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Memphis, TN (PRWEB) March 18, 2014
In California, above normal winter temperatures and record lack of rainfall in select areas of the state are creating stress on lawns, trees and shrubs. TruGreen, the nations largest professional lawn care service, regularly monitors U.S. weather data to enable the companys trained lawn care specialists to effectively address local agronomic conditions.
In January of this year, California Governor Jerry Brown declared a Drought State of Emergency for California, and is asking for a voluntary 20 percent reduction in water usage. In addition, local agencies have enacted mandatory water restrictions or promoted voluntary cutbacks. Recent late-February rain has benefitted many California lawns and landscapes, but the long-term drought continues and homeowners and businesses should be prepared for the hot summer months ahead.
Drought conditions are a serious concern, said John Crossmock, director of technical training and support, TruGreen. Whether drought is present or not, however, we encourage homeowners not to give up on their yards and to practice conscientious watering.
What can be done? Homeowners should invest in getting smart about local water restrictions, effective irrigation practices, and grass and ornamental plant types tolerant of extended periods of dry and hot conditions. For TruGreen customers, be sure to reach out to your TruGreen licensed specialist for help. We are actively collaborating with our customers in addressing the drought impact on the health of their lawns and landscapes, Crossmock continued.
Following are general tips to help lawns and landscapes survive a drought and conserve water: Water Restrictions Awareness: Become familiar with any local watering restrictions related to yards. Light watering too often is not as effective as a slow, thorough watering (about one inch) once or twice a week with the optimum time in the early morning. To ensure uniformity, consider placing a few empty one-inch deep food cans in the sprinkler pattern to measure the amount of water collected after each watering cycle. Adjust watering times and cycles if needed to provide for one inch of water.
Irrigation Efficiency: Ensure sprinkler heads and related water lines are working properly and that the irrigation system provides sufficient coverage. Low water pressure will affect coverage.
Right Plant: Consider drought-tolerant plants and grasses. While mature trees have significant root systems and can typically weather drought conditions, foundation plants and/or new transplants are especially at risk during extremely dry periods. Ask a lawn care professional for a list of plants that best handle heat and dry conditions. Wait to replace plants until fall for best results.
Feed: Lawns, trees and shrubs seek nourishment even during hot weather. Keep fertilizer applications on target to prevent run-off and sweep fertilizer granules that may reach pavement back onto your lawn. Use a trained professional company, such as TruGreen, that offers tailored solutions to lawn and landscape problems based on your regions needs, including drought.
Mowing Schedule: Mow grass as needed and not as a scheduled weekly chore. To help promote moisture retention and to prevent shock, disease and insects, do not cut more than 1/3 of leaf blade. If possible mow in the evening to allow the lawn to bounce back during the cooler temperatures of night.
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1. How did I learn to take care of your lawn? Mowing my own lawn.
An estimated 85 million American households, or 72%, do some work in their yards, whether cutting the lawn, planting a garden, or otherwise tending to their outdoor space, according to the National Gardening Association.
But a growing number also hire someone to make their lawns look good. Nearly 27 million of those households also used lawn services and landscapers in 2012, according to the National Gardening Association, up a whopping 20% from 22 million in 2010, when belts were still tight from the Great Recession. The Professional Landcare Network, an industry group also known as Planet, found that Americans who turned to outsiders on average expected to spend $700 on mowing, edging and leaf cleanup last year and another $400 on lawn care, such as fertilizers and weed control.
Heres the thing: Starting a lawn- and landscape-maintenance service a business that can do as little as mow the grass or as much as fertilize and prune shrubs and trees requires little more than a mower and business license. There is almost no required training. So how can consumers feel confident that the person turning their lawn green knows his or her stuff?
Kathryn Hahne, who runs the SmartScape landscape water conservation and education program in the Tucson, Ariz., area, says homeowners should press their lawn service about certifications, whether from a national industry group or state and local programs. Even though that doesnt guarantee quality, it does show some education in the field. Some states require those who apply pesticides and fertilizers to have some kind of training as well.
