Boxwood blight is a disease that can quickly ruin a gorgeous landscape. It is a fungal disease spreading quickly across North America. The disease causes black spots to form on leaves, along with elongated black lesions on twigs and stems. Rapid defoliation (in a...
Proper Lawn Watering is Probably the Most Overlooked Aspect of Lawn Care Since the axiom that, “Something is better than nothing” is usually true, It’s hard for many people to believe that improper watering of your lawn can be worse than no...
It has been quite the beginning to the Spring season and now it’s heating up as we head towards summer. The heavy rains in the month of April and May have created ideal growing conditions for a number of fungal diseases that we are seeing in our urban forest. Many of...
New insect invading our area: The SPOTTED LATERNFLY has been found in multiple New Jersey counties. This invasive Asian insect was first discovered in the US in 2014 in Berks County Pennsylvania. The Spotted Lanternfly feeds on more than 70 species of trees, but the...
Recent weather patterns in New Jersey have consisted of excessive rainfall and high wind patterns, resulting in thinner canopy sizes, early fall colors caused by fungal leafspot fungi that parasitized the leaves, or a weakened root system. All of these are indications...
