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With the beginning of spring and with summer just around the corner, we at Nature’s Select® are excited to see North Carolina’s bright and thriving lawns. Giving your yard some attention now will pay off during the spring and summer, so this is the time to start preparing your lawn for the upcoming seasons. However, […]

Spring is finally here in North Carolina, and homeowners are getting their mowers out of storage for the year. While mowing may seem like a no-brainer, there’s actually an art to it. And, properly mowed lawns will be healthier in the long term. Our team at Nature’s Select® understands the importance of a healthy lawn, […]

Winter can be hard on all of us. It’s cold and dark and just when you think you’re almost through it, another ice storm hits and your walkways become death traps again. Many North Carolina homeowners find that using an ice melt product can significantly reduce the risk of falls on their property; however, the […]

Pests can wreak havoc on your green grass, and no one wants to run barefoot through bug-infested lawns. And your best bet is prevention. At Nature’s Select®, we believe that that true pest management isn’t about extermination and eradication, it’s about controlling the pest population in order to limit the amount of damage they can […]

The holidays are here, your family is together in your warm home, and you gaze out your twinkling light-lined window and see… a patchy, weedy, brown lawn. If you’re dreading staring at your not-so-green lawn for the rest of the season and into the warmer months, now is the time to start thinking about taking […]

In North Carolina, winter is here and many homeowners wonder what exactly happens to their grass during these cold months. Does it die? Go dormant? What do I need to do to care for it? Our team at Nature’s Select® are experts in all things lawn care, and we love to share our knowledge and […]

Fall colors are in full bloom in North Carolina, and with that comes the question of fall leaf clean-up. Many homeowners feel the pressure to immediately rake their leaves and dispose of them, while others feel that raking leaves isn’t necessary. After all, Mother Nature put the leaves there, won’t she take them away? So […]

Aeration or “core aeration” is the practice of punching small plugs or cores into the lawn in order to create openings in the turf to allow water and air to penetrate the soil. Overseeding your lawn is the process of planting new grass to fill in any bare or worn patches. Our team at Nature’s […]

Aeration removes plugs of turf and soil, allowing better penetration of air, water and nutrients into the soil. Lawn advice usually runs toward applying, as in apply x pounds of nitrogen, apply herbicides for weeds or fungicide, or apply water at this rate for success. Well, our advice today is not about applying, it’s about […]

So we’ve written before about the benefits of fall aeration & seeding, but nothing illustrates the amazing results that you can get with aeration & seeding like a picture! Let’s see what the process looks like start-to-finish with progress pictures. Before: Late August 2018 We have a rocky start -literally- with our subject lawn. Neglected […]