Lake Ridge Nursery and Garden Center is open year round to provide quality
products for your lawn and gardens. Depending on the season our friendly
and knowledgeable staff can help provide you with the right products. So
stop by many times during the year for exciting products and services.
SPRING - Lake Ridge Nursery celebrates Valentines Day and is a reminder
that Spring is just around the corner and Mother’s Day follows in
mid-May. Visit our retail center for gifts and floral arrangements to please
that special sweet heart.
Spring lawn care begins in March and is a great time to lime, fertilize,
seed and control weeds and insects in the lawn.
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• FREE DEMOS – Planting baskets, planters,
and other decorating ideas.
• Spring seeding and crabgrass prevention should be done in mid March
- mid April.
• Liming and fertilizing can be done in March, April or May.
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Our nursery sells Proven Winners Plant Foods from Sunshine. These products
have everything home gardeners need - and more - to grow the best looking
plants in the neighborhood. We chose these formulations because they provide
the additional Nitrogen PW varieties need to maximize their rates of growth
and flower production
- Broadleaf weed prevention should be done in March (if
not seeding). Broadleaf weeds already growing in the lawn can be
killed in March, April or May (depending on seeding schedule).
- Insects can be controlled between mid April - June.
- Mow and/or
rake the lawn if needed & scratch-up bare spots.
- Sow grass
seed of your choice - Merrifield Tuff Play, Merrifield Sunny
or Merrifield Shady Grass Seed Blends.
- Apply 4-18-14 Lawn Food.
- Apply Scotts Crabgrass Preventer (except
in heavy shade) in mid March – mid
April.
- Cover the seeded bare spots with Peat Moss, Topsoil, Organic
Compost or Straw.
- Water the lawn frequently until seed germinates
and fills in.
- Apply second application of Scotts Crabgrass Preventer
30-40 days after first application.
- If needed, control broadleaf
weeds in the lawn with Weed Beater or Expel Weed Killer (must
be done 3 weeks before seeding or after new
seed has germinated and been mowed twice).
- If needed, apply Season Long Grub
Control.
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SUMMER - Lake Ridge Nursery slows a bit in summer
giving gardeners a chance to enjoy their creations, tend their gardens,
and think about the next planting season - Fall. However, don't forget
our FIREWORKS TENT where
your purchases help local charities in the area.
Summer is an ideal time to water the lawn, especially during periods
of drought. It is also an ideal time to control insects and diseases
in the lawn. Broadleaf weed prevention should be done in August (if
seeding in the fall). Do not spray lawns with weed killers when temperatures
are above 86 degrees F. Insects can be controlled in June and grubs
can be controlled in August.
- Apply 1” – 2” of water to lawns each
week by thoroughly soaking the turf areas.
- If needed, apply Scott
Lawn & Garden Multi-Insect Killer in June
to control insects such as chinch bugs, sod webworms, billbugs, ants and fleas.
- Apply Dylox® in August to control grubs.
- Apply Ortho Lawn
Fungicide to help prevent & cure lawn diseases such
as brown patch & dollar spot (see our staff for guidance).
- Apply an
organic lawn food to help maintain green color.
- If you plan to seed in
the fall, you can apply Portrait in early August to prevent winter
annual weeds (seeding can be done 45 days after applying
Portrait, which would put seeding at mid September).
- Feed zoysia lawns with
Merrifield Premium 26-4-12 Lawn Food during June, July and /or
August.
- If needed, sod or plug zoysia lawns during June or July.
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FALL - Lake Ridge Nursery has pumpkins, cornstalks,
a rope swing, pumpkins, gourd painting for Halloween and many Fall decorating
ideas. We sponsor school field trips during this back to school period.
It is now time to visit us for your lime, seed,
weed control, and fertilizer to control weeds in the lawn as explained
below:
- Fall seeding should be done in September or October (the
earlier the better).
- Broadleaf weed prevention (to control winter
annuals) should be done
in September if you are not seeding.
- Late fall is time to rake leaves off of
grassy areas to prevent damage to the turf.
- Mow and/or rake the
lawn if needed & scratch-up bare spots.
- Core aerate and/or
de-thatch the lawn if needed.
- Sow grass seed of your choice
- blends do great.
- Apply fertilizer and lawn food at the same
time as seeding.
- Cover the seeded bare spots with Peat Moss,
Topsoil, Organic Compost or Straw.
- Water the lawn as needed until
seed germinates and fills in.
- If you are planning a total renovation
of the lawn in the fall, which involves killing off all of the
existing grass & weeds first
and then starting over with seed or sod, do the following:
- Spray Roundup in early August (gauge effectiveness after two
weeks).
- If needed, spray Roundup again in mid August to ensure
total kill of existing grass and weeds.
- Once all vegetation is
brown, roto-till to a depth of 6” or more
and add organic matter and add Fertilizer to the soil.
Rake it smooth and level. Then seed or sod in late August or Early September.
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WINTER - Lake Ridge Nursery and Garden Center creates a outdoor wonderland
for Christmas.
We have a large selection of beautiful live Christmas Trees,
Christmas ornaments, decorations and other unique accessories to make your
holiday season complete.
- Art for the Outdoors
- Live and Artificial Christmas Trees
- Live and Artificial Wreaths
- Decorations
- Lights
- Outdoor Décor
- Poinsettias
- Tree accessories
- Table Pieces
- Tree Stands
- Wreath hangers
- Greenery - Many Types of Fresh Garlands, 8-48 inch
Wreaths, Branches, winterberries, pinecones, Incense Cedar, Bows,
swags, and
much more
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