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Lanternflies
Spotted lanternflies are an invasive pest that can seriously damage trees, plants, and agricultural crops, but they are not a threat to your lawn. While control efforts focus on protecting trees and landscapes, homeowners can rest easy knowing grass is unaffected, and lawn care services remain focused on issues that truly impact turf health.
Frosty Lawns
Late-winter and early-spring frost can make lawns especially vulnerable to damage from mowing and other equipment. Waiting until frost melts, avoiding heavy machinery, and timing services carefully helps protect grass, prevent soil compaction, and ensure a healthy, resilient lawn as spring arrives in Lower Fairfield County.
Irrigation: Sun vs Shade
When designing irrigation, sunny and shady areas should always be treated separately. Sunny zones dry out faster and need more frequent watering, while shaded areas retain moisture longer and require less. Zoning irrigation by sun exposure improves plant health, prevents overwatering, and helps conserve water.
Nutsedge vs Crabgrass
Yellow nutsedge and crabgrass may look similar, but they require very different control strategies. Nutsedge is a perennial sedge that spreads underground in wet soils, while crabgrass is an annual weed that spreads by seed in hot, sunny conditions. Proper identification is key to effective treatment.
Science-Backed Lawn Care Tips from Purdue
We attended Purdue Turfgrass Field Days to stay current on the latest lawn care research. The biggest takeaway: fundamentals matter most. Proper mowing height, smart seed selection, and science-backed practices outperform quick fixes, helping us deliver healthier, more resilient lawns for our clients year after year.
Total Solar Eclipse, Total Shade
While a brief solar eclipse won’t affect your lawn, long-term shade from trees or structures plays a major role in lawn health, requiring thoughtful balance, observation, and the right plant choices to keep grass thriving.
Managing Maple Seedling in Connecticut
A surge of maple tree seedlings in Connecticut, likely caused by mast seeding and favorable weather, can crowd lawns and landscapes if left unmanaged, but can be controlled through mowing, hand removal, selective treatments, mulching, or responsible transplanting.
The Garden Dilemma: Sand vs Topsoil
Adding sand to poor-draining garden soil often makes drainage worse by filling soil pore spaces and creating compacted, concrete-like conditions, making organic amendments or proper drainage solutions a far better fix.
Winterize Your Irrigation System: Why It’s Essential
Protecting your irrigation system through winterization and making regular, weather-based adjustments throughout the year helps prevent damage, conserve water, and keep your lawn healthy and efficient in every season.

Fall Season 2025

Aerating in the fall reduces soil compaction allowing water, oxygen and nutrients to flow through the surface. This allows the roots of the plant to grow deeper and stronger for a better looking and healthier lawn.

Late Fall

As grass prepares for winter, it moves nutrients down to the roots for storage, making now a great time to fertilize. Late-season seeding is also effective, as seed will stay dormant through winter and germinate quickly once soil temperatures warm in spring.

Lawn Quality Calendar

Your lawn’s health depends on many factors, from sunlight and watering to aeration and seasonal changes. Understanding how these elements work together helps fine-tune the formula for a great lawn. Explore our lawn health resources, Lawn Quality Calendar, and “This Time of Year” feature for seasonal tips and expectations throughout the year.

Measuring Shade on Those Thin Spots on Your Lawn

During mid-summer, lawns face stress from heat, drought, and often overlooked shade. Cool-season grasses need 4–6 hours of direct sunlight, but dense tree cover and extreme heat can limit effective photosynthesis. Using tools like the Sun Seeker app can help identify low-light areas. Persistent thinning may indicate too much shade, which can be addressed through expectations or selective tree pruning.

Drought Stress 101

Drought stress can cause lawns to turn yellow, thin out, and grow slowly, but proper care can help them recover. Deep, infrequent watering, higher mowing, reduced stress, and patience are key during drought, and after, to restore healthy growth and decide if reseeding is needed.

Core Aeration 101

Core aeration relieves soil compaction, improves water and nutrient flow, and promotes stronger root growth. When paired with overseeding, proper watering, and mindful mowing, aeration helps thicken turf and restore lawn health, though uneven growth is normal and expected during establishment.

Lanternflies

Spotted lanternflies are an invasive pest that can seriously damage trees, plants, and agricultural crops, but they are not a threat to your lawn. While control efforts focus on protecting trees and landscapes, homeowners can rest easy knowing grass is unaffected, and lawn care services remain focused on issues that truly impact turf health.

Frosty Lawns

Late-winter and early-spring frost can make lawns especially vulnerable to damage from mowing and other equipment. Waiting until frost melts, avoiding heavy machinery, and timing services carefully helps protect grass, prevent soil compaction, and ensure a healthy, resilient lawn as spring arrives in Lower Fairfield County.

Irrigation: Sun vs Shade

When designing irrigation, sunny and shady areas should always be treated separately. Sunny zones dry out faster and need more frequent watering, while shaded areas retain moisture longer and require less. Zoning irrigation by sun exposure improves plant health, prevents overwatering, and helps conserve water.

Mulching Mower

Rakes and blowers aren’t your only options for leaves. Mulching mowers can shred leaves into fine particles that settle into the soil, naturally compost, and return nutrients to your lawn. With a little consistency, it’s an easy way to enrich your soil, check out our 1-minute video to learn more!

Winterizer

You’ve probably never wondered what fertilizer and pancakes have in common. But we’ve decided to tell you anyway! Join Chris for another 1-minute Lawn tip to learn about the importance of plants sending nutrients down to the roots for winter storage. A side of bacon remains optional

Fixing low pH with Limestone

You’ve probably heard that soil pH matters, but what does it really mean? Join Chris for a quick, one-minute refresher as he breaks down pH in simple terms and explains how chemical reactions raise pH, and what happens to those pesky hydrogen ions along the way.

The T&B Weekly Lawn Weather Report: 7.31.20

Hot, muggy weather and limited rainfall have stressed many lawns, causing issues like burnt edges and summer patch disease. In this week’s video, Chris explains what’s causing these problems and what to expect as we head into August. With July behind us, conditions should start improving soon. Check out the video for more details!

The T&B Weekly Lawn Weather Report: 7.24.20

Heat and humidity are stressing lawns again, even after some recovery from June’s drought. Stick with your current watering routine, avoid overwatering, and be sure to mow at 3.5 inches or higher, it makes a huge difference in lawn health. Watch the video to learn more!

The T&B Weekly Weather Report: 7.2.20

This weeks weather report: We finally got rain! What does that mean to your lawn?

Grass Seed Growth in the Spring

Many of you may be frustrated at the moment (as are we) with the pace of new seed growth so far this year. It’s a slow one! But there is a perfectly natural reason for it and there is some good news (hint, the seed is fine.) check out the video in the blog to learn more!

Spring Weeds

As soon as the snow melts and the weather starts warming up, weeds are one of the first to pop up ready to greet you. But don’t worry, we have you covered.

Speed of Seed Growth

Do different species of grass affect the speed of the seed’s growth? Click the blog and watch the video to find out with Christopher Brown!

Seasonal Care

Spring

Spring lawn care is all about setting the tone for the year. We prep your lawn with aeration, seeding, and fertilization.

Summer

Hot weather can lead to many lawn issues. We monitor irrigation and manage stress, insects and disease for consistent growth.

Fall

Fall lawn care focuses on recovery and prevention with weed control, patch repair, aerating, and seeding to prepare your lawn for winter.

Winter

A well-prepped lawn handles winter better. We focus on winterization and frost protection so your grass stays healthy beneath the surface.

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