No Mow May has been buzzing lately in the media and probably on your social media. This movement began in the UK and is intended to help increase our bee population. As an organic lawn care company with a sustainable landscape design focus, we love it that people are caring about the environment and especially […]
Greenwise puts a lot of thought into snow removal, so you don’t have to. Our team is constantly talking about snow, meeting about snow, and working together to figure out how to do it better after every single snow event, big or small. Snow Is All Hands on Deck Everyone on our team plays an […]
In the heat of summer, I start to lose my love of the garden. It’s too hot to do the work, and I’m mostly focused on keeping the perennials from dying as we suffer through drought-like conditions. Sometimes, the effort of watering takes up all the time I have for gardening. My love of the […]
Giving back to the community is as important to us as providing sustainable, organic and safe lawns for our clients. That’s why we devote time to educating children about the importance of pollinators, which often involves creating a pollinator garden! What better way to learn about pollinators than seeing them in action! Last spring, […]
Escaping to your peaceful, beautiful backyard is a haven for the best of times, and the mother of necessity for the worst. One of our NorthShore clients was fortunate enough to create their own backyard retreat and especially lucky to have completed their outdoor space just before COVID struck. Now, they have ample space for […]
Why Clover Is a Good Thing In the world of organic lawn care, we generally view clover as a beneficial turf cover, but we fully understand that you might not want clover in your yard. Fortunately, we have the tools to successfully get rid of clover–safely and naturally. In case you like clover, here’s how […]
Summer weeds, like most weeds, know a weakling when they see one. In the world of lawns and garden beds, weaklings are those bare spots or areas deprived of nutrition or simply a victim of poor irrigation. Weeds are extremely opportunistic and greedy, so they will take over those weak spots in a flash. As […]
Creating a safe lawn is not complicated! Take a look at the four factors you want to consider in determining how healthy and safe your lawn is for you, your family and pets, and our environment. 1. Good Soil Building healthy soil is at the heart of organic lawn care. Just as a healthy person […]
How Do You Safely Protect Your Pets from Fleas and Ticks? You might be diligent about not having chemicals in your lawn, but do you think twice about the chemicals in your pet’s flea or tick treatment? If we think of it at all, many of us probably assume these applications are a necessary evil, […]
Dogs Are at Risk with Chemically Treated Lawns Dogs live in the yard much differently than we do. You and I sitting on the back patio is not the same as our dog rolling around in the grass. That’s why dogs are at a greater risk (and kids, too). A higher risk of bladder cancer […]
