Tidbits & Stuff

(HIT) - Is something bugging you? More importantly, with summer approaching, is something bugging your trees? If you don’t know, it’s time to find out—take a look around your yard because insects and disease can seriously harm trees and plants.

Having trees at home can bring a touch of nature to any yard, but homeowners need to know that trees in urban settings need a little help because they are growing in unnatural conditions," said Jim Skiera, Executive Director of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). "A hostile environment and the presence of insects and disease can seriously harm trees and plants.

(HIT)-Wrapped up in our day-to-day work, family and leisure activities, it's easy to delay doing anything about the increasingly worn or dead spots that sometimes appear in your otherwise beautiful lawn. Although repairing these unsightly areas may seem like a complicated, drawn out process, there's a fast and easy solution that gives immediate results, according to the not-for-profit Turf Resource Center (TRC).

Whether it's called cultivated turf, turfgrass, turf or just plain sod, this carpet-like grass can turn a hole in the lawn into a whole lot of lawn if you just follow these simple steps.