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Plan Now for Warm Weather — the Off-Season is an Ideal Time to Start Swimming Pool Designs

Was there something missing from your summertime outdoor living experience this year? Do you find yourself entertaining house guests at your outdoor space and envisioning a swimming pool area with poolside decking, a fire pit and lounge chairs for guests to enjoy? After returning from vacation, did you wonder why you couldn’t have a personal … Read MorePlan Now for Warm Weather — the Off-Season is an Ideal Time to Start Swimming Pool Designs

Avoid These Top Winterizing Mistakes that Can Damage Your Swimming Pool

How complicated can winterizing a pool really be? Put on the pool cover and stay out until spring, right? Not exactly. If you have enjoyed entertaining poolside for some time, you know that pool winterization is absolutely critical for protecting your investment and preventing expensive repairs. If you’re thinking about getting a swimming pool, or … Read MoreAvoid These Top Winterizing Mistakes that Can Damage Your Swimming Pool

Five Steps to Winterize Your Pool the Right Way

While we are enjoying early fall days and several weekends of swim time left, now is also the time to think about how to prepare for the season so you can protect your luxury entertaining space during the Northeast’s cool season. Here is why you don’t want to skip winterizing your pool, and five steps … Read MoreFive Steps to Winterize Your Pool the Right Way

Prevent and Treat Five Common Plant Diseases

By late summer, plants in your New York, Connecticut and New Jersey landscape have weathered heat, humidity, dry spells and downpours. Environmental conditions can take a toll on plant health. Even trees and shrubs on well-maintained properties can present with these five diseases: leaf spot, powdery mildew, root rot, boxwood blight and rust. Consistent tree … Read MorePrevent and Treat Five Common Plant Diseases

Dealing with Dead Spots in the Lawn? 4 Steps to Get Grass Growing Again

Is your lawn looking spotty? There are many reasons dead spots can develop in a lawn, from grubs to animal damage and fungal diseases. Not to mention, the heat stress our turfs face in midsummer can take a toll on grass and result in browned-out areas, some of which might need extra care to recover. … Read MoreDealing with Dead Spots in the Lawn? 4 Steps to Get Grass Growing Again

Dealing with Drought—How to Keep Your Lawn Healthy When Summer Heats Up

In the Northeast, we revel in the warm summer days when we can relax poolside, entertain friends in our outdoor living spaces, and just be outside. But some years, the weather seems to go from cool-and-drizzly spring to full-force July heat. Don’t get us wrong, we’re taking advantage of the longest days of the year—but … Read MoreDealing with Drought—How to Keep Your Lawn Healthy When Summer Heats Up

Five Pests that can Destroy Your Lawn and How to Prevent Damage

Your Westchester, NY lawn and landscape is the welcome mat to your home—it makes the first impression on guests, and it’s where you go to relax, entertain and play. But your lawn is also a lively ecosystem and home to a range of insects and other pests, not all of them bad. For example, beneficial … Read MoreFive Pests that can Destroy Your Lawn and How to Prevent Damage

Get the Best-Looking Landscape Beds with these 5 Maintenance Tips

The landscape beds on your Connecticut or New York property can make or break its overall appearance. When plant beds are filled with lush, colorful flowers and healthy shrubs (no weeds!), your landscape is aesthetically pleasing and looks like it is getting the attention it deserves. Unfortunately, plant beds can go downhill fast without proper … Read MoreGet the Best-Looking Landscape Beds with these 5 Maintenance Tips

3 Strategies to Keep Landscape Plants Healthy on Your New York or Connecticut Property

A well-planted landscape is welcoming, offers privacy and enhances your property value, too. But landscape plants can also be a problem without proper care and protection from disease. Property owners tend to focus on turf first—and lawn care is essential—but trees and shrubs need TLC so they can deliver the aesthetic and functional benefits you … Read More3 Strategies to Keep Landscape Plants Healthy on Your New York or Connecticut Property

Control Starts Now—Protect Your Turf from Grub Damage

Have skunks, raccoons, and birds suddenly taken an interest in your turf? Does the grass feel spongy when you step on it? Can you actually pull back a section of turf like you’re rolling back a blanket? If you answered yes to any of these questions, there’s a good chance the culprit is burrowed into … Read MoreControl Starts Now—Protect Your Turf from Grub Damage

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I just signed up with your company to have my lawn treated. I’ve been dealing with Mario and I just want to share my experiences with him. I called your office and talked to him about treatment plans and he said that he would be more than happy to come over, discuss the plans and test my soil the same afternoon which was amazing. I honestly thought that he was the owner because I’ve never dealt with an employee that took so much time and went out of their way to explain everything and treat me a…

Ray F.Poughkeepsie, NY