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From The President, Jim Campanella
Fall is the very best growing time of the year for lawns. Warm days, cool nights and occasional rain create the perfect growing season for grass. We haven't had adequate rainfall recently but as soon as we get some your lawn should look very good as we progress into fall. The color should be a vibrant green, growth rate should be robust and weed pressure should be minimal. If any of these are not the case with your lawn, please contact your local office.
We continue to strive every day to improve the service that we provide. Our lawn specialists, management team and office staff are committed to our Customer Service Initiative (CSI). We've given back this year with many drawings and giveaways and even launched our customer rewards program by offering a discounted rate at a Florida condo (click here for more information https://www.lawndawg.com/index.php/pages/p/special_offers). We hope we've met your expectation this year and ask you to complete our online report card (click on the link) https://www.lawndawg.com/index.php/pages/p/report_card and tell us how we are doing. Just for doing that you will be automatically entered in a drawing for a weekend stay at Stowe Mountain Resort!In this newsletter you will read about recent drawing winners, fall maintenance tips for you lawn, an outstanding example of customer service and a feature on one of our best Lawn Specialists, Dale MacEwen. There is also a special discount on our fall winterizer treatment exclusively for customers on our newsletter list! We hope you enjoy this issue and have a great fall.
Thank you for your business!
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Savings
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Save 15% on Lawn Dawg's Winterizer Treatment.
A late fall winterizer, high in Potassium, will help protect the lawn against winter injury while promoting an early spring green up. This product can be combined with the fall treatment or as a separate application.
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Is The Grass Growing?
While we experienced lots of rain this past early Summer, August has been very dry. Fall tends to be the best growing season for the lawn but don't be surprised if your lawn still shows signs of drought. If you can, be sure to keep watering until Mother Nature can do it for us.
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 Fall Lawn Tips
Mowing:
Should I reduce my mowing height in the Fall?
As the growth of your lawn slows, you should gradually reduce your mowing height 1 setting per week. Your final cut should be no lower than 1 ½ - 2 inches.
Watering:
Do I still need to water with cool night temperatures?
Lawns need water regularly regardless of the temperature. Cool temperatures do allow the lawn to look great while using less water. Be sure your lawn is getting 1" of water per week. Usually natural rainfall is sufficient.
Leaves:
How will it affect my lawn treatments?
Our pelletized fall fertilizer can be applied over a leaf cover up to 3 inches! The tiny pellets filter through the leaves and into the soil. They will not stick to the leaves. It is important that you remove leaves regularly during the fall and do not mulch them into the lawn. Leaves are full of tannic acid which is not good for your lawn.
pH:
How does soil pH affect my lawn?
A balanced pH is essential for your lawn to look its very best. A low pH means the soil is acidic (soils in the northeast are naturally acidic). Acidic soil interferes with the lawn's ability to take in and use the nutrients we apply. Acidic soil also promotes weed growth and thatch build up. Have your lawn pH tested by your Lawn Dawg specialist. A corrective application of limestone can still be applied this fall.
Fall Fertilizer Treatments:
How important are they?
The fall fertilizer treatment is probably the most important application of the year. Fall is the best growing time of the year for cool season grasses. A heavy fall fertilizer will maximize the growing benefits by providing vibrant color and an overall thickening of your lawn. Now is a great time to aerate and overseed.
What about a Winterizer?
A late fall winterizer, high in Potassium, will help protect the lawn against winter injury while promoting an early spring green up. This product can be combined with the fall treatment or as a separate application.
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Call Us! If you've got weeds, call us! If your lawn is looking poor, call us! If you have any concern at all PLEASE call us, we can help! |
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Our Commitment to You!
- We will apply every treatment to the best of our ability.
- We will call ahead before every visit.
- We will knock on every door.
- We will clear lawn furniture, toys, etc. prior to treatment.
- We will not get fertilizer in your pool.
- We will clean off all decks, walkways, driveways and patios.
- We will leave good written comments, instructions and recommendations.
