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Turf Nerds Blogs
Welcome to Canopy Lawn Care’s Turf Nerds blog. Read through valuable insights, tips, and fun lawn care banter written from the desk of Mike Hrivnak. Mike’s credentials include graduating from the #1 turf grass management program in the U.S. at NC State, athletic field management for UNC Chapel Hill, Durham Bulls, and the Washington Nationals, plus 20 years of industry experience.



November 5, 2024
Why Fall Fertilization Matters for Cool-Season Lawns
When it comes to growing a strong, healthy lawn, fall fertilization is one of the most important things you can do — especially for cool-season grasses like Tall Fescue, and
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October 28, 2024
Canopy During Covid-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASERegional Landscaping Company Steps Up During Covid-19 Outbreak(April 8, 2020–Raleigh, NC) – Cary based landscaping start-up Canopy Lawn Care is helping people affected by the Coronavirus in a
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October 14, 2024
The Many Faces of Grass
Did you know your lawn has a face? It can be happy, spooky, or just mashedaltogether. The picture below is from a grass called marram grass. This grass is utilized
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October 11, 2024
Benefits of cool season aeration and seeding
Fall aeration and seeding is an important annual service for all cool season lawns. The most common cool season grass types are fescue, Kentucky bluegrass, rye grass and bent grass.
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October 5, 2024
A guide to adding value to your home, inside and out
After all, enhancing your property doesn’t just mean that you can earn a little more cash back when you decide to put your house on the market. Little home improvements
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September 14, 2024
Is Slime Mold Bad?
In fact, what you are seeing is very common and is not a fungus at all. At one time, slime mold was considered part of the fungi kingdom, however it
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