For Sale: Curb Appeal
Just how important is curb appeal to your home? Apart from having a lawn that makes your neighbors envious, curb appeal - how the outside of a home looks - can dramatically impact a house when buying or selling. The appearance of a home’s lawn often indicates the status of a home’s maintenance on the interior as well. If a house and lawn are well-maintained (green grass, a mowed yard, properly-sized shrubbery, etc.), buyers are immediately given a positive reaction, leading them to believe the rest of the house is kept at the same standards.
Marigolds in June
With the onset of summer, many think it is too late to grow seasonal plants. However, June is the perfect time to plant some vegetables and flowers including beans, carrots, sweet potatoes, okra, sunflowers, and impatiens.
Cleanliness and less bullying attract more hummingbirds
Hummingbirds are particular about the condition of the feeder they use. They will quickly abandon a neglected feeder for a cleaner alternative. Depending on the outside temperature, nectar can spoil in as little as 2-5 days, causing fermentation and mold growth.
Turn More Of Your Yard Green
Try these more environmentally friendly ideas to make your yard a little greener:
Solar Landscape Lights: they have come a long way in recent years. They’re now available in a wide range of styles, sizes and prices. They’re also more reliable than they used to be; high-quality lights can continue casting a friendly glow throughout the night.
Weeds Defined
A weed is any plant growing where it is not wanted. Lawn weeds belong to one of three categories: broadleaf, grassy, or grass-like. A typical broadleaf weed is a dandelion. Crabgrass is in the grassy weed category while nutsedge would be classified as a grass-like weeds.
Get In Line For More Benefits With An Online Account
Just in time for spring here's a great way to save more of your precious time. When you create an online account with Fairway Lawns you cut down the time you have to spend on less exciting things like mailing payments, calling to find out your current balance and maintaining records of your yard's treatment schedule.
Armyworms March Again
Reports are starting to come in from our branches that armyworms have become active once again. Spodoptera frugiperda, commonly known as the Fall Armyworm, is the caterpillar stage of a moth that actively destroys pastures, crops, and lawns.
Customer Assistant Tool Makes Lawn Care Personal
Fairway Lawns is delighted to have a great feature called “Customer Assistant” available for our customers, which was introduced earlier this year. Simply create an account with an email and a password.
Pollen Season Brings Bees (And Allergies)
For those of you with allergies, pollen can be a word that conjures up thoughts of sneezing, runny noses and congestion. This isn't, of course, the case for bees and other pollinator- in fact, it's a fantastic time of year to be a bee!
Crapemyrtle Bark Scale in Arkansas
First seen in Northern Texas back in 2004, the Crapemyrtle Bark Scale (CMBS) has now arrived in Arkansas.