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This holiday season, get creative with your gift-giving. With the Green Season Maintenance Program from Colonel Landscaping, you can give the lawn lover on your list […]

Here in Connecticut, we know all too well about the dangers of ticks. When it comes to mosquito and tick-borne illnesses, this has been a pretty bad year for Americans, especially in the North East. Unfortunately for us, the threat isn’t over when fall rolls around. In fact, fall can be a very active time as ticks begin searching for a host or home to for them to overwinter on or in. Here are a few things to keep in mind when it comes to fall tick control.

Summer may be over but that doesn’t mean the joy of lawn maintenance has to come to an end. Fall offers a whole new host of opportunities to get creative with your yard and help it prepare for the cold months that lie ahead. You put a lot of work into your yard this year, don’t let it go to waste. Getting your yard ready for winter will help pull it through our long Connecticut winters and help it green up quickly in the spring.

Whether you have just moved into a brand new home with no grass or you just want to start from scratch, you want lush green grass and you want it fast. When it comes to starting a new lawn you have three choices: grass seed, sod, or hydroseeding.

Summertime in Connecticut means enjoying all the hard work we put into lawn care and our landscapes. Backyard barbecues, football games, and bonfires are great ways […]

You spent plenty of hours getting your yard ready in the spring, but just because it’s summer doesn’t mean you can slack off now. There’s plenty […]

Summer’s here and the heat is on. Your grass, flowers, and trees need to be watered regularly for them to perform at their best. But sprinkler […]

We all dream of having a beautiful yard that will turn-heads, making our friends and neighbors jealous. Knowing where to start can be overwhelming. There’s just […]

Choosing the perfect grass seed for your lawn can be an overwhelming decision. Not knowing the differences between grass types or what types of grass will […]

Dethatch Thatch is a layer of dead grass and other organic matter that collects under your grass. Too much of it can actually prevent water and […]

Often times following a long, harsh winter, a layer of dead organic matter will accumulate in between the crown of your grass and the surface of […]

Biophilic design is the idea that humans and nature should live together in mutual harmony for the benefit of both. It is the direct connection to […]