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<title>Gerry Faehrmann - EzineArticles Expert Author</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Gerry Faehrmann is the CEO of Lawn Green, a specialist weed and feed Lawn Care company, based in Sydney, NSW, Australia. Lawn Green "...turns tired old grass into Lush Green Lawn..." - using its Waterless Weed and Feed Lawn Care program. Gerry Faehrmann has over 20 years of Contractor Business Experience complemented with a Master of Business Administration degree (from Macquarie Graduate School Of Management, Ryde, Sydney, Australia). Gerry Faehrmann contributes Business and Marketing Tips, Support & Articles to the website/blog at YourLawnAndGarden.com - "...The Place Where Successful Contractors Meet...to Learn, Earn and Save" Also, You can register for the ... ]]></description>
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<title>What Grass Is That? Warm Season or Cool Season Grasses Identified</title>
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<description><![CDATA[What Grass is that? - is a question asked by many home owners and inexperienced lawn mowing contractors. There are many different grass types which fall into one of 2 categories of grasses: Warm or Cool Season Grasses. In Australia, especially in the temperate zone, we experience the delights offered by the four seasons of Summer, Autumn (or Fall as it is referred to in North America), Winter and Spring. The predominant turf grass types grown and cared for in residential and corporate gardens (in our temperate zone) are mostly Warm Season Grasses. Along with these, some people prefer the benefits offered with Cool Season grasses. Cool Season grasses are those mostly propagated for use in northern hemisphere countries like the United Kingdom, North America, Canada and so on. These grasses are different from warm season grasses in that they mostly grow from seed ONLY and generally grow with a single stem ONLY. These grass types including Rye and Fescue lawns require plenty of moisture to keep them looking their best.]]></description>
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<title>What Grass Is That - A Guide For Lawn Mowing Contractors, Gardeners and Landscapers</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 13:18:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What grass is that? This is a question that many lawn mowing contractors, gardeners and landscapers should know the answer to.]]></description>
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<title>How To Get Rid Of Clover and Oxalis In Lawns - Using Safe Lawn Care Methods</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 08:55:20 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[White Clover (Trifolium repens) and creeping oxalis (Oxalis corniculata) are completely different weed (plant) species as you can tell by their different botanical names. These weeds when present in lawns and turfed areas can be come a real nuisance for the home or property owner. These weeds, like most others, can be selectively removed with the appropriate selective herbicide. Selective herbicides (for lawns) are those herbicides that target particular weeds in particular turf grass species. The selective herbicides (available in the Australian retail market) for the eradication of clover and oxalis in lawns include 2 general herbicide products with the respective two (2) active constituents in each being: Bromoxynil and MCPA targeting broadleaf weeds in Buffalo lawns (or St Augustine grasses as they are referred to in North America) and Dicamba targeting broadleaf weeds in Kikuyu lawns and Couch lawns (or Bermuda grasses as they are referred to in North America).]]></description>
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<title>When To Core Lawns - Lawn Care Tips for Lawn Lovers</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 14:33:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lawn coring or lawn aeration is useful when your lawn is struggling to perform at its best. Lawn aeration can be performed with different tools that give different results. The best results are achieved by physically removal of plugs of soil from the lawn soil. Lawn aeration is at its best when using a lawn coring machine. The process of removing cores of soil from the ground helps to relieve soil compaction and also improves the flow of air, water and fertilizer nutrients through the soil and turf root zone. Lawn coring machines (for small lawn areas) are usually self-propelled walk behind machines with a series of hollow tynes that remove plugs of soil from the ground. These plugs of soil, around 10 millimetres wide and 50 millimeters long, are removed from the ground and are best being raked from the lawn in order to give the soil profile a better chance of breathing. If you are getting a contractor to do this for you make sure the lawn areas have been heavily watered to ensure easy removal of soil plugs.]]></description>
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<title>Removing Couch From Buffalo - Lawn Care Tips for Contractors and Homeowners</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 13:52:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Removing couch from buffalo lawn areas is impossible without killing both the couch grass and the buffalo grass. We need to go over some background information to explain why this is so. Firstly in this particular scenario, the weed (defined as "any plant that is unwanted in a certain garden situation") is the Couch grass. Couch grass (otherwise known as Bermuda Grass in North America) is known scientifically as Cynodon dactylon. The desired turf grass in this scenario is the buffalo grass (or St Augustine turf grass as it is referred to in North America). Buffalo, or St Augustine grass is scientifically known as Stenotaphrum secundatum. There are two (2) types of lawn herbicides that can be used to control weeds in lawns. These herbicides include Non Selective herbicides and Selective herbicides. Non selective herbicides are those herbicides that kill any plant that is sprayed with the herbicide chemical. Non selective herbicides such as Roundup (or Glyphosate as it is generically known, and currently there are many different versions of the same generic Glyphosate available world wide) can be sprayed on lawn weeds, however, the lawn area that is sprayed will die as well as the weeds in question.]]></description>
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<title>Sir Walter Weed Killer</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:27:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sir Walter Weed Killer is another name given to the product "Sir Walter Weed Control". Sir Walter Weed Control is a Selective Herbicide product that targets different weeds (including bindii, clover, oxalis, dandelions and other broadleaf weeds) in buffalo grass and other lawns. The active constituents that make up this product include Bromoxynil and MCPA. The actual label name for this product is "Amgrow Sir Walter Buffalo Weed Control". Sir Walter, in a joint venture with Amgrow, has produced a selective herbicide that (according to the label) is a safe and effective herbicide to target broadleaf weeds in buffalo and other grasses. In our experience in the Lawn Care industry, we have found that this herbicide works well in controlling these weeds in Sir Walter Buffalo turf.]]></description>
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<title>St Augustine Grass Lawn Care and Mowing Tips for Landscapers and Home Owners</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:08:42 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[St Augustine Lawn Care and Mowing Tips are important to keep in mind if you are a home owner, lawn mowing contractor or landscaper. St Augustine turf is one of many different turf or grass varieties on the market. St Augustine lawn (otherwise known as Buffalo turf in Australia) is scientifically known as Stenotaphrum secundatum. There are many varieties marketed in both North America and Australia. The popular North American brands include Captiva, Floratine, Floratam, Palmetto, Raleigh and so on. There are a few others called ST26, ST85 and ST91 St Augustine. These ST varieties are a declining Buffalo type simply because they exhibit extremely low tolerance to the broadleaf weed herbicides that are registered for use on Buffalo / St Augustine. Also, it is known they have shorter root systems (than the more reliable) grasses so they exhibit lower drought tolerance. The Australian brands include Sir Walter (this has the largest market share and is the most popular), Sapphire, Matilda, Shademaster, Kings Pride and so on. All the Australian Buffalo grasses can be sprayed (safely) with all the registered herbicides without negative effect.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Dead Spots and Dead Patches in the Lawn</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:18:46 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lawn dead spots and dead patches in the lawn could be a result of many different things happening with your lawn. With extended periods of dry and hot weather, you will find that lawn areas will tend to go straw coloured. This change in colour from a vibrant green to a straw colour is a sign that the grass is suffering from heat stress.]]></description>
