Nolan's Lawn Service

03/09/2013

October is the month to wrap up the lawn season and put the grass to rest well fed and watered. Lawn customers often ask what they should do to their lawns at the end of the season. Here are a few questions most frequently asked.

03/09/2013

In preparation for March Madness, basketball fanatics take the time and energy to strategically fill in NCAA basketball brackets and invest a little money for the fun of it. March Madness also involves beating the mad-rush on lawn mower repair shops and investing in your equipment to keep them runni...

02/09/2013

Grass prefers fertile soil to grow in, not empty aeration holes. Top-dress your lawn this season and start "feeding the soil".

Doing the same lawn maintenance procedures year after year with the hope of getting better results is not logical. Routine that produces poor results needs to be changed. Developing a new maintenance plan to produce a beautiful lawn involves thinking logically about what grass requires to thrive and...

02/09/2013

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02/09/2013

With the lack of water these past several seasons, mighty mites might be eating your grass roots to obtain moisture.

It’s no secret that living organisms need water. Mites that might be in your soil beneath your lawn are no exception to the rule. During very dry winters, mites can easily obtain the moisture they require through consuming the roots of your grass. Imagine how this can destroy the potential for a bea...

02/09/2013

Aeration plugs really are different.

An essential understanding of the soil beneath a lawn determines what maintenance procedures to continue on with or to change. Parts of the soil have an impact on the whole lawn. Analyzing aeration plugs can help you to identify those parts (most likely missing) and guide you to formulate an effecti...

02/09/2013

Try top-dressing this year for your New Year's Lawn Resolution.

Growing up as a PK (Preacher’s Kid) in the small farming community of Chebanse, Illinois, I often listened to adult conversations when members of my dad’s congregation stopped by the parsonage to visit. One conversation, I remember, taught me how to mow straight lines and now inspires me to suggest…

02/09/2013

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09/12/2012

Soaking Dry Spots

Remember as a child putting on your swimsuit and running through the sprinklers on hot summer days? I remember attaching a circular sprinkler made of copper to the end of a hose that blasted thin streams of water about 20’ into the air. Occasionally, my father would tell us to move the sprinkler to ...

09/12/2012

Lawn tips for this fall.

With the record breaking heatwave hopefully behind us, this is the month to restore our lawns to their former condition and prepare for a growth spurt this autumn. Lush healthy lawns late in the season is our best defense against a potentially harsh winter.