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June 2008
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A Few Ideas From Our Staff
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| Well the fellows put their heads together and thought they would give you a few ideas of what should be looked after in your yard during June and July. The lawn will start to require quite a lot of water. You should apply a weed & feed type product to help improve your turf and kill those weeds.
Our lawn maintenance division has probably already edged your beds and applied mulch. Our streamline mulch application is a great process it saves both time and materials. Give us a call if you’re interested in having your mulch installed.
 Don’t forget that mulch isn’t all that is required to keep down weeds. Before applying mulch a good pre-emergent weed control should be applied after the worst of the weeds have been hand pulled. If you need any help with this we are always ready to give you a helping hand. |
For Your Information – TICKS |
| Did you know an adult female tick can lay 3,000 eggs! Yech!
Everyone hears “deer tick” however if you have chipmunks, rabbits, squirrels, b irds, OR mice in your yard - they also carry ticks.
Where do ticks live? Wooded Areas, leaf litter, brush and wood piles, stone walls, low brush (ticks are usually found up to 36”). Also in landscape beds that are not pruned to allow sunlight in, ornamental groundcover in shady areas, even under porches and sheds.
Research shows that with an insect control regiment and landscape changes you can dramatically reduce the tick population. Call us at E.A.Quinn Landscape Contracting Inc. for help implementing landscape changes and insect control products. |
Long & Late Season Perennials
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Don’t forget about color and variety in late August, September and even in early October depending on what Mother Nature dishes out to us. You need to start Now.
 There are long blooming perennials and also late blooming perennials - sounds somewhat redundant, however the late blooming will give you something new to look at.
Here’s a couple long blooming beauties:
Coreopsis a.k.a. moonbeam tickseed (doesn’t sound attractive – but who cares!). Oodles of pale yellow flowers and fine, lacy foliage thrive all summer long. Drought-tolerant, plant in full sun and well drained soil. Blooms June thru October.
If you want tall – try Gaura – it has tall wands of dainty blossoms from June to October and comes in shades of pink and white. |
IN CONCLUSION |
| It has reached my ears that the newsletter is enjoyable and informative – here’s the rub. I would really love to hear about your favorite flowers, jokes or something that works for you in your yard. I still have not gotten any response, come on help me out! What thoughts, questions, or what have you can we present for inquiring minds that have to know. You can reach me at: donna(a)eaquinn.com
Remember: June 15th is Father’s Day
June 25, is LEON Day - LEON is NOEL spelled backwards. It is now six months until Christmas. |
Mission Statement
E.A. Quinn Landscape Contracting Inc. is committed to being a leader in the industry. We will provide top quality products and services to residential and commercial properties. We approach every job with professionalism and excellence in order to achieve the highest customer satisfaction. |
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| Notes From The Editor
What a beautiful spring we had! At first it was like summer, thankfully Mother Nature got a hold on things and we really did have a spring season this year. The rain (although welcome for those of us with questionable wells) always puts a crimp in our schedule. We really appreciate everyone’s patience as we cannot always predict how the rain will affect us.
The spring seeding season is at an end and as the ground warms up appreciably you’ll see the green stuff coming up and up! Remember the next window for seeding will be coming up in August, so call now if you want to schedule filling in those bare spots or would like a lush thicker lawn for next year. | |
SEE YOU IN THE FUNNY PAPERS
HELPING YOUR FATHER
A clergyman walking down a country lane and sees a young farmer struggling to load hay back onto a cart afterit had fallen off.
“You look hot, my son,” said the cleric. “why don’t you rest a moment, and I’ll give you a hand.”
“No thanks,” said the young man “My father wouldn’t like it.”
“Don’t be silly,” the minister said. “Everyone is entitled to a break. Come and have a drink of water.”
Again the young man protested that his father would be upset. Losing his patience, the clergyman said, “Your father must be a real slave driver. Tell me where I can find him and I’ll give him a piece of my mind!”
“Well,” replied the young farmer, “he’s under the load of hay!”
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