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<title>Sir Walter Weed Control and How To Care for Your Sir Walter Buffalo Lawn</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:51:30 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sir Walter Weed Control can be carried out effectively if the Lawn Carer understands some basics of Lawn Turf Grasses and available Lawn Care products. SW, Australia's most popular and best selling Buffalo Turf grass, is highly regarded as a recreational (warm season) turf grass not just for its aesthetic good looks but also for its high tolerance of herbicides registered for the control of broadleaf and other weeds. Sir Walter is one of around 10-12 Buffalo varieties on the market in Australia. Of these Buffalo grasses (also known as St Augustine grass in North America), there are three (3) varieties known as the ST group (including ST26, ST85 and ST91) that are well known for not tolerating herbicides registered for use on Buffalo turf. The effect on these grasses after being sprayed with the herbicide containing Bromoxynil (the active constituent registered for the safe and effective control of clover, bindii, dandelions, etc in Buffalo) is severe leaf damage and complete death of affected stolons (runners).]]></description>
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<title>Kikuyu Lawn Care and Maintenance Tips for Lawn Mowing Contractors, Landscapers and Home Owners</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:56:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Kikuyu Lawn Care and Maintenance Tips are a must for lawn mowing contractors, landscapers and home owners. Kikuyu Grass, like a lot of recreational turf grasses, is classified as a Warm Season turf. Warm Season grasses are different to Cool Season grasses in the way they grow.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Herbicides</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:40:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lawn Herbicides are used by homeowners, contractors and property managers to help control and manage weeds in lawns and turf grass areas. Most lawn herbicides - by their very nature - are selective in the weeds they control. So, herbicides (weed-icides) can be grouped into two (2) main groups being Selective Herbicides and Non-Selective Herbicides. Selective weed-icides are those chemicals that are used to target particular weeds in specific turf grasses. Hence, weed-icides used to selectively remove post-emergent weeds from lawn areas (without harming the desirable plant, that is, the turf grass) are referred to as Selective Herbicides. It is really important to follow the labels of the different products available to selectively remove post-emergent weeds from lawns. The product labels reveal what weeds can be targeted, and at what rate the chemical is to be applied over the lawn area. Homeowners and contractors can come to grief if the herbicide is applied at a heavier rate than recommended. Professional Contractors (in Australia, and licenced with the APVMA) have access to a great range of lawn herbicides that help produce and maintain beautiful green and weed free lawns.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Pests Including Weeds, Fungal Disease and Insects</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:00:33 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lawn Pests is the broad name given that covers all sorts of weeds, fungal diseases and insects that cause grief to turf grasses. Weeds in lawns (and gardens for that matter) include all plants that are considered undesirable to the garden area. Basically a weed is considered to be an unwanted plant (and nuisance) that finds its way in to any environment including gardens, landscape areas and agricultural environments including rivers and farming areas. Weeds are also found in natural park land and forest areas. These weeds may be plants that have found their way into these environments as an introduced species by colonial settlers. Success in eradicating weeds in lawns is varied depending on the type of turf grass. With the help of professional turf herbicides, you can eradicate all weeds in couch grass (Bermuda grass). Less success is achieved with most other turf grasses.]]></description>
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<title>Buffalo ST Varieties Including ST26, ST85 and ST91 Buffalo</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:59:31 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Buffalo ST Lawn Varieties include the well known ST26, ST85 and ST91 Buffalo grasses. Buffalo Turf grass is the common name given to Stenotaphrum secundatum in Australia, and it is otherwise known as St Augustine grass in North America. The Plant Breeders Rights (PBR) of the ST Buffalo varieties including ST26, ST85 and ST91 are owned by an American, Hugh Whiting, and his company call H&T Whiting Turfgrass Development Group. Broadly speaking, turf grasses can be categorized into 2 groups, Cool Season Grasses and Warm Season Grasses. Warm Season Grasses are different to cool season grasses in that they have Above Ground Runners (or otherwise technically known as Stolons). Then there is a sub group of the Warm Season Grasses that have both Above Ground Runners and Below Ground Runners (otherwise known as Rhizomes).]]></description>
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<title>Weeding Lawn and Controlling All the Lawn Weeds at Home</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:25:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Weeding Lawns is the bane of most homeowners and lawn lovers. Weeding Lawn and Garden Weeding can be carried out in one of 3 main ways of weed control. These 3 different methods of weed control include: 1. Physical or mechanical control of weeds, 2. Chemical control of weeds, 3. Cultural methods of the control of weeds. The physical or mechanical control of weeds in lawns includes the removal of weeds from the lawn using a garden fork, lawn weeding implements (similar to a small hand-held fork) and one's own hands / fingers (also known as Elbow Grease). The chemical control of weeds in lawns can be achieved using an array of herbicides.]]></description>
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<title>St Augustine Grass Lawn Care Tips and Identification</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:13:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[St Augustine Grass Identification and Lawn Care Maintenance is not as simple as it seems. An understanding of the nature and types of grasses is important to knowing how to care for different turf grasses. In Australia, the local common name (or vernacular) for St Augustine turf is Buffalo turf grass. In the North American continent, there is a group of St Augustine grasses called the ST varieties. This group of St Augustine grass includes ST26, ST85, ST91 and ST135. ]]></description>
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<title>Getting Rid Of Oxalis In Lawns</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:33:11 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Getting Rid Of Oxalis and Clover in lawns and gardens can be a tricky job for most homeowners and lawn lovers. Getting Rid of Oxalis and all the other weeds in lawns can be achieved in one (1) of three (3) ways: using the Physical method of weed control, using the Chemical method of weed control, using the Cultural methods of weed control.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Dead Spots and Dead Patches in the Lawn Caused by Curl Grub</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:06:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The first question you need to ask yourself is "Does your lawn develop dead patches or areas of dead spots around the beginning or middle of summer?" - If so and if you can easily pull dead grass from these dead patches in the lawn, then you are most likely to be looking at lawn damage caused by Curl Grub. Curl grub, otherwise known as cockchafer, scarab beetle larvae, or white curl grub, is the juvenile or larval form of Black Beetle, Christmas Beetle (as referred to in Australia for obvious reasons) or any of the Scarab Beetles. Curl Grub is a serious threat to any plant including your lawn as it feeds voraciously on the roots of the turf grass.]]></description>
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<title>ST26 Buffalo Turf Grass</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:51:18 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ST26 Buffalo (or ST26 St Augustine grass, as it is referred to in North America) is another variety of Stenotaphrum secundatum. The Plant Breeders Rights (PBR) of ST26 Buffalo are owned by H.&T. Whiting Turfgrass Development group (an American owned company that has developed many different species of turf grasses). In general terms there are two (2) main grass types including Cool Season Turf Grasses and Warm Season Turf Grasses. The Buffalo variety of turf grass is one of many Warm Season Turf Grasses. Buffalo grass, like Queensland Blue Couch (Digitaria didactyla), ONLY has Above Ground runners (technically referred to as Stolons). By virtue of the way Buffalo grass is built, Best Mowing Practice (BMP) dictates that Buffalo should never be scalped or cut too short as this is the quick way to seriously damage the turf.]]></description>
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<title>ST85 Buffalo Turf Grass</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:53:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ST85 Buffalo turf grass (or ST85 St Augustine turf as it is referred to in the North American continent) is one of many turf grasses available around the globe for use in home, commercial and recreational landscape settings. For an understanding of where different grasses fit in you need to appreciate that there are two (2) main categories of turf grasses including Cool Season grasses and Warm Season grasses. Cool Season grasses are grown from seed into a single stem plant and include grasses like rye grass, Kentucky Blue grass and fescue. Warm Season grasses include two main types. One group includes the grasses with BOTH Above Ground Runners (known as Stolons) and Below Ground Runners (known as Rhizomes). Grasses in this group include Couch grass (or Bermuda grass as it is known in the North American continent), Kikuyu grass, Zoysia, Seashore Paspalum and so on. Couch and kikuyu are the common choice (in Australia) for sports and playing fields (as they have both stolons and rhizomes) and recover quickly in Spring after a hard use in the winter sport season.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Grubs Including Curl Grub and Army Worm</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 07:50:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lawn Grubs are commonly named (in the vernacular) as such when referring to different lawn eating insects. The different lawn eating insects include: those that consume the leaves of lawn turf grasses and other desirable host plants, and those that target the root systems of lawn turf grasses and other host plants including ornamental plants. The Lawn pests that target the lawn grass itself include leaf eating caterpillars such as lawn army worm and sod web worm. Other pests that may also damage (in different ways) the lawn leaves.]]></description>
