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Homeowners are concerned about brown areas of their St Augustine lawns - they see brown irregular areas surrounded by greener St Augustine grass. They logically assume something must be attacking the brown areas. The sad truth is those brown areas were killed by the recent drought and draconian one-time-per-week water restrictions.

Finding a few ants in the house is no reason for concern, but when you see 1000’s form a conga line, time to call a professional. The ants have set up a complex system to move food from your kitchen to their nest.

How dangerous are the products used for lawn care to humans, pets, or the environment? Why does the posting sign say “Pesticide Application Keep Off Until Dry”. Is there a real danger or fear-mongering? Learn the facts behind the posting sign and decide for yourself.

How do you care for a lawn that is soaked from heavy rains from a storm? If you mow it leaves ruts or you need an airboat to get through the standing water and the lawn needed mowing last week. Learn what to do here.

You can tell if you have Sod webworms in St Augustine grass lawns by looking for the chewed edges of the grass leaf and shorter grass in areas of your lawn


In Pinellas, our soil is a fine sand – which many believe makes it impossible to grow a good lawn. However, golf greens are 100% sand. The most limiting factor of the sandy soils of Pinellas County is they have little to no water-holding capacity. Pinellas soils need a constant, regular supply of water (irrigation) for a St Augustine lawn to thrive.

Is your Snowbush defoliated? Most likely it is the Snowbush spanworm. Snowbush Spanworm, a yellow-green caterpillar will eat every leaf (defoliate) of a Snowbush leaving nothing but bare twigs where a Snowbush once grew.

Killing weeds without killing a St Augustine grass lawn is difficult. What weed killer or herbicide, when to apply herbicides and how much herbicide to use


How to set up your irrigation system timer or controller to water your lawn enough to keep it alive, green and healthy and follow water restrictions


Mole crickets are big, ugly and can tear up a lawn. They fly and are attracted to light - clumsily flying around and often landing in pools. Usually the first sign of mole crickets is finding one in your pool.

The best method or way to remove, mulch, rake or burn  Live Oak tree leaves on a St Augustine grass lawn is to use a mulching mower


You are walking along fiddling with your phone and BAM!, you walk into a caterpillar hanging by a silk like thread from an Oak tree – not exactly a highlight of your day. What are these aerial assault caterpillars and are they a problem to you or the tree?

A tree is more interesting and visually pleasing without the overgrown look caused by an abundance of small limbs. However, the removal of small limbs is not in the best interest of the tree. So how do you find that balance between beauty and health?

Stinging-biting insects like mosquitos and no-see-ums make outdoor life a pain. They also transmit diseases like Zika and West Nile virus to humans and heartworms to pets. However, there is a solution - With modern chemicals and products, you can make the outdoors a lot less painful

Trees are an essential element in the Pinellas landscape and proper maintenance is essential to maintain appearance, health, and safety. Pruning and trimming are primary care services a landscape tree will require to stay attractive, healthy, and safe. When is the best time to do tree pruning and trimming?