Our seed has arrived from Oregon!

Our seed has arrived from Oregon and we are ready to start on August 24th and will continue through the end of October. Letters have been sent offering an early order price discount.

Lawn Care Renovations started this month.

Matt Vann, our Grove and Tuckahoe area manager is out spraying out lawns in his area.  These lawns will be sprayed again in two weeks and seeded shortly after Labor Day.  We look forward to seeing beautiful grass next spring!


  




  





  





  





  





  

JULY LAWN OF THE MONTH WINNER!

Virginia Green Lawn Care is pleased to announce the Martin Family of Chesterfield as our July Lawn of the Month winner. The Martins began service back in 2009 with Aeration and Overseeding and service on our Estate Lawn Care program. With the extremely hot, dry summer that we have had in our area this year, we were pleased when we received the photos that the Martins sent in of their lawn. Their lawn is certainly looking lush and beautiful, and certainly worthy of the title “Lawn of the Month”.

The Martin family will receive a $50.00 credit toward a future service with Virginia Green Lawn Care, and Chris A., their territory manager, will receive a gift card for his efforts at this property. We always enjoy receiving nominations from our customers for the Lawn of the Month program. If you would like to enter your property in the judging, please send an email to property@virginiagreenlawncare.com with your name and address. Please attach a current, high resolution photo of your lawn in Jpeg format to the email. We look forward to receiving your submissions.

Virginia Green Lawn Care is Ready for the Seeding Season

Our seed (1st load) showed up this month. Virginia Green Lawn Care is ready for seeding season and the season is almost here.

Lawn Weeds: Sun Spurge: Euphorbia helioscopia

Weed Description:  A winter annual that grows prostrate along the ground with tips and upper stem portions ascending (decumbent growth habit). All parts of the plant emit a milky sap when cut. Sun spurge is a somewhat rare weed of pastures, hayfields, and winter small grains in Virginia.








Stems:  Stout, growing prostrate along the ground with tips ascending.  Stems are distinctly red-tinged and emit a milky sap when cut.  Stems radiate outward from a central point.  Stems may be sparsely hairy, especially in the upper portions.







Leaves:  The leaves of the upper stem appear whorled but usually occur in groups of 2 or occasionally 3. Leaves are oppositely arranged along the stem. Leaves are widest at the apex and taper to the base (oblanceolate). Leaf apexes are are very finely toothed or serrated. All leaves generally attach directly to the stem and do not occur on petioles (sessile).






Flowers:  Inconspicuous, light green to pale yellow in color. inflorescences (cyathias) occur at the ends of stems and are 4-lobed. Each lobe has a round yellowish gland.


Fruit:  A very distinctive 3-parted capsule (3-4 mm long) that contains a single, 2 mm long dark brown seed.






Identifying Characteristics:  The distinctive red stems, leaves with finely toothed leaf apexes, and milky sap are all characteristics that help in the identification of sun spurge. From a distance, this plant might be confused with Cypress Spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias), which has very similar flowers. However, the leaves of cypress spurge are much more linear than those of sun spurge and upon closer examination distinguishing between the two species is relatively easy.





Source:  Sun Spurge: Euphorbia helioscopia

Lawn Weeds: Cypress Spurge: Euphorbia cyparissias

Weed Description:  An invasive perennial that reproduces by seed and lateral root buds. Cypress spurge emits a milky sap when broken, and is very similar to leafy spurge, which is an extremely aggressive weed that more commonly occurs in the western United States. Cypress spurge is a weed of pastures, hay fields, fence rows, roadsides, and landscapes.






Leaves:  Leaves are linear, approximately 1/2 to 1 1/4 inches long and 1 to 2 mm wide. Upper stem leaves that occur near the inflorescence are yellow or yellowish green in color. All leaves emit a milky sap when broken.

Stems:  Stems are without hairs and green to yellowish green in color, branching in the upper portions. Stems also emit a milky sap when broken.

Flowers:  Flowers typically bloom from March to May in Virginia. Flowers are greenish yellow to yellow in color, and are clustered in bunches at the ends of stems.


Fruit:  A capsule 2 to 3 mm long.
Identifying Characteristics: 
Plants with linear leaves with yellowish-green flowers. Additionally, the fact that all parts of these plants emit a milky sap when broken readily identifies them as a Euphorbia species. Leafy spurge is similar in appearance, but is much taller with wider leaves that aren't nearly as linear in outline as those of cypress spurge.




Source:  Cypress Spurge: Euphorbia cyparissias