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<title>Army Worms In Lawn Areas and How Do You Control Army Worms?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 07:42:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Army Worms in lawn areas are a real problem for lawn lovers. Lawn army worm and Sod Web Worm are both leaf eating caterpillars that target lawn areas. The problem here is not so much the eradication of this lawn insect pest.]]></description>
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<title>ST91 Buffalo Turf Grass</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:30:49 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ST91 Buffalo, or ST91 St Augustine grass as it is known in North America, is one of many turf grass types around the world. In general terms, there are two (2) main categories of landscape turf grasses which are Cool Season grasses and Warm Season Grasses. Cool Season Grasses include rye and fescue. These grasses are propagated by seed and grow into a single stem plant. Turf rolls of Cool season turfgrasses can also be purchased from turf growers. Warm Season Grasses include a vast array of lawn and turf grasses used in many different home, commercial and recreational situations. ]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Grubs and the Best Way to Control These Lawn Pests</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:00:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lawn Grubs can be mistaken as different pests to different people. Armyworms (and all the other lawn and leaf eating caterpillars such as sod web worm and lawn army worm) are sometimes referred to as Lawn Grubs, and at other times Curl Grub (the larvae or juvenile form of Black Beetle) are referred to as Lawn Grubs. Whatever the Lawn Insect Pest is, the best way to control them is with the arsenal of available Lawn Insecticides. For the Do-It-Yourself Homeowner - Lawn Care herbicides and insectides are available at retail outlets, however, the success compared with what is available to Professional operators is somewhat limited.]]></description>
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<title>Army Grub</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:25:14 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Army Grub has other Common or Vernacular Names depending on where it is a problem. Their Common Names are Rice Army Worm, Lawn Army Worm, Army Grub, Lawn Grub and Paddy Armyworm. The Latin or Scientific Name (Genus & Species) for the common army worm is Spodoptera mauritia. Army worm symtoms include damage done to lawns such as eating off leaf tips, leaf margins and the whole leaf. Other plants they attack (besides turf grasses) include rice plants in farm regions. Other factors that are favourable to army worm populations are the availability of host plants (including just about all lawn turf grasses), and warm dry weather followed by heavy rainfalls.]]></description>
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<title>Army Grubs and Lawn Grubs</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:03:35 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Army Grubs and Lawn Grubs are a real problem for any lawn lover. Army Grubs - otherwise known as Lawn Army Worms, Lawn Grubs or just ArmyWorms - are leaf eating caterpillars that wreak havoc on your lawn in late Summer and early Autumn. Can you hear the drum beats of the army worms? They are on their way to a lawn near you, or maybe even to your lawn. So what do you do when they arrive?]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Mowing Services - Things You Should Know to Help You Choose the Right Lawn Mowing Contractor</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5348711</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:34:43 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lawn mowing services Sydney wide in Australia and anywhere in the world for that matter are important to your lawn care. We have talked about the importance of good Lawn Care and also the critical role Lawn Mowing plays in the performance and health of your lawn. Not only is it important to mow your lawn regularly, but it is important to understand why the lawn has to be mowed at all. Understanding the benefits of correct and regular lawn mowing will help home owners, property owners and property managers decide the right person or company to mow their lawn assets.]]></description>
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<title>Bermuda Grass Lawn Care Tips</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:05:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Bermuda Grass Lawn is a turf grass common to both North American and Australian homes, gardens and sporting fields. In general terms, there are two (2) broad categories of turf which are Cool Season grasses and Warm Season Grasses. Cool season grasses are those that grow as a single stem plant. Examples are rye grass and fescue grass. Bermuda grass (otherwise known as Couch turf in Australia) is a warm season turf species. ]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Maintenance - Lawn Care Tips</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:07:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lawn Maintenance around the world has the same requirements for good Lawn Care. Lawn Maintenance around the world is basically the same depending on the type of turf grasses growing. The two (2) main types of turf grasses include Cool Season Turf grasses and Warm Season Turf grasses. Cool Season Turf grasses include grasses such as Rye grass, the different Fescue grasses like Tall Fescue, and Kentucky Blue Grass. All these grasses are grown from seed into a single stem plant. ]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Mowing and Maintenance Tips</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:57:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lawn Mowing (done correctly) requires a proper understanding of the correct timing and frequency of mowing efforts. The ritual of Lawn Mowing is unappreciated by many people. Unfortunately, many people see mowing as a "chore that has to be done on the weekend", and fail to understand that regular and correct mowing of turf grass areas is important to the lawn's long term health and sustainability. Frequent mowing provides many benefits including Regular mowing (and at the correct times of the year) allows your lawn to become thick and more dense. This is very important in the case of Warm Season Grasses as they spread by runners (stolons and/or stolons and rhizomes) and it is these turf grasses that are used in playing fields or recreational areas.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Mowing Tips and Watering Advice for Your Lawn</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/5219965</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:10:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lawn mowing tips and watering advice are helpful for a great looking lawn: Most home owners and lawn mowing contractors get a few of the basics wrong when it comes to looking after their lawns. Watering is one activity that is critical for the success of lawn and turf grassed areas. It is really important to understand the mechanics of different turf grasses to help you know how to water and mow lawns correctly.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Dead Patches</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:17:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lawn Dead Patches are the bane of Homeowners with lawns and Lawn Mowing Contractors. Lawn Dead Patches become most apparent at different times of the year depending on what is the problem. These lawn problems are broadly categorized into lawns that develop dead patches caused by fungal disease or those caused by lawn insect pests. In the case of fungal disease, there are many different lawn diseases depending on what type of lawn it is. Examples include spring dead spot in Couch grass (otherwise known as Bermuda grass in the North American continent) and dollar spot and so on. Fungal diseases generally become a problem in more moist soils and conditions...]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Mowing Tips for Warm Season Grasses and Cool Season Grasses</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:05:45 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lawn mowing tips to help you on the way to a greener weed free lawn. There are a heap of useful tips to keep in mind when you are looking after your lawn. If you are starting out as a lawn care novice then you will want to keep the following tips in mind. 1. Lawn mowing is a very basic but important requirement for a great looking lawn. Turf mowing should be a regular activity for homeowners and contractors. Frequent mowing encourages lateral growth of turf runners (in the case of warm season grasses). Turf grasses that are mowed regularly develop into thick and dense lawns making it harder for weeds to germinate and grow.