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How to Protect Your Lawn and Garden Beds from Road Salt

Drive down a Kingston road come spring and you'll see plenty of examples of a strip of brown, patchy grass running right along the curb while the rest of the grass remains green. That's road salt damage and its a major issue after a long Kingston winter. It shows up either from plows throwing salty slush onto the lawn edge, or melting snow carrying salt into the soil where it settles around the roots. What Road Salt Actually Does to Grass Most …
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What Is Winterizer Fertilizer and Why It Works on Kingston Lawns

Come October, most homeowners have put lawn care out of their mind. The grass growth has slowed down enough that is barely seems worth thinking about but the application of winterizer can make all the difference in the look of your lawn come next spring. What Is Winterizer Fertilizer? "Winterizer" isn't a special ingredient. It's a term for a fertilizer blend formulated to be applied in late fall, and the formula itself is what makes it different from what you'd put down …
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When To Start Thinking About Spring Bulbs

Every year some folks walk into the garden centre describing beautiful tulips in the neighbors flower bed and asks the same question: When is the best time for me to plant my bulbs? Spring flowering bulbs are one of the few garden purchases where the timing is reversed from what feels natural. Planting in the fall pays off in a big way five to six months later while missing the window can mean waiting the full year. Why Fall Is the …
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