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Lawn & Landscape Tips Hagerstown MD with Grosh's Lawn Service

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Does your lawn need help in Hagerstown MD? We offer lawn & landscape tips and suggestions to help you landscape in Williamsport MD. How can we help you with your lawn & landscape? Would you like to have a Custom Designed Landscape for your home or office from Grosh's Lawn Service? Photo Credit and Landscape Work completed by Grosh's Lawn Service / Tom Grosh Let us know what you would like to see in our next newsletter. Email Tom at  Tom@GroshsLawnService.com  or    visit our website at  GroshsLawnService.com  w ith your ideas today. 1- Lawn Care Tips to help your lawn all season long?  2- When is the proper time to trim and thin shrubs? 3- Is topping trees really bad for the trees? Contact Tom TODAY to get started! TOM LOVES the OUTDOORS and looks forward to working with YOU & NATURE to make our PLANET EARTH a WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE! The Grosh’s Lawn Service Guarantee: Grosh's Lawn Service Guarantees all of their work. PERIOD!

Weeds in Lawn Hagerstown MD Washington County MD with Grosh's Lawn Service

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Do you have Yellow Nutsedge weed in your lawn in Hagerstown MD? Do you know how to rid your lawn of Yellow Nutsedge in Washington County MD? Do you have weeds in your landscape beds in Clear Spring MD? Did you know that Yellow Nutsedge is not considered a grass in Williamsport MD? Yellow Nutsedge Life cycle: perennial; Classified as a sedge not technically a grass Growth habit: leaves shiny, yellow-green, narrow, and grass-like; stems are 3-sided, triangular in cross section Reproduction: from small nutlets (tubers) attached to rhizomes Conditions that favor growth: colonizes wet areas with poor drainage; diverting water or improving drainage can help reduce the weed infestation Cultural control: dig out plant and all small nutlets Source-Extension-University of MD, Education Yellow Nutsedge Photo Credit GroshsLawnService.com / Tom Grosh                                          Yellow Nutsedge   A TURF MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FROM GROSH'S

Landscape Renovation Clear Spring MD Washington County MD with Grosh's Lawn Service

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Does your landscape need a renovation in Clear Spring MD? Does your landscape look like this in Washington County MD? Do you need a landscape design that will work of your existing landscape in Hagerstown MD? Let this be the year you do something to get things back in order in Maugansville MD! Tom and the team at Grosh's Lawn Service are here to work with you every stepping stone of the way to your finished landscape project! Photo Credit GroshsLawnService.com / Tom Grosh Contact Tom TODAY to get started! TOM LOVES the OUTDOORS and looks forward to working with YOU & NATURE to make our PLANET EARTH a WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE! The Grosh’s Lawn Service Guarantee: Grosh's Lawn Service Guarantees all of their work. PERIOD! In the rare event that we screw up,  we're  going to go above and beyond to make things right. I stake my name Tom Grosh & Grosh's Lawn Service Family on each and every job! Give Tom Grosh a call NOW at  301

Lawn Service Tip for Hagerstown MD Washington County MD with Grosh's Lawn Service

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Grosh's Lawn Service Tip of the Week for Hagerstown MD. Now is the time to prepare your lawn for the winter root- building of the grass and have an early spring greenup so that you have a green, healthy, thriving lawn next season in Hagerstown MD. Yes you will have a beautiful green lawn next spring early in the spring and your neighbors who do nothing will have a ugly, weed fest lawn all season long. Grosh's Lawn Service Tip of the Week is to help you make informed decisions on your lawn, landscape and tree & shrub care. Take pride in your home and add value to your neighborhood so that you can be proud of where you live! Photo Credit GroshsLawnService.com / Tom Grosh Contact Tom TODAY to get started! TOM LOVES the OUTDOORS and looks forward to working with YOU & NATURE to make our PLANET EARTH a WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE! The Grosh’s Lawn Service Guarantee: Grosh's Lawn Service Guarantees all of their work. PERIOD! In the rare ev

Weed Watch Clear Spring MD Washington County MD with Grosh's Lawn Service

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Watch this weed in Clear Spring MD as the days get shorter the Dandelion is still growing. Notice the size of this weed and how big this Dandelion has grown when not being cut with a mower or pull out in Washington County MD. Would you like to get rid of the Dandelions in your lawn and have a healthy lawn next year? Now is the time to get a head start on the Dandelion. For a thick, green, healthy lawn that you will love coming home too! Photo Credit GroshsLawnService.com / Tom Grosh Contact Tom TODAY to get started! TOM LOVES the OUTDOORS and looks forward to working with YOU & NATURE to make our PLANET EARTH a WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE! The Grosh’s Lawn Service Guarantee: Grosh's Lawn Service Guarantees all of their work. PERIOD! In the rare event that we screw up,  we're  going to go above and beyond to make things right. I stake my name Tom Grosh & Grosh's Lawn Service Family on each and every job! Give Tom Grosh a call NOW at

Shrub Trimming Hagerstown MD Williamsport MD with Grosh's Lawn Service

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We were trimming shrubs in Williamsport MD and were attached by these wasps that had a nest under the porch pillar. When trimming trees and shrubs in Hagerstown MD caution should be used to make sure there is no nest of stinging insects that will cause you some pain. We then ran into two different Yellow Jackets nest when trimming some evergreen groundcover at the garage. After will killed the stinging insects we washed off the spray from the porch pillar, bricks and shrubs as to not do any damage to them. If you need to have your shrubs trimmed and shaped cont Grosh's Lawn Service today! Photo Credit GroshsLawnService.com / Tom Grosh Contact Tom TODAY to get started! TOM LOVES the OUTDOORS and looks forward to working with YOU & NATURE to make our PLANET EARTH a WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE! The Grosh’s Lawn Service Guarantee: Grosh's Lawn Service Guarantees all of their work. PERIOD! In the rare event that we screw up,  we're  going