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Mowing and Maintenance Tips for Your Lawn</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:45:56 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lawn Mowing your way to a greener and weed free lawn requires some basic knowledge of lawn care. The process of Lawn, Garden and property maintenance requires a skill set acquired with experience and time. The following Lawn Care tips are useful whether you live in Sydney, NSW, Australia or Sydney, Kentucky, USA.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Maintenance and Lawn Mowing Tips for Warm Season and Cool Season Grasses</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:32:33 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lawn maintenance and lawn mowing are skills that require knowledge of how high to cut different turf grasses. The following lawn care tips are useful whether you live in Sydney, NSW, Australia or Sydney, Kentucky, USA. The different types of turf grasses are broadly categorized as cool season turf grasses and warm season turf grasses. Cool season turf grasses include rye grass, fescue (different varieties) and others such as Kentucky Blue grass. ]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Aeration and Aerating Your Grass for a Healthier, Greener and Weed Free Turf</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:46:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lawn aeration and what is the best way for aerating the your lawn. Why bother with lawn aeration anyway? Lawn and turf aeration is a very useful way to bring your turf grass back to life. If your grassed areas are suffering as a result of traffic and constant use, then they will benefit from having all the soil de-compacted using lawn aeration equipment. ]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Aeration Benefits and What Are the Best Lawn Aerators to Use?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:35:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Why should we bother with lawn aeration? Lawn aeration is the most effective way of relieving a lawn of thatch and soil compaction.]]></description>
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<title>Aerating Your Lawn to Promote Healthy Turf for Your Home</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:21:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lawn core aeration is the process of mechanically removing plugs of thatch and soil from the lawn. Aeration opens the soil, helps reduce soil compaction, improves water infiltration, improves turf grass rooting, reduces thatch and acts in many other ways to improve the lawn and reduce stress. Lawn aeration restores vitality to the soil.]]></description>
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<title>How To Aerate Your Lawn, and What Is the Best Lawn Aeration Equipment to Use for Your Property</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 08:37:47 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Soils with a high percentage of clay become very hard and compacted. Also, sports and playing fields become compacted and worn out with intense regular use (high traffic). This makes it difficult for water, fertilizer, air and grass roots to penetrate into the soil.]]></description>
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<title>Killing Winter Grass and Maximising Winter Grass Control in Turf and Lawns</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:36:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Killing Wintergrass and Maximising Winter Grass Control, and how to have a greener, weed free lawn at home. Before we discuss the ways of Killing Wintergrass and maximizing Winter Grass Control in turf, we need to review the different turf grasses available to the Australian home owner and property owner. Broadly, we have 2 grasses including Cool Season grasses and Warm Season grasses. In the category of Cool season grasses we have rye grass, fescue grasses and so on. Warm season grasses include Durban turf grass, Buffalo grass (otherwise known as St Augustine grass in North America), Couch grass (otherwise known as Bermuda grass in North America), Zoysia grass, Queensland Blue Couch grass and Kikuyu grass. With all the grasses listed above there are herbicides that can control winter grass in just about all these grasses and turf situations. ]]></description>
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<title>How to Get Rid of Winter Grass - And Look Forward to a Greener Weed Free Lawn</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:53:59 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Winter Grass is the Number 1 Public Enemy of people who love their lawn. Wintergrass is a profuse seeder! Each wintergrass plant flowers to produce thousands of seeds. This opportunistic little weed thrives in all turf grass areas, and invades turfgrasses without too much effort. ]]></description>
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<title>Buffalo Lawn Care and How to Look After Your St Augustine Lawn</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:02:02 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Buffalo Turf Grass (also known as St Augustine grass in North America) is a warm season turf grass made very popular in Australia with the relatively new soft leaf Buffalo varieties such as Shademaster (in the 1980s) and Sir Walter Buffalo (in the 1990s). Just for a quick categorization: There are two (2) types of grasses, that is, cool season grasses and warm season turf grasses.]]></description>
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<title>Kurnell Curse - What Weed is That and How Do You Control It?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:51:04 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Kurnell Curse, also known as Pennywort, is the Common Name for this weed in Australia. Its Botanical Name is Hydrocotyle bonariensis, and it is a weed commonly found in sandy soils along coastal areas. Kurnell Curse was first noticed around the coast of Venezuela on an island called Bonaria. This Australian weed is found in the coastal sand dunes and cliffs of Sydney. The weed's thick and roundish waxy leaves provide the plant with protection from the coastal sea salt spray.]]></description>
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<title>How to Kill Winter Grass - Lawn Care Tips</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:19:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How To Kill Winter Grass and have a great looking lawn using some helpful tips. Wintergrass, or winter grass, as the name suggests, is a weed that comes about in the Winter. Germination of winter grass seeds generally occurs in Autumn (or Fall as Autumn is referred to in North America), and the Wintergrass plant becomes well established with the help of regular rainfall. Winter grass (its common name), or Poa annua (its botanical name), is a prolific weed. Winter grass has little problem establishing itself in the healthiest of lawns and turf grasses. Wintergrass can be controlled with chemical and cultural weed control methods. Good Cultural methods of lawn care include appropriate watering (in the warmer seasons) to establish a healthy thick lawn. It is important to maintain a regular programme of lawn mowing (with a grass catcher to collect all clippings to minimize the spread of weed seeds). Regular lawn mowing will include weekly mowing in the Summer months (to improve the turf density and thickness), and gradually to a less frequent four (4) weekly mowing frequency in Winter.]]></description>
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<title>How to Start a Lawn Mowing and Gardening Business - Your Action Plan (Of Attack) For Success</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:31:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you have ever read any books, or gone to any seminars, on "Business Planning" you will get the same old advice, that is, write up a business plan, do your SWOT analysis, analyse the competitors in your market place, etc, etc, etc. But all this is doing is just holding you back from what you should be doing, and that is, you should Just Do It!]]></description>
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<title>Couch Lawn Care - How to Take Care of Your Couch &amp; Bermuda Grass</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:28:15 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are keen to install a Couch Lawn at home there are a few different varieties to choose from. These include Riley's Super Sports, Wintergreen, Santa Ana and Conquest to name a few.]]></description>
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<title>Gardening Business - Developing Your Elevator Pitch and Unique Selling Proposition (USP)</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:23:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gardening Business - developing your Elevator Pitch and Unique Selling Proposition (USP). There are two (2) concepts that you need to understand and embrace if you want to succeed in business. ]]></description>
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<title>Kikuyu Lawn Care Tips</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:26:13 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Kikuyu Lawn and Couch (also known as Bermuda grass in the North American continent) turf grasses are commonly used in playing fields and sports field situations. Homeowners are unaware of the reasons behind this and we will give a simple and detailed explanation. ]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care Tips - Different Lawn Care Approaches</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:38:15 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Over the years, different approaches have been developed for looking after lawns and turf grasses. Some of these approaches are varied and influenced by people who are agenda driven by the "environmental" and "green" movement, or on the other hand, some approaches are influenced by people or organisations that want to maximise the returns on investment for investors and shareholders. Broadly these approaches are divided into 2 main camps: the organic approach versus the inorganic approach. The organic approach is based on the premise that effective weed control and fertilisation is achieved with the use of organic products only. These organic products include corn gluten used both as a means of pre-emergent weed control and also as a fertilizer. ]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care Tips - The Heads Up on Lawn Watering</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 21:46:48 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You want to save money on your water bill? Well, here's the heads up on watering your Lawn.]]></description>
