WEEDS!!!!WEEDS!!!!WEEDS!!!!WEEDS!!!!

Want to have some fun? Look at the names of the following: Giant Foxtail, Creeping Bentgrass, Goosegrass, Green Foxtail, Large Crabgrass, Smooth Crabgrass (oh, come on!), Nimbleweed (kidding right!), Quackgrass (my favorite!), Yellow Foxtail, and the grand daddy of them all: annual bluegrass. Annual Bluegrass is found in every country! Talk about tough!

The message, rather subtle: all of these are weeds, all are ugly, all are uneven in growth and all of them are very difficult to get out of the lawn once they are established. The names just are so melodic that it just stirs the imagination. Who comes up with these? Guess what PhD's are earned on the knowledge of just one of the weeds! The researcher who comes up with a cure all for just one of the list will be working for Bayer in a flash!

What do we as homeowners do? Well one choice is just let the weeds win! Not a very intelligent choice, but a choice nonetheless. Why do we even care about having a lawn of just tall fescue? Guess what tall fescue is technically a weed! We care because the lawn just plain looks better! Selfish, maybe...but not really. Tall fescues produce oxygen the other weeds do not. Tall fescues hold the soil nicely, the others are clumpy. Have you ever cut a "lawn" of just weeds? Well the aroma of Goosegrass, crabgrass, Quackgrass and Nimbleweed is just not pleasant! Those of you who are just tired of the Quackgrass, orchard grass, goose grass and gosh knows what else...Annapolis, Maryland need weed control: Contact us - Our company, BOG, Lawn Care, can and will get your lawn to be tall fescue (may take a bit of time! But it took a bit of time to develop that good old Quackgrass!) Oops, we forgot about crabgrass, wire grass and Mr. Ugly: creeping Bentgrass! Oh well another time...

Mark Leahy is the President of Blades of Green lawn Care and Pest Control, a family owned lawn care and pest control company. Mark has concentrated his efforts in Central Maryland as well as Maryland's Eastern Shore. Mark has over 20 years experience in the Lawn and Pest Control Industries.

As a member of PLANET, the Chesapeake Club, NPMA, Pest World, the Turf Grass Council and Quality Pro; Mark is well qualified in the lawn care and pest control industries. Certified by the State of Maryland; Mark can advise all Marylanders' in the areas of lawn care and pest control. Mark can be reached: Mark@bladesofgreen.com, 410.867.8873 or on the web site: Bladesofgreen.com

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