Lawn Care Blog
Choosing the Right Tools for the Job
There’s a lot to consider when it comes to spring lawn care. Believe it or not, choosing the right tools is just as important as choosing the right lawn care company. If you’ve recently visited the lawn care aisle of any gardening or do-it-yourself store, you’ve seen an overwhelming selection of tools that leaves you wondering where to start. Fortunately, we’ve got you covered. You’ve come to know us as the authority who…
Three Steps to a Beautiful Spring Lawn
The weather is getting warmer; the birds are singing a bit louder, and the pollen is falling. That can only mean one thing: spring is just around the corner. We can help you get your yard ready for the season with this three-step guide: When preparing for any masterpiece, you need to start with a blank canvas. Take the time now to clear your yard of debris to help minimize…
Look Out for These Spring Pests
Spring has finally sprung here in Georgia, and we’re excited to get back outside onto our patios and decks to experience the warm sunshine once more. Unfortunately, so are the springtime pests that live in our yard. From ticks to ants and mosquitos, enjoying time outdoors can become a hassle when dealing with such problematic pests. Here are a few tips we’ve compiled for informed pest control. Ticks Ticks are…
Great Lawns Have Professional Lawn Care
Arbor-Nomics exists to take care of your lawn so you don’t have to. Your home is probably the most important investment you’ll ever make. Inside and out, we know you’ve taken great care to make sure your house feels like home. You’ve taken the time to find just the right paint color for the kitchen. You’ve spent hours shopping for just the right furniture. But could your outside be better?…
Ornamental Trees and Shrubs That Thrive During Winter
Many homeowners who enjoy cultivating a colorful landscape find winter discouraging. Leaves can take on a dazzling array of hues in the autumn, but the period before they fall is never long enough to fully appreciate their beauty. Of course, evergreens continue to report for duty year-round, ensuring bright green highlights even on dull and cloudy days. Arbor-Nomics is primarily a lawn care company, but we also look after ornamental trees…
Making the Most of Your Fall Harvest
For many of us, the words “fall harvest” induce visions of all the delicious dishes that can be made from the season’s crops. When the menu can include turnips, radishes, radicchio, peas, parsnips, lettuce, kohlrabi, kale, green onions, collards, celeriac (celery root), cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, beets, and too many varieties of beans to count, there’s a lot to look forward to. However, it is easy to forget that another great use…
How Frost Can Affect Your Yard
Frost can appear on many types of surfaces as objects reach the freezing point of water or drop below it. The moisture that we call morning dew forms as water vapor in the air and turns into a liquid as it cools. If conditions are cold enough, that liquid will freeze, becoming frost. The result can be a beautiful sight on a fall morning, but it’s important to remember that frost poses a…
Why Fall Lawn Treatments Are So Important
When summer ends and temperatures start to fall, many people allow the subject of their yard to start sliding down their list of priorities. But nature takes a longer view, and the cyclical nature of plant life means that the care that a yard receives in autumn has a disproportionate impact on its health and resilience the following spring. Consistent treatments year-round by a professional lawn care company like Arbor-Nomics will pay…
Caring For Cool-Season Fescue Lawns This Fall
Fescue grass is among the three most popular grass varieties in the metro Atlanta area. As the only cool-season species in that group, it requires a different care regimen and schedule than its warm-season counterparts. In this post, we’ll discuss the steps that both you and your lawn care company can take to keep your cool-season grass healthy during its favorite season. Aeration and Overseeding Unlike the warm-season grasses that thrive in our…
Fall Garden Prep
As a lawn care company, we tend to focus our blog posts on lawns. However, we know that many of our customers enjoy gardening, so we occasionally devote this space to related subjects. Fall is the best time to grow a variety of popular vegetables and flowering plants, and you’ll need to start preparing in late summer to be successful. If you take on the important tasks we discuss here during August,…