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<title>Gardening Business Plan - The 3 Ways of Getting Sales For Your Lawnmowing and Gardening Business</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/4743027</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:38:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ow to get sales the easy way: mmm, I should correct myself there, it is not easy getting sales but it is made easier if you have a little bit of theory and have some practical know-how. The 3 main Sales and Marketing objectives of any business are to..]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Problems and Solutions - Lawn Care Tips For All Turf Grasses</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:26:16 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are many issues with Lawn and Turf grasses that will present themselves as major concerns to the home owner, builders, landscapers and garden maintenance contractors. Broadly these issues (lawn problems) will include lawn insect damage, drought stress damage, damage caused by fungal disease and damage (unwittingly) caused by the person caring for the lawn. ]]></description>
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<title>Selective Herbicides For Lawns - Lawn Care Tips</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:39:47 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You need to understand the difference between selective and non-selective turf herbicides. This difference is quite important considering your lawn can suffer drastic consequences with the application of the wrong herbicide on your lawn.]]></description>
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<title>Dog Rocks Side Effects on Lawn and Turfed Grass Areas - Lawn Care Tips</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/4691816</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:28:43 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dog Rocks are an Australian invention marketed throughout the world as a bullet proof way of putting to an end all those awful burnt and dead patches in your lawn caused by your pet dog's urine. So, what are the side effects of using Dog Rocks to combat those nasty burnt and dead patches in your lawn? ]]></description>
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<title>Dead Patches in the Lawn - Lawn Care Problems and Solutions</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/4678089</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/4678089</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:55:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You would normally enjoy a lawn that is lush and green all year round. Unfortunately, nature can have other things in mind like brown patches rather than a lush green lawn.]]></description>
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<title>Running an Office Smoothly - Stress Free Office Management Tips For Contractors</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/4495651</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/4495651</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:21:43 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Part of running any business is making sure the office runs smoothly. We only need to be reminded that any business stress we suffer normally comes about with poor organisation and poor business procedures. So let's have a look at a few small things that we can change to make our lives that little bit less complicated and much more profitable. Setting aside one day of the working week as your Office Day, say for example, Monday. If you re-schedule all your office tasks to be completed (or at least, looked at) on the one day, then the rest of the working week seems to flow quite well.]]></description>
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<title>Starting a Gardening Business - Why You Should Not Spend Your Money on a Lawn Mowing Franchise</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/4504012</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:33:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are thinking about a career change move or you just want to earn extra money from part-time work, then starting your own lawn mowing and gardening business may be just the right thing for you. Before we go any further, there are three (3) main ways of getting into the Lawn Mowing and Gardening Industry.]]></description>
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<title>How to Quote a Lawn Mowing Job - Different Pricing Approaches When Quoting on Jobs</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/4490208</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:24:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are about to start out as a lawn mowing and gardening contractor then you may be wondering "How do I quote on different jobs that come my way?" Basically, you have only two (2) ways to price a job, either by giving a fixed price to do the job, or by giving the prospect / customer the hourly dollar rate to complete the job.]]></description>
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<title>Gardening Business (Inc Lawn Mowing) - Equipment Needed For Successful Start Up Businesses</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/4439062</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:05:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are starting a new lawn mowing and gardening business, then you need to consider a basic range of equipment that will allow you to provide a decent level of service to your new customers. What you offer customers is limited by the range of gardening equipment you invest in.]]></description>
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<title>Starting Your Own Lawn and Gardening Business And Marketing Your Lawn Care and Gardening Services</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/4375317</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:06:40 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The biggest mistake contractors make when marketing their business is they try to "re-invent the wheel!" Contractors need to appreciate that as they are in business their first responsibility is to promote and sell their services. ]]></description>
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<title>Running a Lawn Mowing and Gardening Business - Keeping Your Focus and Staying on Track</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/4495388</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/4495388</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:57:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There will be many times when someone or something will "throw you off your scent" for the long term goal of success. There will be moments in your business career that will challenge you and challenge your belief in yourself. ]]></description>
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<title>Starting a Lawn Mowing Business - Different Ways to Get Into the Lawn and Garden Service Industry</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/4495603</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/4495603</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:05:01 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are looking at changing your career, or just want to supplement your income, then getting into the lawn and garden care/service industry may just be "what the doctor ordered". There are different ways and approaches to entering the lawn and garden business.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Mowing Flyers - Ideas For Design and Distribution of Lawn Care Leaflets to Residential Clients</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/4438861</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/4438861</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:42:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Contractors need to remember they do not have to "re-invent the wheel' when it comes to marketing. One of the traditional forms of marketing for people in the Lawn and Garden Industry is advertising with leaflets or flyers.]]></description>
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<title>Running an Office Smoothly - Hints For Contractors and Tradesmen in the Lawn &amp; Garden Industry</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/4438192</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/4438192</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:34:54 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The aim for any contractor is to maximise their earnings and income from the work they perform. For a contractor with employees and sub contractors, the firm's ability to earn income is based on the efficient use of resources and on how well the office is run. The productivity of a business is connected to how well the contractor runs the office side of things. If the office runs smoothly, the likely outcome is the field work will run more smoothly translating to happy customers and more profits. If you are new to business, the best way to work out what office functions need to be completed is to record the tasks on a weekly basis, and what you see emerging as a pattern determines what things need to be done daily, weekly, fortnightly or monthly. ]]></description>
