Lawn Care Services Blog | Jay-Lan

August 15, 2018

Lawn Care

Lawn Care and Your Home Value

You might be surprised to learn that your lawn care has a direct impact on your home value. Before you tune us out — after all, JayLan Lawn Care is a Siouxland lawn care company — don’t take our word for it. Ask a realtor. That’s what the Washington Post did not too long ago,… Read more

July 30, 2018

Lawn Care

How Your Dog May Be Ruining Your Lawn

We love our dogs. They’re entertaining, affectionate, and endearingly goofy. Practically any dog owner will tell you that the best part of their day is coming home to eager eyes and a wagging tail. Their antics make our day. What do they do to our lawns? Not so much. Courtesy of Jay-Lan Lawn Care, here… Read more

July 15, 2018

Fertilizer

Choosing the Right Fertilizer for Your Lawn or Garden

Like the people who walk on it daily, your lawn needs more than just water to survive. And just like you, your lawn appreciates a balanced diet. And as the Christian Science Monitor notes, your lawn will let you know if it’s malnourished. So how can you tell if you’re feeding your lawn properly, and… Read more

June 30, 2018

Gardening

Getting Rid of Crabgrass for Good

If your childhood was anything like ours, you probably spent many hot spring and summer days in the dirt. Not playing, mind you. Weeding. Those weeds were everywhere, even — or sometimes especially — in the places we just weeded last week. And now that we’re grown up, we think to ourselves, “I still have… Read more

June 15, 2018

Gardening

5 Common Spring Weeds and How to Deal With Them

Just because you’re seeing a lot of green on your lawn this spring doesn’t mean that you’ve got a green thumb. Mother Nature’s a bit of a practical joker, spreading all kinds of greenery we’d rather not see on lawns all across the Midwest. These are just five of the dozens of Iowa spring weeds… Read more

May 30, 2018

Pest Control

Common Lawn Pests to Watch Out For

If insects give you the heebie jeebies, you probably don’t want to see the list of common pests Iowa State University has compiled, or this longer list from Rodale. And if photos make you shiver, you certainly wouldn’t want to see these all-too-common pests up close and personal in your grass or infesting your vegetable… Read more

May 15, 2018

Pest Control

When It Comes to Grub Control, Timing is Everything

As the warm weather returns, your grass isn’t the only thing coming out of hibernation. All manner of lawn pests that hunkered down for the winter will be returning just in time for spring. So how do you stop these common critters from decimating your yard? Jay-Lan Lawn Care has answers — and solutions —… Read more

April 30, 2018

Lawn Care

Choosing the Right Lawn Care Service Provider

People look for Sioux City lawn care for many different reasons. Some have the reverse Midas touch with anything green and really need the help. Others are confused by the steps and timing needed, or find that they have the knowledge but other things they’d rather do with their precious time. So if you’re looking… Read more

April 15, 2018

Lawn Care

Common Items You Should Include in Your Lawn Care Services

When the weather gets warmer, the melting snow recedes to remind us that there’s actually greenery around our homes. Of course, early in the spring, your yard may not look as green as you’d like, which might have you thinking of lawn care services to revive your tired lawn. Jay-Lan Lawn Care knows that there’s… Read more