Salt, Sand and Ice Melters

Ahh snow season. The time when beautiful clean white flakes float softly on the ground and dusts everything with a soft shimmer. That is until cars drive over it, and people walk on it, until the white snow becomes a wet, grimy mess.

Wouldn't it be nice if the salt your company used in the parking lot didn't rust your car or track across your carpets? Lawn Angels of Wayland uses a new ice melter that has unbelievable benefits. It's specially-formulated to melt ice even better than regular salt, melting ice at lower temperatures, but it leaves less mess than sand, which has to be cleaned off your lots later. This ice melter will leave parking lots free of ice and snow. It remains where it is applied, meaning it won't stick to shoes and track into buildings across your carpet and flooring. It is less harmful for plants and contain Anti-Corrosion agents, which reduces damage to your vehicle. Finally, it does not irritate skin, making it safer for pets to walk across.

Think this sounds too good to be true? Call Lawn Angels today and find out how amazing our specially-formulated ice melter is and what we can do to keep your parking lots safe and clean this season.

Top 10 Fall Clean Up Mistakes We Make

With the start of cooler temperatures and the approach of Winter, many homeowners give up on their lawn. What's the point of caring for a lawn that will soon be covered by snow anyway? Below are the top 10 mistakes people make that create a damaged landscape come Spring:
10. Preparing too Soon
Yes, the weather is getting cooler and the kids are back in school, but that doesn't mean that the weatherman is predicting snow tomorrow. Doing a Fall Clean Up too soon, will only mean that you'll have to repeat the chores several times. Wait until most of the leaves are on the ground before your Fall Clean up is done, otherwise you'll be raking every day this Fall.
9. Leaving the garden hose outdoors.
When preparing for winter, most people don't think twice about the garden hose. It's meant to stay outdoors, right? Well, not exactly. In the summer, that hose was durable enough to hold dormant water and kinks. But as the plastic gets hard in the freezing temperatures, that hose is less flexible and those things will develop holes. Come Spring, that holey hose will be next to useless.
8. Leaving diseased plants and rotted fruits and vegetables in the yard.
It is true that those unsightly items will disappear under the snow, but they are also an excellent home for bacteria, and insect eggs during the winter. That unsightly plant will become an even grosser mess in the spring.
7. Not cleaning out gutters.
In the Fall, your gutter becomes home to many fallen leaves, which then clog your gutter and prevent it from working as snow piles on your roof and melts. The result is too much weight on your gutter, which can cause it to break or fall off. Just don't forget to wait to clean them out until after all the leaves have fallen or you're not doing yourself any favors.
6. Not trimming trees.
Branches that hang over your roof or power lines may be fine now, but once they are weighed down by snow, they can cause more damage than you bargained for. Just make sure to consult with your landscaper, because overtrimming trees or trimming them too close to a frost can seriously damage your tree.
5. Turning off the outdoor water supply too soon.
With New England weather, not turning off the water supply is just asking for a pipe to burst. But if you stop watering your lawn too soon, and you could kill the grass, just when it was getting strong. With the sunlight and cool weather of Fall, grass roots grow deeper, preparing for the hard winter. This is the time when grass gets strong, which means it's important to water up until the first frost.
4. Not Mulching
We are so quick to mulch in the Spring, to enhance the look of our landscape, but mulching in the Fall is important as well, because mulch provides more to your garden than just looks. Mulch in the cold weather will insulate plant beds, regulate the temperature, and provide important nutrients.
3. Not Fertilizing
As the roots grow deeper into the soil, preparing for winter, fertilizing your lawn now will further strengthen the grass, so it will be stronger in the Spring.
2. Not Raking or Dethatching
Leaves that are left on the lawn become matted down under the snow. This can cause them to smother the lawn, allowing no air to get to the grass.
1. Worrying About Every Last Leaf
Although you do not want a bed of leaves to suffocate your grass, leaves can provide nutrients, so don't worry if you raked and then your tree decided to drop its last few leaves. This will actually be good for your lawn.

Will Spring Ever Have Sprung?

As the month of March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, and as the snow melts off our lawns, we see that this last winter has taken quite a toll on the grass and plants. Brutal ice storms have damaged trees and shrubs, and the abundance of snow has left the grass a wet, muddy mess. In preparation for Spring, there is plenty we can do to ensure that our gardens once again become a beautiful landscape.
Step 1: Prune trees and shrubs. Broken limbs should be cut where the limb meets the tree trunk in a clean cut.
Step 2: Spring Clean-ups. Raking debris off grass, removing tree limbs that broke off during the winter and sweeping dirt off sidewalks will allow your plants to grow better and stronger. It will make room for new growth.
Step 3: Begin weeding early, while the weeds are easy to pull out and have yet to spread.
Step 4: Fertilize lawn to stimulate growth.
Step 5: Install mulch to reduce weeds and lock moisture into soil.
Step 6: Consider installing a deck or patio in order to enjoy your beautiful landscape.
Step 7: Relax and enjoy the upcoming warm weather!