Say What?!?

Our Marietta Branch Manager, David Iseman, sent these pictures over last week.  If you were to see this odd critter in your lawn, you might freak out, but you shouldn't!  This is a harmless, 'Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillar' that eventually turns into a Regal Moth.

 This is similar to how this little guy will look once he's a moth!

Photo Credit:By Jeremy Johnson, Meddling with Nature (http://meddlingwithnature.com) [CC-BY-SA-3.0

Day Out at Atlanta Motorsports Park

Last week,  Charlie and Jennifer King had the pleasure of touring the Atlanta Motorsports Park with Clint Waltz, Associate Professor and Turfgrass Extension Specialist at the University of Georgia.  The motorsports park is fairly new and we are working on getting the turf in shape.  Mr. Waltz, along with Charlie and Jennifer, rode the track and took multiple soil samples to gauge what nutrients the turf needs in order to improve.  Once the work was done, it was time to play!  Jason, of Atlanta Motorsports Park, took Clint for a couple of laps around the track in a race car.  We appreciate Mr. Clint Waltz taking the time to meet with us and the hospitality provided by Jason of Atlanta Motorsports Park.

Top Dressing

King Green offers top dressing for warm season turf (bermuda and zoysia) during the summer months.  One of our customers took the following pictures of Chad and Eddie topdressing her lawn.  These are great shots, thank you Mrs. Vycital!

Lawn in Progress

One of our customers recently sent the following e-mail and pictures.  We're so glad she shared her success story with us and sincerely appreciate the feedback.  Her lawn is still a work in progress, but showing great improvement. 


" I just need you and the rest of the fabulous team at King Green to see what a difference you've made in our yard! It's been wonderful, we couldn't be happier, and you've only put down 2 applications so far.

 

The first 3 pictures are the "before".

 

The 4th and 5th pictures are the "afters" that I took this morning.

 

The 6th (last) pic is the dividing line between our house and our neighbors. We are on the right side, they are on the left. It's a HUGE difference!!

 

We've actually had neighbors stop by to tell us how much better our yard is looking and you know we're spreading the word! The $25 off for referring a friend word! Because I'm so pleased with the results, I'm going to include a blog entry on King Green. Thank you for giving us our grass back!!

 

Love,

The McEvers"

 

 

After the Renovation

Because of my delay in posting this entry, it's already time for us to switch out the perennials in front!  None the less, it looks great and I'm happy with our project. 

It's hard to see the area to the left of the door because of the shadow, but it looks nice.  We installed a pencil holly and put some pansies in front.  The azaleas along the front just dropped their blooms. 

 

Unbeknownst to us, some bulbs came were planted in the past and the middle of our raised bed of pansies has some unexpected guests!  

Before the Renovation......

So I meant to post this about a month ago.  Better late than never, right?  These are the before pictures from our project in front of our main office in Gainesville.  I should have taken pictures of the plants that were here before we got started.  These pictures are after everything that was in place was removed, but before the new plant material was installed.  Make sense? Tris came in on a Sunday afternoon and removed everything.

The results are below:

  

 

Next up, the after pictures!  

Fall Planting

This weekend is perfect for fall planting.  There is no freeze expected, making the soil just right.  Great timing before all of the family visits for Thanksgiving!  I’ve listed a few tips below.

• Make sure to amend your soil.  I recommend Nature’s Helper.  
• Plant raised beds to ensure proper drainage. 
• Mulch, mulch, mulch.  I prefer pine bark mini nuggets.  They retain their color.  Mulch serves three purposes.

1. Aesthetic Value
2. Moisture Retention
3. Weed Exclusion

• Have fun and enjoy the beauty of it when you’re done!

Myself and another employee here are planning to re-do our landscape outside of our office in Gainesville.  We hope to get started in the next week or so.  I’ll post before and after pictures when we’re done!

Have a great weekend!