Keeping you informed of interesting and important aspects of lawn care and landscape maintenance is one of the ways Primary Grounds provides value to our customers. We will be publishing articles from time to time, so visit this page often or use it as a reference.
New Staff Arborist
By Scott Rau, President, Primary GroundsPublished April 14, 2016
Primary Grounds is proud to announce Kenny Smock has become our second Certified Arborist on staff joining Michael Johnson, our Senior Arborist. Kenny joined Primary Grounds early in the spring of 2009 in the lawn maintenance division. In 2012 Kenny received a 3B Turf Certification and became our Lawn Care Manager. In 2013 Kenny also… Read more »
Landscape Lighting: More than just a bright idea
By Amanda Cooper, Primary Grounds Landscape DesignerPublished April 13, 2016
Picture this: it’s been a long day, and you’re ready to come home to a relaxing evening with your family. As you pull into your neighborhood, it quickly becomes apparent which houses are making an impression, and which homes are simply stuck in the dark. You start to notice that certain homes have that… Read more »
The Value of Mulch
By Primary GroundsPublished April 8, 2015
“Mulch is worth much more than you may think.” Aside from improved aesthetics, do you know mulch actually provides a number of important benefits to your landscape? Reduced moisture loss; Reduced temperature fluctuation of the soil (cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter); Addition of organic matter that improves moisture and nutritional retention of soil as… Read more »
