To our customers,

Can you believe Thanksgiving is already upon us? The scents of the season that already seem to be filling the air signal families from across the country to reunite once again. In the spirit of the holiday, we will gather tomorrow to fill our plates, exchange laughs across the table and participate in reflection of what truly makes us thankful.

When we, as a company, reflect back on our 12 plus years of service to our community there is one aspect of it that we are grateful for each year above all else. The support of our customers never ceases to humble us, because without it, we would not exist. Your patronage and trust is invaluable to us, and this holiday season we want to express our deepest and sincerest gratitude.

We hope you all enjoy a great Thanksgiving holiday this year, and wish the best to you and your family!

The Simply Green Lawn Care family

The temperatures outside are indicating that we are creeping closer and closer to the winter months! It’s important this time of year to ensure that as we grow ever-closer to the dormant months, that our lawns are prepared. Simply Green Lawn Care has been in the business for a long time, and we have seen many instances of the consequences of ignoring cold weather landscaping preparations. Here is what you should be paying attention to this year to keep your lawn and landscape protected and healthy!

Trees and Shrubs

Give your yard a walk through and assess any issues that you might find. This means checking for damaged or dying trees and weak branches. Tackle these issues now so it won’t be a headache later with icy weather.

Landscaping Preparations

• Help prevent desiccation and water your lawn before the cold weather arrives.
• Adjust your watering and mowing schedule for the dormant season.
• Have you recently planted a tree or shrub? Wrap them up to protect it from the elements.
• Protect plants and trees with exposed roots by adding a layer of mulch at the base

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Halloween is just a couple of weeks away, and it seems that everywhere you turn an air of eeriness fills the atmosphere. Many Americans celebrate this time of year with creative costumes, spooky movies and an insatiable sweet tooth. Halloween isn’t just seen in the aisle of a grocery store though, many homes are adorned with ghouls and goblins, Jack-o’-lanterns and fog as a fun participation in the festivities. If you are one of the many that celebrate this fun holiday, here are a couple ideas from Simply Green Lawn Care to show your holiday spirit in your landscape!

• Jack-o’- Lanterns – A yards Halloween decorations are not complete without a carved pumpkin! Carve the traditional triangle eyes with a zigzag smile, or get a little more artistic with a crazy design.
• Spider Webs – Scary at any time of year, adding some false spider webs to your bushes can help give your house that spooky haunted look!
• Tombstones – Adding a few fake tombstones to your yard can give it the appearance of a creepy old cemetery. After all, what is halloween without the chance of a few ghosts floating around??
• Wood Cut Outs of your Favorite Characters –  Who’s your favorite horror character? Cut outs of these spooky individuals can be found everywhere this time of year. From Dracula to Frankenstein, and Wolf Man to a Zombie from your graveyard. Pick your favorites!

Theses are just a few ideas to get you started! Have fun with it, and do whatever you think is the spookiest. Happy Halloween!

Whether it affects us, a friend, or a family member, most of us are acquainted diabetes on a personal level. Diabetes currently affects more than 29 million Americans, and its list of potential ailments is lengthy. Though the illness presents its fair share of issues, it can be managed when the proper care and attention are observed. One of the most effective methods for keeping blood sugar levels in check is regular exercise. Simply Green Lawn Care, located in Lilburn, GA, is reflecting on the illness this month by presenting one of the best physical activities to combating diabetes… gardening. Discover why playing in the dirt might be one of the best means of managing diabetes.

• Exercise – Gardening is a great cardiovascular workout! Exercise being one of the key factors to managing diabetes, this is just what the doctor ordered.
• Healthy Foods – A healthy diet is another big contributor to managing blood sugar levels, and with a garden in your backyard, it’s easier to stick to a diet!
• Stress Relief – There is nothing much more relaxing than digging into a pile of dirt and tending to your garden. A garden is a great place to experience a little bit of calm and quit from a hectic schedule.
• Vitamin D – Recent studies have shown a link between type 2 diabetes and a vitamin D deficiency, so people suffering from diabetes can really benefit from the sun’s rays. Get outside, and soak op the sun!

It can be a difficult decision to decide on what accent pieces to include in your yard’s landscape. A lush and green lawn can be complimented well by additions such as a nice bird bath, bushes or trees. But one great looking and easy piece of landscape design that looks good on any yard is mulch. Placed around a bed of flowers or a beautiful tree, mulch can really help make something stand out. Selecting the right kind of mulch isn’t always easy, however. Simply Green Lawn Care, located in Lilburn, GA, is here to help! Find out which type of mulch is right for your yard today.

