BestYard Blogs

Are you prepared for Christmas this year? We are here to help! “The foremost sign that shows you are ready when your home’s interior and exterior is decorated with garlands, wreaths, bows, and lights. I took a picture of the house that really perks up the holiday mood” stated...

Take time to put your yard and landscape “to bed” in fall, your lawn will reap the rewards. Give your lawn a healthy start next spring by managing these fall tasks. Trim shrubs and ornamental grasses Divide plants. If your perennials are overcrowded, fall is an ideal time to divide...

Has the grueling summer heat taken a toll on your yard this year? Is your lawn stressed or have weeds, insects, or disease? Or, is your lawn just getting by, but not the best yard in your neighborhood? BestYard.com has produced “7 Secrets to a Beautiful Yard this Fall”....

By July 4th we have had several weeks of a heat wave. We now face waves of scorching temperatures in July and August that will threaten our vegetable gardens. Here are the Top 3 Do’s and Don’ts to help your veggies keep their cool and beat the heat. Top...

Is your yard like Grandma’s? Back in Grandma’s day, lawns or landscapes were more like a window dressing around a building. They had a token tree or two, a few evergreen shrubs, maybe some perennials for color out front and a small flower bed for marigolds. But today’s landscape...

Small Changes could make Big Improvements! The sun and heat in the summer season could create hassles for your lawn in the form of certain disease and brown spots. Have you noticed that your sprinkler is performing much below par this summer as compared to its efficiency at the...

Here is some educational information to help you diagnose your lawn. Mites and chinch bugs can cause considerable damage to your lawn if left undiagnosed and not treated in 3 weeks or less. Have you seen any chinch bugs lately? We are seeing an infestation! These tiny insects live in...

Mites and chinch bugs can cause considerable damage to your lawn if left undiagnosed and not treated in 3 weeks or less. Here is some educational information to help you diagnose your lawn. Mites Grass mite differs considerably in appearance from the other turf-damaging mites. It is smaller and...

We are seeing the worst infestation of active mites and chinch bugs in 27 years. About every fifth client is calling in complaining about huge brown spots in their yard. It’s due to the extremely dry winter and lack of heavy moisture this spring. Signs of Potential Mite or...

Cut Your Watering Bill up to 50% with BestYard.com’s Moisture Manager Program! Are you upset at the high costs of watering your yard? Do you want to reduce your watering cost? Are you concerned that drought conditions will damage your yard? Do you still want to have a beautiful, lush...