Central New York Lawn Care Blog
Premier Lawn Services presents the Central New York Lawn Care Blog. Learn about how to care for lawns in Central New York from the local lawn care professionals at Premier Lawn Services.
Blog posts will are added weekly!
Crabgrass Prevention vs. Seeding: What Homeowners Need to Know
Every spring, homeowners rush to repair winter damage — plow scars, bare edges, and thin areas left behind after snow season. Grass seed goes down with good intentions… and weeks later, nothing happens. In most cases, the issue comes down to timing, specifically the...
🍂 Why Fall Is the Best Time for Lawn Aeration and Overseeding
As the seasons begin to change and cooler temperatures roll in, many homeowners shift their focus away from lawn care. But fall is actually one of the most important times to give your lawn the attention it needs to thrive in the spring. At Premier Lawn and Mosquito...
Why Your Lawn Might Be Brown – And That’s OK!
If you’ve looked out at your lawn and thought, “What’s going on?”—you’re not alone. With minimal rainfall over the past month at the time of posting this, many lawns across the area are going dormant, and that’s perfectly okay. In fact, it’s nature doing its...
The Best Time to Start Lawn Care for Cool-Season Lawns in Central New York
If you live in Central New York and have a cool-season lawn, you might assume that spring is the best time to start lawn care....
Pre-Emergent Weed Control and Grass Seed
Do you plan on putting seed down in the spring? Have you put seed down in the past with no results? Pre-emergent weed control and grass seed do not mix! If you didn't get any results from your attempt to grass more grass there is a good chance that pre-emergent weed...
7-Step Lawn Care VS 5-Step Lawn Care
Which is best for my lawn? A 7-step lawn care program or a 5-step lawn care program? Let's discuss why we offer a 5-step lawn care program instead of a 7-step lawn care program like some of our larger competitors like TruGreen. Premier Lawn Services focuses on quality...
Weed Control and Fertilizer: Professional Lawn Care Tips From A Syracuse Area Lawn Service
Weed control and fertilizer are usually what people think of when they think about 'lawn care.' But, that's pretty vague! Let's share some lawn care industry secrets. Yes, weed control and fertilizer are important parts of any lawn care program. At Premier Lawn...
Pre-Emergent Weed Control For Lawns
Pre-emergent weed control is a way to actually stop weeds from entering your lawn! As the name suggests, pre-emergent weed control, also referred to as pre-m weed control or herbicide, literally stops some weeds from ever germinating or emerging from the soil in the...
How To Keep Flower Beds Weed-Free
Whether you have mulch, stone, or straw material filling your landscape beds, seeds from annual weeds and grasses will blow in throughout the season and work their way down into the underlying soil and take root. Let's learn 4 ways you can keep your flower beds...
Turf Disease
Turf disease occurs when certain environmental conditions are met and therefore cannot be prevented unless a preventive treatment was applied before the turf disease was present. Diseases that negatively affect lawns can be treated and cured but it is important to...