Lawn Care Central — Comprehensive Guides and Tips for Stunning Outdoor Spaces
Discover a world of lawn care expertise that covers everything from basic maintenance to advanced landscaping techniques. Dive into our collection of tips, tricks, and insights that will help you create and maintain the most beautiful lawn in the neighborhood.
To help homeowners throughout Illinois make lasting change in how they care for their homes and properties, we reached out to the experts.
Spring through Fall are tick seasons in wooded areas of Northern Illinois. An insect that some consider merely a nuisance is actually a serious health concern, transmitting bacterial and viral infections into human and household pets. In this guide, you’ll learn more about ticks, what makes them dangerous, and how to protect yourself, your family and your pets.
Out of all the pests and bugs we have here in Illinois, nothing seems to be more annoying than the mosquito. Whether you are looking to relax outdoors or entertain friends and family in your backyard, mosquitoes can dampen and even ruin your plans. Plus, in recent years we’ve heard about new, frightening diseases like West Nile and Zika. In this guide, you’ll learn more about mosquitoes, why they are dangerous, and how to help avoid and control them in your backyard.
An important part of keeping your lawn and property looking its very best is by regular maintenance and grass cutting. But what to do with all the lawn and yard waste? Some eco-friendly ways to handle waste is by mulching your grass clippings and composting waste. For many of us, however, there are too many leaves, branches, and clippings to handle on our own. Fortunately, many communities in northeastern Illinois provide leaf and brush collection. Below you will find details about these programs for your community.
There are some great not-for-profit organizations and councils — at the state, regional, and local levels — that exist to protect and restore the natural beauty and ecology of Illinois. At Turf Care Enterprises, we applaud the fine work these groups are doing, and encourage everyone to find a local group and get involved.
The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is a pesky insect that has terrorized property owners throughout Illinois. First discovered in the United States in 2002 and in Illinois in 2006, EAB is an invasive species that attacks ash trees throughout the United States.
In this guide, we bust some common local lawn care myths and give you secrets for turning your lawn into the envy of the neighborhood by separating facts from fiction about proper lawn and plant health care.
Properly caring for a lawn and property in northern Illinois includes using a variety of terms and services that you may not be familiar with. To help you better understand your lawn care professional and the terms they are using, here are definitions to some of the more widely-used terms. This includes vocabulary for lawn care, pest control, and tree & shrub care.
