EnviroCare

Winter December 22 to March 21

• Lawn should be kept free of leaves and other debris.
• Hard prune or cut back ornamental shrubbery to desired shape.
• Remove lower limbs on deciduous trees for improved sun light to turf areas.
• Apply pre-emergence to lawn and ornamental shrubbery bed areas to help control spring and summer weed varieties

Spring March 22 to June 20

• Cut turf areas to lowest cutting height possible without scalping
• De-thatch and or core aerate lawns.
• Apply sand or other organic materials as top dressing for improved growth and leveling.
• Check lawn and ornamental shrubbery for over wintering insects.
• Apply systematic insecticide to ornamental shrubbery
• Apply pre-emergence to lawn and shrubbery beds to help control summer weed varieties
• Apply fertilizers to turf areas
• Apply fertilizers to ornamental shrubbery
• Install mulch to bed areas for beauty, improved moisture control and water conservation

Summer June 21 - Sept 22

• Apply water to lawn as needed or the equivalent of 1 inch of rainfall per week
• Mow turf areas every 7 to 14 days at desired height
• Apply fertilizers to turf areas
• Prune non-deciduous shrubbery to maintain shape
• Prune Azaleas after all blooms have fallen or died.
• Apply fall pre-emergence to help prevent winter weed varieties

Autumn September 23 to December 21

• Maintain highest summer mowing height to lawn areas for winter protection
• Apply fall fertilizer to ornamental shrubbery
• Apply low nitrogen fertilizers to help maintain soil nitrogen content
• Collect and or remove leaves from bed and lawn areas
• Cut perennials to the ground and cover with mulch for winter protection
• Apply Horticultural Oil to ornamental trees and shrubbery to help control over wintering pests.