• Pine Straw – This option is probably the easiest to come by, here, in Georgia. It looks like a very natural addition to any lawn and doesn’t easily come apart during a storm. Put this mulch around plants that prefer a more acidic soil as it is naturally acidic.
• Pine Bark – Also easy to find like pine straw, pine bark takes little experience to make it look tidy. This mulch lays down easy, and forms around plants really well. Unlike pine straw though, pine bark can be washed away by storms more easily and requires more attention to stay neat.
• Rubber – Looking for a mulch that outlasts its competitors? Rubber mulch might be the way to go! Once rubber mulch is put down, little upkeep and replacement is needed. This mulch’s downside is that it doesn’t provide nutrients to the plants it surrounds, however.

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With the unbearable heat outside and our air-conditioning units working overtime, it’s difficult to even consider the fact that fall will officially start in less than 2 months. This is the perfect time to start preparing and planning for the fall weather to come. Make sure your lawn is ready for the change of season with these tips from Simply Green Lawn Care in Lilburn, GA.

• Aerate Your Fescue Lawn – Aerating now will make it so that water, and fertilizer can easily reach the grass’s roots. Taking action now will make your future Fescue lawn healthier and more vibrant.
• Reseeding – The hot Georgia summers really take its tole on our turf. This means thatFescue lawns require reseeding.
• Rake the Leaves – This is one of the most important aspects of keeping your turf healthy in the cooler months. Your lawn need nutrients from the sun to thrive, but if it is covered by a dense layer of wet leaves it is more susceptible to turf diseases.
• Weed Control – Now is the time to apply a winter pre-emergence to your warm season turf (Bermuda and Zoysia) to help prevent Poa-annua and other winter weeds. Get on top of the weeds now, and it wont prove to be as big of an issue later.
  • Do not apply weed control for the next 2 months to Fescue . Most herbicides will damage new fescue seedlings. Wait until late November or early December to use a selective herbicide to target treat any broadleaf weeds you may have in your lawn. Be sure to read and follow the label!
• Great Time to Fertilize – When you fertilize in the fall, you fertilize for the future. This is a great time of year to prepare your yard for a successful growing season.
  • For Fescue, apply a starter fertilizer and correct low soil pH.
  • For warm season turf (Bermuda and Zoysia), help your lawn prepare for the colder months by applying a potassium fertilizer for the roots .
• Mow Low -Before you re-seed mow your Fescue lawn short about 2”, remove clippings and leaves. This will help ensure your seed reaches the soil. Once you reseed do not mow your Fescue lawn for 2-3 weeks. Allow the seedling to develop roots so when you do mow your mower does not pull up the need seedlings. Best mowing height is 3” to 3.5” for the winter.
  • Allow your warm season lawn (Bermuda and Zoysia) to go dormant with a mowing height of 1.5” to  2” .

Simply Green Lawn Care has been serving Atlanta, GA and its surrounding areas since 2004. From day one, our goal was to exceed our customer’s expectations in all of our lawn care services, and today, in 2016, that goal remains the same. We strive to offer nothing short of spectacular services, but efforts mean little without results. It’s one thing to claim a company offers a great product, and it’s another to deliver on that claim. We believe that a job well done can speak for itself, and our customers have done a lot of that over the years! Check what people are saying about Simply Green’s services.

• “The first 20 years I lived at my house, I would always have to pick weeds from my lawn each week. This year, after receiving lawn treatments from Simply Green, I do not have to pick any weeds…not one! I love Simply Green!”
• “Simply Green always does an excellent job and are very customer oriented. The technicians are more knowledgeable than those of other companies I have tried.”
• “They are a great company to work with, they provide a great service, and all I have to do is water my green, healthy lawn and watch my neighbors slow down as they pass and turn green with envy.”
• “Hopefully I have no reason to modify this review in the future since I just signed up and services haven’t started yet, but it’s worth the rating now solely on the basis of customer service. Great experience discussing the services, having my questions answered thoroughly and for as long as I had them, and being offered a really great price compared to similar services being offered in the general area. Looking forward to getting my lawn turned around and looking great.”
• “Best lawn care service in the metro-Atlanta area! If you don’t believe me, drive by my house…my yard is on point, and Simply Green is my go-to provider! Give them a call today!!”

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