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Winter salt and plowing damage to lawns

The winter of 2013 will be remembered for many reasons.  Holiday parties, warm weather travels, record snow events and even record low temperatures.  However, the most disturbing memory of the 2013 winter will be this spring when the lawns re-appear from their seasonal snow and ice cover.


Q: Where is all the asphalt and road shavings going to end up?
A: In your lawn next to the road, sidewalk or driveway

 Melting snow revealing salt damaged turf along curb.

The amount of snow plow damage and salt damage to the lawns this spring will be worse than any previous year in recent memory.  We have already had over a dozen salting events and more than a half dozen plowing events through Jan 1.  The amount of snow plowing performed this winter in addition to the overuse of salt on roads and driveways will result in severely damaged turf grass areas along side driveways, sidewalks and parkways.  The following pictures show some of the damaging causes of dead turf in spring.

 Melting snow revealing severe plow damage

The Trifecta!  
Plow and salt damage with road asphalt melting into the lawn.

Road asphalt shavings waiting to settle out of melting snow and into your lawn.  

Lawn Doctor of Antioch-Gurnee-Waukegan-Lake Forest is formulating the right treatments for your lawn this spring to help overcome the severe winter damage of 2013.  We are going to offer a specific service this spring called the "Spring Kickstart" to help green-up your front lawns and get them healthy as fast as spring allows.  Our "Spring Kickstart" service will be a combination of dethatching, aerating, seeding and organic compost topdressing to help your lawn fight the effects of the 2013 winter damage.  We are also offering a sulphur and organic based compost application to neutralize ph levels and add rich organics back to your lawn in time for spring growth.  
Contact us today at:  847-395-0940 or at www.group593@lawndoctor.com

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