Homeowners should also check that the firm has a business license and is insured, so that the homeowner isnt liable for injuries or damages, says Katherine Hutt, a spokeswoman for the Better Business Bureau. The BBB has seen a steady rise in the number of complaints about lawn services in recent years, but theres also been a big jump in the number of people checking the BBBs national database, which suggests consumers also are doing their homework.
Master Gardeners and county extension agents are another resource homeowners can tap before hiring a lawn service. While they wont give recommendations about individual firms, many extension agents offer tips about lawn care and about hiring a lawn company.
2. The more often you use us, the more often you need us.
Golf-course putting greens are cut every day to keep the grass at a mere eighth of an inch and are spoon-fed fertilizers and weed killers. Your lawn, however, is not a golf course, and trying to keep it looking like one will cost more than most want to spend.
Spring is in the air. The snow is gone, the sun is out, and it's time for a Home and Garden show.
The North Idaho Building Contractors Association 42nd annual Monogram Homes/Mort Construction Home and Garden Show will be held March 14 -16 at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds.
"The show is bigger, with far more featured displays than last year," said Larry Jeffres, executive officer of the NIBCA.
The entire show is located in the Jacklin Building (enter the Fairgrounds through Gate C off Kathleen Avenue).
There are more than 100 vendors with lots of great ideas, from longtime favorites to brand new participants. Food vendors will be on site, and for age-qualified attendees who may need to wet their whistles, beer will be available.
Bring a can of food to the ticket booth to receive $1 off admission. Food collections will benefit Union Gospel Mission of Coeur d'Alene and the citizens in need of their services.
Don't miss the Sponsor Scavenger Hunt with a grand prize of a Home Spruce-Up, which includes patio pavers, retaining wall material, landscaping stones, lawn mowing, and an air conditioner tune-up donated by show sponsors. The winner will be drawn at the close of the show, Sunday, March 16.
There's also a raffle, with a first prize of a stainless steel refrigerator from Fred's Appliance, a 40-inch television for the second-place winner and a beautiful gift basket for the third place winner, donated by the Professional Women in Building. Your admission ticket is your raffle entry. Additional chances to win are only $1 at the NIBCA booth (located at the entrance).
Main show sponsors are Advanced Heating and Air Conditioning; Andy's Heating, Cooling and Stove Shoppe; Ultra-Lawn; The Coeur d'Alene Press; Overhead Door Co.; North Idaho Masonry and Hardscape; R.C. Worst and Co.; Santiago Sales and Window World of the Inland NW.
Hours are today noon to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $5, with children 12 and younger admitted free.
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LISBON - It does not appear Lisbon students will have to make up any more snow days, but that could change with the weather.
Superintendent Don Thompson reported at this week's meeting the bill passed by the state legislature and signed into law by the governor to address the problem of school districts that have used up their allotment of five automatic "calamity" days this winter before districts must begin scheduling makeup days.
Lisbon has taken seven calamity days to date because of the weather, but the board added two contingency days back in February. Thompson said they should not have to make up any more days, weather permitting, of course.
In other action, the board:
- Contracted with Time Warner Cable to provide fiber optic connectivity to the administration offices at a cost of $17,760 and with the Ohio Mid-Eastern Regional Service Agency to continue providing high-speed Internet service to all buildings from that connection at a cost of $42,780. The district is reimbursed up to 80 percent under E-Rate, a federal program that provides schools affordable access to the Internet and related services.
-Renewed the contract with Land Approach Ltd. of Salem to provide turf maintenance services at the football field for $1,270.
-Renewed the contract with Hayes Lawn Care of Lisbon for mowing services under a two-year contract. The contract restricts Hayes to no more than 21 cuts per year at $400.
- Issued coaching contracts to the following people: Kyle Bing, head boys and girls track coach; Dom DeFilippo, assistant boys track coach; and Melody Allison, assistant girls coach.
- Rehired Scott Gallo as stadium caretaker for another year, at $12 an hour and not to exceed 600 hours and hired Brian Clapsaddle as part-time stadium caretaker for $8.50 an hour, not to exceed 400 hours.