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<title>How to Start a Lawn Care and Garden Business - Problematic Entry Strategies</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/4362367</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/4362367</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:56:06 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In other expert articles we have spoken about entering the lawn and garden industry with a low risk profile to the business owner. There are other business models that allow quick access to the lawn and garden industry, however, you need money to do the talking!]]></description>
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<title>How to Write a Quote For a Job - Quotations and Estimating For Residential and Commercial Contracts</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/4375578</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/4375578</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:16:50 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For new start up contractors getting into the Lawn Care, Gardening and Landscaping Business, there is cause for concern about how they go about quoting for new jobs. Broadly, there are some areas that need to be looked by contractors if they want to succeed in getting new contracts and jobs. ]]></description>
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<title>Starting a Mowing and Gardening Business - With Low Start Up Costs</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/4361769</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/4361769</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:19:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Starting A Mowing and Gardening Business with low start up costs ensures you keep your business risks to a minimum. In other reports we talk about all the things you need to start your Lawn and Garden Business. Today we will focus on the equipment and tools you need to get your business off the ground. Business equipment and tools are things that as a homeowner (or renter) you will need for the up keep of your own residence.]]></description>
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<title>How to Start a Lawn &amp; Garden Care Business - From Scratch</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/4355342</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/4355342</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:56:55 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How Do You Start a Lawn and Garden Care Business from scratch? This is, no doubt, the big question asked by many people wanting to quit working for the boss. However, starting from scratch is easier than it sounds. There are several key areas that need to be addressed initially.]]></description>
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<title>Setting Up a Lawn Mowing Business - Getting Started and Hitting the Ground Running</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/4361258</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/4361258</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:03:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Let's start from the beginning. The first thing you need is motivation and a desire to succeed. With this you can draw up a plan of action in the form of a business plan. Your business plan only needs to be...]]></description>
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<title>How to Start a Lawn Mowing Business - With Nearly Zero Risk to You</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/4348227</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/4348227</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:47:57 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This is a question asked by many wanting to make the brave move from working for someone else to self employment. When people consider a career move into business (in particular, the lawn mowing and garden business) they will naturally ask what sort of risks are associated with it. Let's have a look at what is needed for you to get started and working with your own lawn and garden customers.]]></description>
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<title>Starting a Lawn Mowing Business - How to Build Your Own Successful Lawn &amp; Garden Business in 30 Days</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2457465</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2457465</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 11:35:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are considering starting your own Lawn and Garden Maintenance Business, then the quickest way to establish a constant, regular and solid income is in Garden Makeovers. "Garden Makeovers" is a term that describes the type of Gardening work you can offer your prospective customers. ]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care &amp; Gardening - Fourth Biggest Marketing Mistake Made by Contractors - Bad Advertising</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2413989</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2413989</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:50:58 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The fourth biggest marketing mistake made by contractors is they have really Bad and ineffective advertising.  Apart from the advertising being ineffective, contractors are equally guilty of not tracking and measuring results from their advertising.  Now a good example of what I am saying is in the Yellow Pages.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care &amp; Gardening - Sixth Biggest Mistake Made by Contractors - No Priority Made For Marketing</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/2417357</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/2417357</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:58:46 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Sixth (6th) Biggest Marketing Mistake made by Contractors is their Failure to make Marketing the Number 1 Priority. Let's face it, if you don't spend time and effort on marketing to your existing customers, somebody else will. Another point to consider is, if you stop all promotional and advertising activities, your business will eventually die.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care &amp; Gardening - Fifth Biggest Mistake Made by Contractors - Not Speaking With Customers</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:44:48 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Once you have started a relationship with your customers (and even prospects) then it makes sense to continue nurturing "the relationship and good will" so they will be happy to refer new leads and customers to your business.  Most contractors are busy trying to get new customers, which is more expensive and time consuming than servicing past or present customers.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care &amp; Gardening - Third Biggest Marketing Mistake Made by Contractors - Difficult to Deal With</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:57:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The third (3rd) biggest mistake made by contractors is they make it very difficult for customers and prospects to do business with them.  This difficulty is what many marketers would generally describe as "bad customer service" - and it is in this lousy interaction with people that contractors need to lift their game.  What contractors need to remember is that when a prospect or customer picks up the phone to call you, they are as hot as can be to do business with - so don't be putting obstacles in their way when they are ready to spend some money!]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care &amp; Gardening - Second Biggest Marketing Mistake Made by Contractors - No Referral System</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 15:17:09 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Second (2nd) Biggest Marketing Mistake Made By Contractors is they fail to implement an organized or formal system of cultivating leads by referrals. Like any other marketing system, this needs to be in place to automatically ensure a constant pipe line of leads. Referrals are essentially leads that are generated by any advocate of Your Business. Advocates of your business could include.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care &amp; Gardening - First Biggest Marketing Mistake Made by Contractors is They Don't Have a USP</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 10:41:35 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The First (1st) Biggest Marketing Mistake Made by Contractors is they don't have a USP (that is, a Unique Selling Proposition - which is the same as a Unique Perceived Benefit). A Unique Selling Proposition is an important concept in the world of Marketing as it takes into account the sad fact that there are (normally) many similarities amongst competing firms in any one industry.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Mowing, Lawn Care and Gardening Business - 6 Biggest Marketing Mistakes Made by Contractors</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 16:12:52 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As we enter the second year of recession around the world, more and more people are becoming retrenched from their previously secure jobs. As the rate of unemployment rises, so too will the numbers of people wanting to try their hand In the world of Lawn Mowing and Gardening. The contractors who have been in the industry for a few years may start to feel some nervousness with the increase in numbers of contractors looking for work in lawn mowing, gardening, landscaping and so on.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care - How to Decide Which Turf Or Sod Supplier to Buy Your Turf From</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 14:45:15 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Deciding Which Turf (or sod) Supplier To Buy Your Turf From is not as simple as it seems. In the last ten to fifteen years there have been advances made in the quality, colour, shade tolerance and resilience of different warm season grasses. Just to re-cap, Warm Season lawns include the following grasses: Kikuyu - comprising stolons and rhizomes Couch (or Bermuda grass as referred to in North America) -comprising stolons and rhizomes Zoysia -comprising stolons and rhizomes Buffalo (or otherwise known as St Augustine) - stolons ONLY Queensland Blue Couch - stolons ONLY In very simple terms, stolons are above ground runners and rhizomes are underground runners of the turf grasses.]]></description>
