On the North Carolina coast, warm-season turf aeration is still a couple of months away. But it’s never too early to game-plan for your specific needs.

As you plan pre-emergent applications for landscape beds this spring, there are a few things to keep in mind. The products you apply will depend on the weeds you’re trying to control, the ornamentals in the landscape bed, and your budget constraints. 

Crabgrass is a common lawn invader. Stop the invasion before it starts with pre-emergents. In the crabgrass pre-emergent video and transcript below, featuring Advanced Turf Product Development Manager Mark Sybouts, learn how to prevent crabgrass infestations with pre-emergent herbicides.

As we approach the spring seeding season, we want to inform you of the current seed stock, expected harvest, and impact on price and availability.

In the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, a family business called Yards Done Right has been helping homeowners with their lawns and landscaping since 2011. Started by Jim and Judy Beveridge as a lawn care company, Yards Done Right later added tree and shrub care services to their offerings. Today, they pride themselves on being a full-service lawn care and landscaping company.

Which insects does clothianidin control best? Why would you choose to apply clothianidin over other insecticides? Get these questions answered and a few more in the clothianidin video or transcript below, featuring Advanced Turf Sales Rep Nikki Hendrickson.

Not all types of grass seed germinate at the same rate. Knowing germination times can help you choose the best seed type for your needs.

The last few years have felt like the Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day. The growing season is getting later and staying warmer. Spring is slow to warm up, and then we jump straight into 90-degree days.

March brings hope for spring, along with questions about how to help turf recover from winter. Here are a few cultural practices to ensure a smooth transition from one season to the next.

We asked Tina Bond, Technical Service Manager with FMC Professional Solutions, and Kent Turner, FMC Professional Solutions Market Specialist T&O Midwest, a few questions about yellow nutsedge. Learn when yellow nutsedge begins to show up, what turf conditions create a perfect environment for the development of it and more in this Q&A.

We asked Zac Reicher, from Bayer’s Green Solutions Team, a few questions about goosegrass. Learn about the turf conditions that create a perfect environment for goosegrass development, what challenges we face controlling it, how to treat it, and a few other things in this Q&A.

As we all process 2021 and head into the 2022 season, we have a lot of lessons to apply. Chances are, efficiency had a lot to do with your success or failure last year.

We talk a lot about the usefulness of pre-emergent herbicides against weeds on golf courses, sports fields, and home lawns. But what do they actually do? 

Advanced Turf Solutions has 22 locations that proudly serve customers in 14 states. Nashville is the only location in Tennessee and has stayed busy serving the state since 2012.

You’re probably familiar with using plant growth regulators (PGRs) on turfgrass, but have you considered adding them to your shrub maintenance programs? Here are five reasons to use a plant growth regulator on shrubs.

Effective control throughout the growing season isn’t too much to ask of your herbicide. But it requires precise, consistent applications on your part. Follow these guidelines for success with pre-emergent herbicides this year.

Do you have questions about dormant oil applications? Advanced Turf Sales Rep Nikki Hendrickson gives you all the information you need to make a successful application in the video and transcript below.

When not properly managed, thatch is the enemy of root health. Here are five things to know about managing thatch for root health.

Have you dealt with mite, scale, or adelgid infestations in years past? Here are some things to know this season.

Impregnated lawn fertilizer contains a concentrated pesticide solution to manage pests while fertilizing grass.

We’re excited to announce our new partnership with FlowZone, a manufacturer of battery-powered backpack sprayers.

For many lawn care professionals, winter provides downtime to dream about the future of the operation. One service you may consider adding this season is flower and shrub maintenance.

Which insects does bifenthrin control best? Why would you choose to apply bifenthrin over other insecticides? Get these questions answered and a few more in the bifenthrin video or transcript below, featuring Advanced Turf Sales Rep Nikki Hendrickson.

Which insects does imidacloprid control best? Why would you choose to apply imidacloprid over other insecticides? Get these questions answered and a few more in the imidacloprid Q&A video or the transcription below, featuring Advanced Turf Sales Rep Nikki Hendrickson. Transcript: What insects does imidacloprid control best? Imidacloprid is a great all-around insecticide. It works […]

It’s almost time to celebrate the new year—but first, a look back at the new products that made an entrance in 2021.

Advanced Turf Solutions is excited to continue its tradition of hosting education seminars throughout our service areas again this winter.

Thanksgiving has passed, and the weather is turning colder. Now it’s time to invest some of your schedule in thinking about next year. Yes, it’s budget time again! But this year, it comes with a twist: the unknowns of inflation and shortages.

Advanced Turf Solutions has 22 locations that proudly serve customers in 14 states. Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is the southernmost location in our family of facilities, and ATS has been proudly serving the Carolinas out of this warehouse since 2019.

Advanced Turf Solutions will be open until noon on Friday, December 24. We will be closed on December 25 and January 1. From Monday, December 27 to Friday, December 31, we will have limited store hours and will not be following our normal delivery schedule. We will resume normal business hours and our normal delivery […]

As a proud dealer partner of Steel Green Manufacturing zero-turn spreader/sprayer equipment, we’re excited to share that Steel Green recently debuted a new machine called the SGXL.

The last thing your customers want to see when the snow melts next spring is mold growing on their lawn.

Preparing turf for winter during the fall months will help it recover and come back thick, green, and healthy next spring.

Whether you’re responsible for lawn care or sports turf, an essential last procedure before winter is applying an organic fertilizer once the grass has stopped growing.

As we enter ice melt season, we want to make you aware of where the industry stands, what to expect this winter, and how to best meet the challenges ahead.

The trick-or-treaters have come and gone, and now all that’s left are some deflated Halloween decorations in your lawn. If you moved the inflatables around while they were up, the grass underneath may be just fine. But if your yard is looking worse for the wear after being adorned by blow-up monsters all month, we have some tips to help it recover.

As a lawn care professional, Doug Mattox spends his days making home lawns more beautiful. He recently decided it was time to give his own front yard a makeover. He renovated his 10,500-square foot lawn using seed, fertilizer, and nutrients from ATS.

Find out why treating your salt with liquid de-icers will come in handy.

By now, you're aware of the skyrocketing material costs we’re facing going into the upcoming year. While we can't ignore the impact this will have on our day-to-day operations, these higher prices do open doors to opportunities we may not have considered before.

As we enter the fourth quarter of 2021, we want to make you aware of disruptions in global production and distribution chains that will have substantial impacts on green industry businesses in 2022.

Some lawn issues are downright spooky. Here are five spine-chilling problems to keep an eye out for in your lawn and landscaping.