Tree Care Hagerstown MD Washington County MD with Grosh's Lawn Service

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Want to help your trees with proper Tree Care in Hagerstown MD? Watering of your new tree is essential for the tree to survive in Washington County MD. You would be surprised at how many people say well it rained. Most rain does not soak down deep enough to get to the roots of the new tree. A slow soaking will benefit the tree in many ways in Williamsport MD. From the simple things you can do to help your trees to the work you should leave to Grosh's Lawn Service. Photo Credit GroshsLawnService.com / Tom Grosh Contact Tom TODAY to get started! TOM LOVES the OUTDOORS and looks forward to working with YOU & NATURE to make our PLANET EARTH a WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE! The Grosh’s Lawn Service Guarantee: Grosh's Lawn Service Guarantees all of their work. PERIOD! In the rare event that we screw up,  we're  going to go above and beyond to make things right. I stake my name Tom Grosh & Grosh's Lawn Service Family on each and e

Fall Clean Up Williamsport MD Washington County MD with Grosh's Lawn Service

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Does your Garden & Landscape Beds look like this in Williamsport MD and need a Fall Clean Up? It is far easier now to complete a Fall Clean Up in Washington County MD now than to wait for the dead plants to blow and break up everywhere. Your property will look nicer if you take the time now to make it look nice before the holidays. Don't put this off till it is to late and then you say lets contact Tom at Grosh's Lawn Service to get our landscape beds ready for winter and the snow arrives!  Photo Credit GroshsLawnService.com / Tom Grosh Contact Tom TODAY to get started! TOM LOVES the OUTDOORS and looks forward to working with YOU & NATURE to make our PLANET EARTH a WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE! The Grosh’s Lawn Service Guarantee: Grosh's Lawn Service Guarantees all of their work. PERIOD! In the rare event that we screw up,  we're  going to go above and beyond to make things right. I stake my name Tom Grosh & Grosh's Lawn Ser

Mulching Williamsport MD Hagerstown MD with Grosh's Lawn Service

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Magnificent Mulch Mulch is much more than good looks The aesthetic benefits that mulch brings to your landscape are obvious in Williamsport MD, but have you ever wondered what purposes it serves beyond beautification? In addition to improving the looks of your property, mulching is one of the best ways to protect and improve the health of your landscape plants. Photo Credit GroshsLawnService.com / Tom Grosh Applied properly by Grosh's Lawn Service, mulch will benefit both your plants and soil in the following ways in Hagerstown MD and Williamsport MD: It will help to retain soil moisture. It will reduce weed growth. It will maintain a more even soil temperature throughout the year. It will help to prevent soil erosion. It will prevent crusting of soil surfaces to improve water absorption. It will protect tree and shrub trunks from lawn equipment damage. It will encourage the expansion of root systems. Since mulch is so b

Landscaping Tip Hagerstown MD with Grosh's Lawn Service

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Grosh's Lawn Service Tip of the Week for Hagerstown MD is when looking to purchase a new home take the time to look at the entire property and the neighbor's property as well.   The trees growing over the property line from the neighbors can cause a host of problems as like the pine trees pictured here. What do you see wrong in this picture? Photo Credit GroshsLawnService.com / Tom Grosh Contact Tom TODAY to get started! TOM LOVES the OUTDOORS and looks forward to working with YOU & NATURE to make our PLANET EARTH a WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE! The Grosh’s Lawn Service Guarantee: Grosh's Lawn Service Guarantees all of their work. PERIOD! In the rare event that we screw up,  we're  going to go above and beyond to make things right. I stake my name Tom Grosh & Grosh's Lawn Service Family on each and every job! Give Tom Grosh a call NOW at  301.842.0062  or, visit our website at  GroshsLawnService.com  or email  Tom@GroshsLawnServ

Fall Fertilization Lawn Treatment Hagerstown MD Washington County MD with Grosh's Lawn Service

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Fall Fertilization It's not too late to schedule Grosh's Lawn Service's fall fertilization for your turf in Hagerstown MD! Does your lawn need some help in Washington County MD? Researchers are now finding that a fall fertilization program is creating additional benefits that can carry well into the next year. A study by The Ohio State University shows that overall plant/turfgrass physiological health is improved for the following season with a fall fertilizer application (when compared to turf that is untreated at the end of the growing season). Fall fertilization also helps turf recover more quickly from summer stress, maintaining a green turf color into early winter while providing quick green-up in the spring. Fall fertilization also can help the turf grow deeper roots during the spring according to J. Copeland. Call Tom at 301-842-0062, or send him an email , to get on the

Weed Watch Hagerstown MD Washington County MD with Grosh's Lawn Service

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Are you tired of the weeds taking over the lawn in Hagerstown MD? Would you like a green, healthy lawn in 2016 in Washington County MD? Need some help with your lawn so that it is done right and at the proper time in Williamsport MD? Have you had your soil tested in the last 3 years in Maugansville MD? Smartweed Life cycle: summer annual Growth habit: grows from 1 to 4 ft. tall; leaves alternate, lanceolate, smooth margins, sometimes with a purplish thumbprint marking the 2 to 3 in. leaf; conspicuous ocrea surrounding point where petiole meets stem Reproduction: seeds from pink flowers in the spike-like clusters Conditions that favor growth: common weed of nursery crops and landscapes; rarely a problem in turf grass; tolerates a ranges of soil types and conditions Cultural control: keep turf well maintained and mowed; remove young plants before flowers form Source-Extension-University of MD, Education Smartweed SOIL TEST RESULTS A TUR