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<title>How to Survive the 2009 Recession in the Lawn Care, Lawn Mowing and Gardening Industries</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 11:59:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In Sydney (Australia), there is a Gardening Expert called Graham Ross who hosts his own "Garden Clinic" program on one of the local Radio stations. Graham Ross is also a well regarded TV personality, where he features on a weekly national Home & Lifestyle television program. In a recent radio interview, Graham was asked his thoughts regarding the impact of the Global Economic Crisis and Recession on the Gardening Industry in Australia. I believe his response was positive as he said that for the last one (1) hundred years in Australia with every recession there has been a corresponding spike or increase in the gardening and related industry. One can only deduce that Australians are not taking the big overseas holidays, but rather are spending some of their money (that is, a fraction of their notional Travel Expenditure) on home related expenses like home improvements and gardening improvements. So what is the state and health of the industry - that is, the world of lawn mowing, lawn care, landscaping, gardening and related contractor fields? Experiences and conversations with fellow contractors in the industry lead me to think that we should be able to ride out the current crisis.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care - How to Look After Your Lawn in Autumn</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 11:42:17 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How To Look After Your Lawn In Autumn with all the Autumn leaves falling to the ground. Here in beautiful Sydney, Australia we are quickly heading towards Winter, and a feature of Autumn (or Fall as it is referred to by our North American friends) is the mounting collection of Fallen leaves from Deciduous trees. Deciduous trees are the bane of gardeners in Australia as they drop their tree leaves onto the gardener's beautiful lawns.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care - How to Decide What is the Best Turf You Should Install For Your Landscaped Areas</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 09:30:43 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lawn Care - How to Decide What is the Best Turf You Should Install For Your Landscaped Areas? For most new and enthusiastic (and sometimes inexperienced) gardeners, what tends to let them down in their efforts to create a beautiful landscaped garden is their choice of Lawn Turf. The Lawn is like the artwork canvas that is framed by the Garden and Landscaped Areas. Your lawn and turfed areas absorb sound, produce oxygen, attract and trap dust particles, prevent soil erosion and reduces pollution; and not to mention that the beautiful lush green lawn does wonders for the value of your home. This is all very well, if and only if, you have selected the correct turf grass for your home. In new gardens and landscaped areas, all plants and trees are quite small and generally the Lawn Areas receive as much sunlight as needed to perform well. However, what generally happens over a few years is all the plants grow into larger specimens. With the passing of time, these plants tend to create a lot of shade over the Lawn Areas. Persistent shade (or lack of sunlight) can become a real issue for the Lawn's long term viability.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care - What You Should Expect From Your Weed and Feed Lawn Care Contractor</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 18:08:47 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you are considering a Lawn Care contractor to do some work for you, there are some questions you need to ask? Lawn Care (that is, the rejuvenation of lawn turf using herbicides to help control and eliminate post-emergent lawn weeds; and using fertilisers to aid lawn recovery and help thicken up the lawn) is a highly skilled and knowledge based service. Some things you need to keep in mind when contracting the services of a Lawn Care operator: Is the contractor qualified to carry out Lawn Care? Does the Lawn Care contractor have the relevant skills accreditation (license)? Does the contractor have adequate knowledge about the broad range of both cool-season turf grasses and warm season turf grasses? Does the contractor have adequate experience and knowledge in the safe handling, use & application and storage of herbicides, pesticides and fertilisers? Did you know that for a fraction of the cost of replacing your turf, you can nurture your old lawn back to Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) standards? That's right, and it can be achieved in the matter of weeks depending on the time of year. A good contractor will be able to eliminate the weeds from the following turf situations:]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care - Common Lawn Problems (And Simple Solutions) Faced by Home Owners - Part 4</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:50:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We have spoken about the frustration suffered by many home owners who just cannot get it right with their lawn. Further to the other "Common Problem" articles we have written about is another lawn situation where home owners can have potential problems. A problem faced by home owners is where the turf or lawn grows on a shallow soil base. This situation may well be where a lawn sits on top of a building (or garage) roof, or on a substantial rock structure or bedrock.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care - Common Lawn Problems and Simple Solutions Faced by Home Owners - Part 3</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:19:45 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some homeowners become frustrated with the poorly performing lawn, and to make matters worse they use a Rake to collect and pick up the fallen leaves. So the lawn has become weaker with the accumulation of tree leaves, and then the already weakened lawn is torn apart by the raking.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care - Common Lawn Problems (and Simple Solutions) Faced by Home Owners - Part 1</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:16:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are many frustrated home owners who just cannot get it right with their lawn. This frustration stems from some of the following lawn situations: dying or dead lawn areas under or adjacent to pine trees, conifers and river she oaks; dying or dead lawn areas under melaleuca trees and shrubs, jacaranda trees and so on; weakened lawn areas as a result of raking leaves instead of mowing the affected areas with a Lawnmower (with Catcher!) - this is very important; water availability; shade from trees and shade from fallen leaves. Today we will address the issue of under performing lawn areas under or adjacent to pine trees, conifer trees and river she oaks. Some lawns we come across are surrounded by rows of pine trees, conifer trees and / or river she oaks. The leaves (or more precisely, the needles) of these trees are full of acid. Over time as the pine tree needles fall to the ground and accumulate, the soil pH changes to a more acidic pH.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care - Common Lawn Problems (and Simple Solutions) Faced by Home Owners - Part 2</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:45:54 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are many frustrated home owners who just cannot get it right with their lawn. This frustration stems from some of the following lawn situations.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care - Choosing the Right Turf Grass and Other Alternatives For Shady Areas</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:37:31 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the course of our business of Lawn Care, we see plenty of landscape situations where there is way too much shade for the prevailing (and usually, under - performing) lawn grass. Usually what has happened is that the original garden design took into account a fairly sunny aspect, however, over time this sunny aspect has become more shady with the growth of plants, trees and garden hedges. The growth of these plants may have occurred for a number of reasons including the owner's desire for more privacy. Home owners then need to understand that if they wish to retain the existing shady outlook, then the lawn areas may need to be replaced with a turf more suited to and tolerant of shady situations. Alternately, the homeowner may consider changes to the current landscape design including: decorative paving to the areas affected by shade, extending and increasing the garden beds to areas affected by shade - it is important to plant low growing shrubs or ground cover plants in the shade affected areas, and to plant shrubs that will tolerate shade (obviously). Any changes to landscape design may require the services of a landscape designer (or nursery plant supplier).]