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For Sale: Curb Appeal

June 24, 2015

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.

Equipment Review: Mowers

June 17, 2015

Keeping up your lawn in the in-between times of lawn service shouldn't be difficult. That's why Fairway Lawns, along with a leading consumer advocate magazine, suggests using one of Honda's mowers, specifically the 21" Walk Behind Mower.

Marigolds in June

June 11, 2015

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.

How-To: Install a Wooden Fence

June 3, 2015

Many homeowners have different reasons for installing a fence: pets, children, or simply for better curb appeal. Below we have a detailed How-To guide on what you will need for this project and some video links to help you through it. It’s a big undertaking but with this guide, we think you’ll have your wooden fence surrounding your lawn in no time.

When it Rains it Pours; How Overwatering Can Damage Your Lawn

May 27, 2015

So what exactly is overwatering? It can mean different things for different regions, but for southeastern US in the spring, overwatering means you are using an irrigation system, like sprinklers, every day or even every other day. We are getting plenty of rainwater right now, so sprinklers should be shut off until summer when the southeast can go a week or two without rain. Then it’s time to crank those sprinklers up!

Fireweed

May 19, 2015

Fireweed, also known as American Burn Weed, is a weed that pops up in lawns every spring (April - June) and seems to be increasing over the last few years in our area. This weed is short-lived and is not controlled by a pre-emergent.

Hope for Slopes

May 14, 2015

Gardening specialist and author, Evelyn Hadden, has a couple of solutions of adding some spruce to your yard in some of those tough, hard-to-grow spots. She suggests starting on slopes, which are difficult to seed with lawn because of erosion and, if you do get the lawn established, are tricky to mow.

Cleanliness and less bullying attract more hummingbirds

April 27, 2015

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.

Beauty Tips For Your Yard That Bring Big Benefits

April 13, 2015

Lay Down Fresh Mulch: a great way to freshen up flower beds and help give your entire lawn more color and curb appeal. Along with adding beauty, mulch delivers the more meaningful benefits of reducing the amount of watering required and helping to inhibit the growth of weeds.

Turn More Of Your Yard Green

April 6, 2015

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.