Greetings!
Ok,
enough with the rain!
Most of our lawns look
pretty good, but we did
have quite a few
customers who had
problems with fungus. If
your lawn is looking
brownish, it might be a
good idea to call. We
can send someone over to
take a look. Fungus can
really damage your lawn.
If
you like to plant fall
vegetables, you may
still have time for
crops like kale, leaf
lettuce and
radishes. According to
the National Climatic
Data Center, this area
has a 50% chance of
seeing temps of 28
degrees around October
20th, and a 90% chance
by November 5th.
If you're not into
vegetables, we can get
you some
beautiful hardy mums
and decorative
kale, which we
will also install. My
special offer this month
is buy 5 mums,
get one free. Of
course, we have already
begun planting spring
bulbs like
daffodils. Now's the
time for these
ornamentals, so please
call today to give us
time to get you on the
schedule.
By-the-way, check
out our new Local
Nature Photos
page on our
website. We'd love
you to send us your
photos, too.
I'm enjoying watching my
sons play rec football,
and I see many of you at
the games. Let us help
you get your fall
yard-work done so you
can spend as much
quality time with your
family as possible this
fall - who knows what
kind of weather this
winter will bring - and
when!!
Regards,
Steve
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Fall Yard Services
After all the rain this summer,
we recommend that everyone have
a core aeration
performed. We use a special
machine that extracts
approximately 3" plugs of thatch
and soil, breaking up the thatch
and allowing air to penetrate to
the roots of the grass. This
helps the plant breathe and
hopefully, resist
fungus. It also gives the roots
room to expand to grow new
shafts of grass, instead of
pumping energy into older shafts
which show the damage of the
summer. Aeration also allows the
fall fertilizer and lime to be
better absorbed, further
strengthening the lawn. Add
overseeding, and your lawn will
look great and it will be
healthier,too! Call today to
book your aeration...
and mention the coupon below to
take advantage of our special
offer.
Fall is a great time to apply
lime, as well
as the winter fertilizer
product we use, which helps the
lawn withstand the winter and
get ready for spring.
If you haven't had your shrubs
pruned yet this year, you are
probably feeling like you're in
a rain forrest! Proper
pruning of your shrubs
is important to help them
maintain their shape, promote
healthy new growth, and avoid
breakage due to heavy snow.
Pruning should be completed in
the next couple of weeks so the
plants can heal before the cold
weather sets in. The plant has
to refocus its sap to preserve
energy to survive the winter.
Call today to get on the
schedule for pruning.
Most of our Lawn Maintenance
contracts (lawn cuts) include
the fall clean up,
but if yours doesn't, or if you
don't have a maintenance
contract, you can still call to
get on the list. This is an
hourly service. Leaf disposal,
if necessary, is extra; charged
by the yard.
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 Plants
for Fall Color
This time of year, if your
garden has a lot of perennials,
it might be looking a little
sad, with the spent black-eyed
susans drooping and the drying
seed heads rising above
everyting else like the skeletal
remains of summer's abundance.
Now's the time to plan for next
year. I forget all about the
sorry state of my fall garden
when spring comes and
everything's bursting with
blooms. So, now's the time to
analyze where you might be able
to sacrifice some summer plants
for any of these fall flowering
beauties.
Call today
to take advantage of Steve's
special on mums!
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Fungus
& Society
Fungus has had an impact on
society in dramatic and
history altering ways.
We've had to battle fungus
in our lawns, on our mulch
and on our trees all
season. But in the past,
fungus has impacted our
world in much more profound
ways. The Irish potato
famine is just one of the
many examples. This article
was written by Tom Volk,
Professor of Biology,
University of Wisconsin
La-Crosse. You can learn
more about fungus by
following the link at the
end of the article.
A
Brief History of the Irish
Potato Famine
Late blight
of potato is an example
par excellence of the
impact that a "fungal"
disease has had on the
political, economic and
social atmosphere of several
nations.
Although this disease is
best known as being
responsible for the
Irish potato famine in the
1840's...
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 "Delicious
autumn! My very soul is wedded to
it, and if I were a bird I would fly
about the earth seeking the
successive autumns."
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Phone:
973-627-2797 x1
Fax:
973-586-4888
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NJ Licenses:
Pesticide:
#94563A
Contractor: #13VH03889600
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Sundays in October
Acorns to
Oaks
Have you walked the trail from Acorn
Hall to the Frelinghuysen Arboretum?
Just beyond the lower gardens at Acorn
Hall is a mile long trail that leads to
the Arboretum and links up with other
trails in the Patriot's Path Trail
system. Those who complete the walk on
Sundays in October between 12 p.m. and 3
p.m. will receive a White Oak seedling.
Begin your walk at Acorn Hall, where you
will receive an acorn stamp. Upon
completing the walk and reaching the
Arboretum you can show your stamp and
claim your tree. The walk will take an
hour, but the tree can be enjoyed for
many years to come! The Arboretum closes
at 4:30 p.m. so be sure to get there in
plenty of time to claim your tree. Those
arriving at Acorn Hall after 3 p.m. will
not have time to tour the house AND
complete the walk. Admission to Acorn
Hall is free for MCHS members and
members of the Friends of the
Frelinghuysen Arboretum.
www.arboretumfriends.org
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