If there is one thing that we can say about 2020, it is that this is far from a normal year! There is no way that we could have anticipated the product demand and supply/staffing shortage that we have experienced this spring and summer. The #StayatHome campaign has created a surge of interest in irrigation and lighting installations.
lawns are one of the more challenging plants to grow, especially if your seed consists of that golf course favourite, Kentucky Blue Grass. This higher maintenance type of lawn requires regular love and care to keep it thriving.But that’s not all. No matter how well you take care of your lawn, it ages. The older turf is less resilient, resulting in empty patches or sections that are brown or thinning. The solution-regular overseeding and maintenance.
.Fertilizers are effective, if and only if, you’ve paid attention to the ground that your grass is growing into. You wouldn’t build a home on a faulty foundation, so why would you throw on fertilizer without paying attention to the soil? So, if you’re doing your own lawn care this season, we recommend investing a bit of time taking care of the ground that your grass will grow into.
Lighting is about much more than brightening up a space. It is an opportunity to make hidden secrets-visible, draw attention to interesting features, create safe paths, or simply extend a space. Lighting is an opportunity to bring your personality forward, beautifully merging the practical and playful, to create a space that is uniquely your own.
Lately, there has been a lot of rain. Currently, most of the Muskoka area is in a state of emergency, with high water levels that are increasing as the rainfall continues. Excess water can have a devastating effect on your lawn, especially in early spring, when your lawn is just recovering from the harsh winter.
Is your lawn drowning?
Water deserves our respect. Without this limited, precious resource, life on earth wouldn’t survive. In Ontario, we are surrounded by freshwater, making it easy to take this resource for granted. In 2015, the average Canadian was reported to use 320 L of water a day, a large percentage of which is wasted.
Drought, temperature shifts, and unpredictable rainfall, have made it increasingly challenging to accurately predict the amount of irrigation needed for turf. To stay on top of these erratic weather shifts, irrigation systems either need to be manually reprogrammed or adaptive. Thankfully, advances in technology have resulted in irrigation products that can do so much more then get water down to the roots.
A long snowy winter can not only impact the turf but the irrigation system underneath it. Snow removal, freezing temperatures, and even rodents can cause damage to the piping, wiring and sprinkler heads. Don’t worry! Regular maintenance and upkeep can help prevent any minor problem from becoming a major one.
