separate subjects. Mowing is what happens above ground. Soil biology is what happens below ground. One is mechanical. The other is microbial....
The Neighbor’s Lawn Is Lying to You
Let’s get something straight right out of the gate: Your neighbor’s lawn is not a benchmark of health.It’s a visual performance. And like most performances, it’s curated, propped up, and—more often than not—completely disconnected from reality. The Great Lawn...
Watering a Lawn in Colorado Springs Should Not Feel Like a Financial Threat
If you live in Colorado Springs, chances are you have felt at least a little anxiety every time you turn on your sprinklers. You look at the lawn.You think about the water bill.You hear people telling you to give up and go to rock or artificial turf.And before long,...
Colorado Soils Usually Don’t Need More Phosphorus and Potassium. They Need Better Balance.
In Colorado, one of the biggest mistakes homeowners make is assuming that every lawn problem needs more fertilizer. The shelves are full of “complete” fertilizers that contain nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, so people naturally assume more of all three must mean...
Colorado’s Water Problem Is Also a Soil Infrastructure Problem
The silver lining may not be conservation alone. It may be strategy. Colorado has a water problem. I don’t think there is much value in pretending otherwise. But I also believe there is a silver lining buried inside the problem—because the answer may not be...
The Most Expensive Thing in Lawn Care Is the Mindset
The Most Expensive Thing in Lawn Care Is the Mindset One of the greatest frustrations I have after spending decades in the lawn and landscape industry is realizing just how much unnecessary waste we have accepted as normal. Waste of water. Waste of fertilizer. Waste...
Denver Should Learn From Colorado Springs Before We Repeat 2012
Denver Should Learn From Colorado Springs Before We Repeat 2012 Colorado has seen this movie before. And we should be very careful about how we write the ending this time. In 2012, Colorado Springs experienced an extraordinarily hot and dry year. Temperatures reached...