- Accepted the resignation/retirements of first-grade teacher Melinda Belaney and kindergarten teacher Tammy Walker. "What can you say. They have both been very good and very loyal employees over the years," Thompson said.
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What exactly is Lawn Mowing Online? How does this work?
LawnMowingOnline.com is unlike any other lawn mowing service. We go around the country offering lawn mowing jobs to anyone with a mower, a computer and a digital camera, and when you place a order we send the order to the mowers that are closest to your address. Whoever wants the job accepts it, mows the lawn, sends us photos and we pay them.
There's a little programming behind everything but for the most part that's it, a very simple concept, however it took digital cameras and smartphones (Thank you iPhone and Blackberry) with 24/7 instant email access reaching mainstream consumers before an idea like this could possibly work.
The best part is we're putting Americans back to work. Since anyone can register we're giving jobs to those who really need it. If they had worked for a regular lawn care business they might receive $8 or $9 an hour but here they receive double that per yard, and our mowers are given the opportunity to mow when it's convenient for them so they can have an interview or resume a full-time job at any time. Or continue mowing, it's completely open.
But we're not taking jobs away from the professionals! Quite the contrary: many professional lawn care companies use us to fill the gaps. Why would a lawn care company accept $19 a lawn instead of their usual $40+? Simple: their employees are hourly so they have to pay them regardless, so what can they do when they've run out of work for the week? Send them home? Fire someone? Instead, the companies use us to provide them with a few extra jobs a week so they can keep paying their employees. Which means many of our customers have their lawns mowed by professional lawn care companies but pay $19 instead of $40/week and signed contracts. It's a win-win for everyone!
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In one case, a local company won a road improvement contract, but another job went to an out-of-town company whose bid was lower.
Such is life under Nebraskas open bidding laws; try as they might, local public bodies arent always able to spend their money locally.
That sometimes frustrating fact was brought to the forefront at the Fremont City Council meeting on Tuesday when a Fort Calhoun company outbid several local lawn services to mow Fremont parks and rights-of-way for the next two years.
The council unanimously approved Parks and Recreation Director Dan Seders recommendation to hire A Plush Lawns for up to $68,625 per mowing season for two years.
Actual payments to the company will depend upon the mowing season. The summer drought in 2012, for example, cut the season short.
A Plush actually had the third lowest weekly and bi-weekly mowing prices of eight bidders, but scored second to an Elkhorn company in the bid scoring system, but Seder said the interview process unearthed concerns with the Elkhorn companys $61,005 per season bid.
While other bidders would provide an owner-operator as the citys point of contact, Seder explained, the Elkhorn company said the city would work through a scheduling coordinator in their main office, and there were issues with scheduling flexibility.
After going through the interviews, I proposed who I thought would be the best fit for the city in terms of the product were going to receive, and then ultimately what the price is going to be for the city, Seder said.
Jim Love of Fremont told the council awarding the contract to an out-of-town company likely means four to six Fremont people wont have summer jobs this year.
With all the cities filing bankruptcy or having budget issues, the more money we can keep in our city the better off we are, Love said.
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WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) Westfield students had the chance Wednesday to get up close and personal with a sports celebrity.
Greeted with chants of: USA! USA! USA!, city native and two-time Olympic Silver Medalist Kacey Bellamy toured five schools, speaking with students of all ages.
It was just weeks ago that the dreams of Bellamy and the rest of the U.S. Olympic Womens Hockey Team fell short in Sochi, when they lost the gold medal game to Canada.
Bringing her two silver medals with her, she took questions and spoke about her Olympic experience.
She told 22News that she wanted the students to understand that its important to set a goal, pursue it, and to never give up.
Winning the silver medal, it was tough, but its a complete honor. Being here, seeing these kids on this homecoming smiling and just seeing how they make me feel; it brings it all into perspective. Its all about the journey, she said.
As for Kaceys dream, she said she hasnt made a final decision yet, but shes leaning toward taking one last shot at Olympic gold in four years. She will be 30 years old for those games, which will be held in PyeongChang, South Korea.
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