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care - Selecting the Right Turf Grass For Your Lawn Areas</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:52:45 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Selecting the correct Turf Grass for landscaped areas around your home can be a challenge. The main factor that needs to be considered when choosing the turf or lawn type for your garden areas is Sunlight.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care - Lawn Damage by Disease, Insects, Drought, Heat, and Stress</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:37:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Every summer in Sydney, Australia we can look forward to our fair share of hot weather with wet and dry periods depending on local prevailing conditions. It goes without saying that all Australian lawns and turf grasses (warm season grasses including couch, kikuyu, buffalo, zoysia and so on) will suffer from diseases (fungal attacks), insect damage and heat stress depending on the prevailing Summer conditions.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care - How to Fix Lawn Damage by Lawn Feeding Insects Like Curl Grub, Bill Bug, Army Worm</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:36:40 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Have you noticed that lots of lawns (particularly in Sydney, Australia where I live) are suffering serious lawn damage as a result of Lawn Foraging Insects?  Some people think that maybe it's just a bit of heat stress and try to fix the problem with extra watering.  However, the best thing to do is to attack the problem head on with an insecticide that targets Lawn Feeding Insects.  These insects include:  Couch Fly, Couch Grass Mite, Curl Grub and Black Beetle attacking Couch Turf grasses Curl Grub, Black Beetle, Bill Bug and so on that attack all range of turf grasses including couch, kikuyu, buffalo, zoysia  The benefits of using the Granular Insecticide as opposed to the Liquid ones are as follows:  safer for customers because its granular & only has to be watered in afterwards to activate the insecticide safer for us because it's a granular product gives you control over insects for longer periods its really effective because it is not photo degradable (that is, it does not break down in sunlight - whereas the liquid insecticides lose their potency due to breaking down in sunlight]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care - Your Lawn Is Infested With Weeds And Army Worm! Who Can Help?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 09:19:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We have had people asking us (in desperate tones), "Can you save my lawn?". Did you know that for a fraction of the cost of replacing turf, you can nurture your old lawn back to SCG / Wembley Stadium and Yankee Stadium standards? That's right, and it can be achieved in the matter of weeks depending on the time of year. OK, so you want to rejuvenate your lawn back to its former glory! You have 2 options: Option One is to try it yourself and get no where fast, or Option Two is to get yourself a good Lawn Care company in to do the job. Mind you, the trick is to work out who is a good Lawn Care operator, and who is not! Basically, a good Lawn Care company can achieve results that you would not think possible as professional turf managers have access to a range of professional turf and lawncare products that are not available to the DIY home owner. The reason why these professional Lawn Care products are not available to the homeowner is that they are not registered for home owner use.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care - Granular Versus Liquid Applications, What's Better For The Environment</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:55:06 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Don't you hate spray-drifting lawn chemicals? If you are concerned about the possibility of liquid herbicides and liquid insecticides blowing around the place when your Lawn Care contractor is supposed to be looking after your lawn, then you should read on!]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care - Should I Aerate, Top Dress And Scarify My Lawn? - From The Lawn Expert</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:16:00 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A common question asked by many is, "Should I aerate, scarify and topdress my lawn?" 1. Only topdress your lawn to remove the lumps and bumps in the lawn. The best for this is river sand, which can be purchased in bagged quantities from your local nursery. River sand remains soft (unlike regular topsoil) throughout the hot summer months allowing the turf to easily take hold. Also bear in mind to topdress with river sand lightly so as not to totally cover your lawn turf. ]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care - Why Your Lawns And Turf Grasses Tend To Lose Their Rich Green Colour In The Winter</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:29:30 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Warm season lawns and turf grasses lose their colour when the winter sun drops lower in the sky (especially in countries of latitudes 20 degrees or more). With less sunlight energy your grass produces less chlorophyl, hence there is less photosynthesising going on, and so your lawn grows less quickly (compared to the  summer rate of growth) and consequently loses its colour.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care - Independent Advice On Which Turf Grass You Should Select For Your Lawn</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:59:20 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Just What Is The Right Or Correct Turf Grass For My Lawn? Are You Worried You Might Pick The Wrong Turf Grass For Your Lawn? Worry No More! There are Lawn Care companies that offer a Lawn Consultation Service to homeowners, landscapers, gardeners and business owners wanting advice on what is the correct Turf Grass for their Lawn Area. ]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care - So What Sort Of Lawn Should I Have For My Yard? - From The Lawn Expert</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:57:48 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What is the best turf grass for you? What turf grass should you select for your own lawn: kikuyu, couch or buffalo? Quite often people ask me what really is the best turf for their yard. Invariably, the type of turf grass present in someone's yard may have been the appropriate turf grass when the property was initially landscaped. However, with the passage of time all garden plants and trees grow to quite large plants and trees. ]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care - 5 Quick Tips For A Great Looking Lawn - From The Lawn Expert</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:52:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Here are 5 quick tips to help turn your tired old grass in to lush green lawn! 1. Regular fertilising and weed control of lawn areas. 2. To make it harder for lawn weeds to spread and proliferate, it is desirable to mow the lawn at a height of around 30mm (generally for most turf grasses including kikuyu, couch and buffalo - and for durban at a height of around 50mm). The turf grass will grow dense and thick, making it harder for weed seeds to germinate. Best results will occur with frequent mowing, thereby encouraging good lateral growth. ]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care - How To Save Your Lawn Against Army Worm, Sod Web Worm And Other Lawn Pests</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:59:06 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Can You Hear The Drum Beats Of The Army Worms? They are on their way to a lawn near you, or maybe even feasting on your lawn. So, what do you do when they arrive? The first sign of armyworms is the apparent damage they do to your lawn. In effect they eat the leaf of your lawn to the stem - that is, these army worms, and for that matter, sod web worms (another lawn foraging caterpillar), feed on the lawn and the damage caused is similar to a badly cut lawn. Overall, it would appear your lawn has been badly scalped. The trick in reviving your lawn is to act quickly. Two (2) critical steps need to be implemented, that is, to arrest the offending army worms with a safe and effective control and then to quickly fertilise the damaged areas. All the above needs to be done as soon as possible as the army worms wreak their havoc in the early Autumn period as the days become a little cooler. By acting quickly with the fertiliser, we hope to have some remaining warm weather to allow the turf to recover to its prior glory.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care - OK, So We Need To Feed The Lawn! Then What Is The Best Lawn Fertiliser?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:29:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[OK, so we need to feed the lawn! Then, what is the best lawn fertiliser to use? We know that in order to get our "perfect lawn" we need to (as part of the lawn's care program) feed the lawn on a regular basis. There has been controversy about the different Lawn Care approaches adopted by different service providers. Broadly there are two (2) main Lawn Care approaches.]]></description>
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<title>Lawn Care Secrets Revealed - Why Bother With A Lawn Feeding Program Anyway?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:56:48 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Did you know that your lawn in its natural and wild state would be around a metre high and really untidy? It is unnatural for the lawn plant (whether it be couch/Bermuda grass, kikuyu, fescue or durban turf grass) to be cut or mowed! Also, did you know that your lawn is placed under a tremendous amount of stress just by mowing it?]]></description>
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