Nutri-Lawn Blog

Before your lawn needs to be cut this spring, it is a good idea to do some maintenance on your mower. Disconnect the ignition wire from the spark plug before starting any maintenance, to avoid injury. 

SHARPEN THE BLADE

Temperatures are warming, birds are chirping and snow is melting... spring is finally here folks, and it's shaping up to be a great one! As soon as the ground is dry and green shoots of all varieties begin popping up, it’s time to get outside and prepare. Here are 5 things you can do this season to maximize your investment of time and money to have the lawn of your dreams this summer.

We are very proud to announce that two of our businesses, Christmas Décor by Nutri-Lawn Burlington Irrigation and Nite Time Décor by Nutri-Lawn Burlington Irrigation, were presented with Landscape Ontario Awards of Excellence in their respective categories last week. What a great honour, and one that could not be achieved without a great staff and wonderful clients.

Lawns suffer enough from the damaging effects that snow and ice can cause over the winter months. To add insult to injury, adding road salt and sidewalk ice-melter to the equation can make things even worse. Areas of the lawn along the edges of sidewalks, boulevards and driveways are often left damaged in the spring when the snow melts, leaving homeowners struggling for answers. 

There are three fundamental factors that must be present and working together, if you want a healthy lawn with few weeds. They are fertility, water and mowing. When all three are done in the proper way, the turf can compete with most existing weeds, and resist further weed germination.

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. Summer 2020 will soon be coming to an end, and what an interesting season it was!

The Japanese Beetle is the adult life stage of a common destructive white grub species found in Canada. The Japanese Beetle is one of many white grubs species that attack lawns and it is important to identify which species is which. The adult  Japanese Beetle has a distinctive metallic emerald coloured head, and copper coloured wings. Each wing has 6 tufts of white coloured hair along each edge. Although its appearance is stunning, the damage they can create to plant material is anything but.