Scientific Plant Service is proud to be a sponsor and volunteer at the Field Trip event at Westminster National Golf Club. Our employee, Bob Boyer, Plant Healthcare Advisor, also contributed by running the math station. The event took place on… Read More
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3 Important Tips For New Homeowners
Creating and maintaining a beautiful landscape takes a lot of time and resources, but the end results are worth the hard work. It’s important to invest in planning and research before starting any landscape project to avoid common mistakes that… Read More
How To Protect Your Family From Ticks This Spring/Summer
Many ticks are active all year-round, but the risk of human infection is greatest in the late spring and summer. Blacklegged ticks, or deer ticks, are the primary carrier of Lyme Disease, so it is crucial to take preventative steps… Read More
Early Spring Lawn Care Tips For Your Maryland Home
The weather is warming up in Maryland, and it is officially the start of the spring season! The beginning of spring comes with lawn chores and landscape maintenance, and while these may not be the most fun activities, they are… Read More
4 Things You Should Never Do To Your Lawn
While it’s important to know about the basics of lawn care and how to maintain your landscape, it’s also important to know what you should never do to your grass. This includes cutting your lawn too short or at the… Read More
Welcome Bob Boyer To The Scientific Plant Service Team!
We’re happy to announce a new employee has joined us at Scientific Plant Service: Bob Boyer! With his expertise in turf and knowledge of plant health practices, Bob will be a great addition to the SPS team as Plant Healthcare… Read More
Athletics vs Commercial Snowplowing
After a snowstorm, Scientific Plant Service is just a call away to help you remove the snow from your commercial or athletics property! Maryland received a few inches of snow last Wednesday, and by Thursday morning, SPS had cleared the… Read More
Lesser Celandine – Unwanted Color!
Lesser Celandine Unwanted Color! By Stephen Griner 2010 Generally, within the lawn care industry, we don’t anticipate seeing weeds emerge until the spring. That is when we need to get our tanks and herbicides back on the road in order… Read More
Scientific Plant Service Staff Attends Seminar
Half of the staff of Scientific Plant Service attended an educational seminar on January 25, 2011. This seminar presented by Fisher & Son Company focused on weed and pest control. The technicians also received recertification in materials handling and safety…. Read More
Where did all the Bugs Come From?
Excerpted from Shady Notes (A publication of the Maryland Arborist Association, Inc) Stanton Gill, Extension Specialist in IPM for Nursery, Greenhouse and Landscape, CMREC, University of Maryland Extension and Professor in the Landscape Technology Program, Montgomery College. Recently, the… Read More
November 2010 – My Evergreens Have Yellow Needles
We have received numerous calls about yellow needles in various evergreens. This is a naturally occuring event that seems to be more prevelant this year. This is an excerpt from The University of Maryland Extension newsletter that goes to Arborists,… Read More