How Fall Landscape Improvements Can Refresh High-Visibility Areas
The most visible parts of a commercial landscape often experience the greatest amount of stress. Entrances, monument signs, parking-lot islands, walkways, and outdoor gathering areas are exposed to traffic, heat, reflected sunlight, and compacted soil throughout the summer. By fall, these areas may look thin, overgrown, faded, or worn. Targeted landscape improvements can restore their appearance,…
What Fall Fertilization Does for Chicagoland Commercial Lawns
After months of heat, foot traffic, mowing, and inconsistent rainfall, commercial turf can look thin, pale, or uneven by the end of summer. Fortunately, fall brings better growing conditions for the cool-season grasses commonly used throughout Chicagoland and southeastern Wisconsin. A properly timed fall fertilization program provides nutrients while the turf is actively growing. It can support…