Monday, December 12, 2011 at 7:35AM Reflection on the previous season is definitely bittersweet. Although the season was close to normal, if there is such a thing in Iowa, we had our fair share of problems to deal with. The rapid change in climate was the biggest single contributing factor. What seems to be a trending pattern is
Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 8:05AM 
As our service programs for fertilizer and weed control normally consist of 4 applications and core aeration, we are at each property as many times. If for instance, a problem arises due to insects or fungus etc., we are just a phone call or email away. If you have concerns, they will be dealt with.
We usually aerate in the fall season but there are always a few to do in spring for new accounts in severe need. Although some companies are applying their first round already, it is still too early to do so. If the preemergent is applied too early, the herbicide will leach through the soil before it can prevent the weeds it was intended for. In my opinion, this is not only fiscally irresponsible but environmentally irresponsible too. Depending on the temperatures and sunlight during the next 10 days, we will likely start in the first week of April.
We are loaded and ready for spring!
Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 8:00AM We currently service properties from Ely, Swisher, Walford, Fairfax, Atkins, Robins, Hiawatha, Cedar Rapids, Marion, Mt Vernon, Lisbon, Solon, West Branch, Hills, Iowa City, Coralville, Tiffin and North Liberty.
We're not the biggest company but this is by design. My competitors prove that the biggest is most often the worst. We're not a price point company who makes empty promises and leaves you without any noticeable results. We are however, a locally owned company that's growing the right way.
Customer referrals have expanded our market and customer retention throughout the past 16 years has been reason for growth without advertising. Our customer turnover per year is less than 1.5%. This minor blip on the screen is almost entirely the cause of our somewhat transient local professional community.
Please check out this website and let us know if you have any questions.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 2:14PM 
And yet another knot in the unraveling ball of yarn that is the 2010 growing season. With each changing season, Mother Nature has offered a new set of challenges. Challenges that continue to remind us all that no matter what we think, we have absolutely no control over some things. For all the gadgets that help us through our daily life, in nature there is no instant gratification or back-up file. We need to set down our BlackBerries and iPhones and rely on our eyes and common sense to help us untie the knots.
Monday, August 16, 2010 at 8:45AM Most people falsely assume that spring is the best time to implement a fertilization and weed control program. Using excuses like, "it's gone this long, I'll just wait and start next fresh next year" or " Why bother, the summer is almost over anyway" just to name a couple.
The truth is that the best results are achieved when starting treatments in autumn. Turf grass responds quickly to fertilizer applications starting in early fall. Fertilizing at this time helps to repair damage that may occur during the hot and dry or the hot and humid summer months.
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