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Helping you manage your patch of green in a responsible, efficient manner.

Hop Topics for Spring

LawnCare University DVD

This DVD is your quick guide to lawn renovation and lawn care from the experts at Michigan State University.


Go Green Lawncare Tip Sheet

Management practices that produce healthy lawns while protecting lakes and streams.


Home Lawn Grub Control Products

Can you make sense of all the products available on the market? Let Terry Davis help.


Phosphorus and Home Lawns

Communities are trying to reduce phosphorus use in urban landscapes in order to meet water quality standards.


Weed ID: Turf Weeds

Learn key identification characteristics of common and not-so-common turfgrass weeds found in Michigan and the midwest.


Japanese Beetle

Japanese beetle larvae can cause serious damage to golf course fairways and occasionally to home lawns. It normally is not a problem of non-irrigated turf.


European Chafer

The European chafer may be the most serious grub pest of home lawns and low-maintenance turf.