Changes to Lawns and Landscape in CT

A NEW LANDSCAPE:  Due to all the storm/tree damage over this past winter your landscape may have changed from shady to sunny.  On some properties many large trees had to be removed.  So what does that mean for the remaining landscape?   Well, the remaining trees, shrubs and grass in some cases have gone from dense shade to full sunlight.  This could cause some problems over the summer months with sun scorch, drought and heat stress.   

So what can be done now?  Carefully fertilize, mulch and water shrubs.  Re-Plant or add verities of shrubs which are more sun tolerant.   As for the lawn pretty much the same thing.  Adjust pH(if needed), proper fertilizers (after soil testing), watering properly and introduce new grass types which except more sunlight.  Some areas may adapt to the extra sunlight but these extra precautions will help.

Crabgrass Control with Lawn Care Co’s in CT

Crab Grass control may come early if this unusually warm weather continues.  Looks like if you follow the dates on a calendar as to when to apply crabgrass preventer you may be missing something….CONTROL of Crabgrass! 

2010 Crabgrass started growing by the first week of April.  In 2011 Crabgrass started growing the first week of May.  This year so far no crabgrass but after this week of very warm weather we may see some of the hot spots, like curb edges, produce crabgrass.   The products we use in the spring not only block crabgrass from germinating but will also melt out any baby crabgrass which may have already sprouted.

All in all this year is starting out to be “One For the Records”.

Russ

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Landscape Services today Spring Clean-Ups in Farmington and Plainville CT

Getting the equipment out of storage and getting head start on Spring Clean Ups in Farmington and Plainville.   Also looking at some early spring seeding jobs in Southington, New Britain and Avon.  Dumpster Rentals for this spring doing very well also.   Looks like Spring Fever is contagious !   

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Landscape Construction Plainville CT

3-7-2012 *We are having construction done on our office and getting new phone and internet service set up.  There may be an interruption in reaching us.  If so go to our web site and click on  “Contact Us” and fill out form to reach us.   Thanks and enjoy this beautiful weather….. :))www.costellolandscaping.com

Lawn Care in Farmington CT… means More Training

NO SNOW…means More Training
This past week we were pretty busy attending two Training Seminars one with the University of Connecticut, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and over the weekend at Manchester Community College for CT-NOFA (Connecticut Chapter of the Northeast Organic Farming Association).  Both very good seminars.   A lot of it was a refresher course but there are some new safe products which are available.   On a side note at the NOFA Seminar it was a “Pot Luck Lunch” there must have been over 70 dishes of extremely healthy and natural meals…all were very good…I feel younger already

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Dumpster Rentals in CT

Dumpster Rental in CT  <<Click on Link) Which town do you live in...Plainville CT, Bristol, Farmington CT, Southington CT, Plantsville CT, Berlin CT, Kensington CT, Cheshire CT, Avon CT, New Britain CT, Meriden CT, Canton CT, Burlington CT . Hartford County and Litchfield County. Cromwell CT, Middletown CT, Barkhamsted CT, Bethlehem CT, Bridgewater CT, Canaan CT, Colebrook CT, Cornwall CT, Goshen CT, Harwinton CT, Northwest Harwinton CT, Kent CT, South Kent CT, Litchfield CT, Bantam CT, Morris CT, New Hartford CT, New Milford CT, Gaylordsville CT, Norfolk CT, North Canaan CT, Plymouth CT, Terryville CT, Roxbury CT, Salisbury CT, Sharon CT, Thomaston CT, Torrington CT, Warren CT, Washington CT, New Preston CT, Watertown CT, Oakville CT, Winchester CT, Winsted CT, Woodbury CTand surrounding towns in Connecticut  Dumpster Rentals in CT

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Avon, Farmington, Bristol, Berlin, Cheshire, Southington or whichever town you live in Connecticut.  Costello Landscaping would love to help you with your landscape needs. Some Landscape Ideas....yes we are Thinking Spring....even with the new snow fall.
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