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Where's the Grass Seed?
Every fall there is a bit of blarney in the seed business. Some folks are now adding fillers and coatings to their grass seed and selling it as magic. Why some seed bags are now only half full with...
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Core Aerator vs Verticutter
What’s the difference between core aeration and verticutting? Which one should I use on my lawn?" We get these same questions from customers every year. During fall overseeding season, there are many...
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Sensational Six Trees for Fall Foliage
#1 SassafrasThe tree that lends root beer its flavor, makes for a sensatinal fall display. Its three lobed leaves can turn yellow, orange, red and even a pinkish color in autumn. Native to the Eastern...
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Controlling Broadleaf Weeds in Fall
Mid-October to mid-November is an excellent time to control broadleaf weeds like plantain, curled dock and thistle. Many broadleaf weeds including clover, oxalis, dandelion, wild strawberry and ground...
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Winter Lawn Preparation
With old man winter knocking at the door it's time to begin thinking seriously about preparing your lawn for winter. A little advance preparation now will help your lawn endure the winter weather and...
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Idiot Proof Indoor Seed Starting
Gardening can be fun and educational for the whole family, plus you get tomatoes! Gardening can be that break you need from the hustle and bustle of the work week. Gardening can be that connection you...
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Old Fashioned Chores
Early spring warm up has given plenty of opportunities to finish any chores that were put off in November. Raking, seeding and fertilizing should be at the top of your spring projects list.Raking up...
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Budget Gardening with Bare Root Nursery Stock
Landscape plants of all kinds: flowering shrubs, English Garden hostas, bleeding hearts, lily of the valley, and dozens more start out their life in the nursery as bare root plant stock. These...
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Uncle's Masterpiece Azaleas
We look forward every year to the second week in April, The Masters from Augusta Georgia. The real star of The Masters will be Mother Nature with her flowering azaleas, rhododendron and dogwood lining...
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Spring Flowering Trees
MagnoliasThe early bloom on these favorites will pump up any yard or garden. Show off the plantation with the Royal Star or a Saucer Magnolia. The white flower of the Royal Star and the pink blossoms...
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Spring Flowering Lilacs
Idiot Proof Spring BeautyThe most popular of the deciduous flowering shrubs, lilacs are highly valued for their appearance and fragrant flowers. The common lilac and its many cultivars come in a...
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What is that White Powder on the Grass?
There has been an outbreak of powdery mildew this spring, and it seems to be all over town. All locations are fielding calls and concerns about the silvery colored grass. The last couple weeks of...
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Mow or Let it Go? 6 Tips on Mowing During the Rainy Season
The cool spring season with plenty of rain and Uncle's Idiot Proof Program have Blue Wave bluegrass and Heat Wave fescue lawns growing like crazy. It's easy to fall behind on mowing schedules when it's...
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Renovation Revelations
Measure the size of your lawn. An accurate measurement is important for calculating the right amount of grass seed and Renovator fertilizer. Simple way to measure is to walk the perimeter counting your...
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Tulips Not All the Same
ZOOM! for Bulbs!Chosen as the most Fantastic Spring Flowering Bulb tulips continue to be the most popular with our customers. Valued for their flowers, tulips are deeply rooted into the Dutch culture....
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Five Fantastic Spring Flowering Bulbs
ZOOM! for BulbsColorful masses of eye-catching spring bulbs are an easy cure for those winter doldrums. Bulbs planted in fall make dazzling beds of bright neon colors blooming from February to May. Now...
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Dormant Seeding Sooner is Better than Later
The basic rule is simple. Homeowners who put on a sweater today and get their spring lawn projects started now will be months ahead of their neighbors who wait for short sleeve weather.Grass seed...
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Uncle’s Secret for Crabgrass Control
Uncle’s secret to crabgrass control isn’t really a secret. Uncle has been telling us since we were knee high to a grasshopper. After fifty years’ experience in sod production, Uncle knows a little...
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Ornamental Grasses Idiot Proof Landscaping
These days, foliage color and texture has become of greater importance in the landscape, container gardens, or in planters. We find ourselves ending up with the same handful of annuals, deciduous...
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