SEASONAL UPDATES AND LAWNCARE TIPS!!          HOT TOPIC!!!  IS YOUR LAWN IN NEED OF MAJOR RENOVATION DUE TO DROUGHT AND INSECT DAMAGE IN 2005??  ALTHOUGH IT IS TOO LATE TO SEED THIS FALL, WE WOULD LOVE TO DISCUSS WITH YOU HOW WE CAN GIVE YOU A BEAUTIFUL LAWN BACK NEXT SPRING.  CLICK HERE FOR AMAZING PHOTOS OF LAWNS WE HAVE RENOVATED JUST THIS FALL 2005!!!  YOU MUST SCHEDULE BY THIS WINTER.  OUR SPRING SCHEDULE FOR SEEDING WILL BE SOLIDLY BOOKED BY THIS WINTER.  DO NOT WAIT, THE SPRING SEEDING WINDOW WILL BE NARROW TO ENSURE SUCCESS!!     WANT TO SWITCH TO OUR SERVICE?  CALL US OVER THE WINTER!!   The Winter season downtime is an excellent time to provide estimates and ensure that you are already on our customer list when the Spring rush begins. At Easy Acres Lawn Care, we provide the value and service of a small, locally owned company.   Due to high demand, we are currently only accepting new customers in PICKERINGTON, CANAL WINCHESTER, GROVEPORT, and their immediately surrounding areas.  We are also accepting neighbors in the same neighborhood as our existing customers under our "refer a friend" program.              WANT TO THICKEN THE LAWN AND FILL IN BARE SPOTS OVER THE WINTER?                                             CALL US ABOUT WINTER DORMANT SEEDING!!!    Winter dormant seeding is an economical way to thicken your lawn and fill in bare spots left from last seasons damaging conditions.  The cost is lower than during the growing season because there is minimal soil preparation that needs done.  We take advantage of the natural freeze/thaw cycle of late winter to work the seed into the ground.  At Easy Acres, you can be sure that we will select a premium seed that will work well in your lawn.                                                    ADVANTAGES! 1) Reduced labor costs, saving you as much as 50% over a Spring or Fall seeding. 2) Research has shown a roughly 10-15 day earlier germination than with seed sown in the Spring. 3) Earlier germinating seed allows root system to more fully develop before the arrival of Summer heat. 4) A great way to incorporate one of the newer grass varieties to strengthen and beautify the lawn.                                                     LIMITATIONS! 1) A higher seeding rate is used due to a lower germination rate. 2) Crabgrass pre-emergent control is limited. 3) May not totally fill in larger bare areas such as those shown in our renovation photos.                                                  SCHEDULE YOUR SPRING CORE-AERATION NOW!!      It was amazing to see how well lawns recovered from last summer's drought and insect damage after a heavy Fall aeration and fertilization.  If your lawn had insect damage this past summer and still has a heavy thatch layer (1/2 " or greater), you will want to have it aerated in Spring of 2006 to reduce thatch before the grub control application is made.  Studies have shown up to 99% of a grub control product can bind to the thatch layer and never reach the target pest, resulting in failure of a costly application.     Please visit our Core-aeration page to learn more and to schedule service.  SPACE IS LIMITED!!