- We will always be in clean, full uniform and our trucks and equipment will
be clean at all times.
As always we welcome your feedback, visit https://www.lawndawg.com/index.php/pages/p/report_card to complete a report card and let us know how we're doing! |
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Lawn Dawg Contest Winners
Winner of Two NFL Tickets ~ Don Campfield, Exeter NH
Mr. Campfield won tickets to see the NewEngland Patriots play the NY Giants at Gillette Statium on September 3, 2009.
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The Pat's won! Final score New England 38, Giants 27.
Mr. Campfield rejoined with Lawn Dawg this Spring. He was automatically entered into this contest for taking another look at Lawn Dawg's service. Hope you enjoyed the game Mr. Campfield but more importantly, we hope you're enjoying your service with Lawn Dawg! |
Winner of the Honda Lawn Mower
~ Al & Marie Azorian, Salem NH
Features of the mower include: QuadraCut™ twin blade system for superior mulching and bagging, premium 160cc OHC/OHV engine, rugged steel deck, adjustable Smart Drive variable speed transmission, rear bagger/mulcher, 6-position height adjustment, and 2.4 bushel easy-off bagger.
Mr. & Mrs. Azorian have been loyal Lawn Dawg customers since 2000. They added our Tree and Shrub program to their list of services received in 2004. Thank you for your continued patronage Mr. & Mrs. Azorian.
Congratulations! We hope you enjoy your new mower! |
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Taking a Closer Look:
One of Massachusetts finests, Dale MacEwen:
Senior Lawn Specialist.
 Where were you born?
Greenfield, Mass.
Where did you go to school?
Athol, Mass.
Are you Single, Married and/or do you have any children? Single, but in a relationship.
Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, what are some of your hobbies or interests? Fishing and Paintball.
How long have you been working for the Lawn Dawg? Going on 5 years soon.
How did you come about your career in the Green Industry? My friend Jon got me into it.
What do you like most about working at the Lawn Dawg? Working outside, meeting new people and simply making the world a "greener" place to live!
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 Lawn Dawg & The Community:
This season Lawn Dawg has supported the following Organizations in an effort to help in the community, locally and nationally: 
Church of St Mary, Rensselaer NY
Trinity Day School, Portland ME
St Anne Institiute, Albany NY
Little Laurel Preschool, Brookline NH
Lasalle Institute, Albany NY
The Boys & Girls Club, Derry NH
Bishop Guertin High School, Nashua NH
World Schools, Nashua NH
Christ the King School, Albany NY
Gorham Education Foundation, Gorham ME
Muscular Distrophy Association, Albany NY
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center, Nashua NH
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington VA |
 Finding the Dawg:
Good Morning-
I want to tell you about my experience with Lawn Dawg this morning. It starts with a hectic day and too little time with too much to accomplish. I had finished beekeeping and realized the fence door was unlocked. I knew I was short an old Redbone Coonhound, Ella, who is sneaky and takes advantage of any opportunity to wander.
As I headed out to find her, I passed Adam Jette working at the Van Allen's house in Greenland. I asked if he had seen her, and he hadn't. I continued my search unsuccessfully.
When I got home I had two messages - one from Adam saying he had Ella and one from my mother saying Adam had called her to say he had Ella. (Ella has a name and phone number tag.)
So kudos to Lawn Dawg for hiring decent and conscientious people who are more than vendors providing a service in a neighborhood. I'm impressed that Adam (who doesn't live in the neighborhood - or know me) listened to my description of my dog, reacted when he saw her and then called both numbers to get Ella home. (If you have a dog you know how important it is to get them home and safe.)
You're fortunate to have Adam as an employee if he treats non-customers this way I can only imagine the effort and care he takes for customers of Lawn Dawg. His efforts today are clearly above and beyond what I anticipated. What a great representative of your company as well! I'm sure you're aware when people have a good experience with a business they tell others, this is my experience with Lawn Dawg and I will tell others.
Please feel free to pass this along to Adam.
Thank you-
Sara MacCorkle, NH |
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| Win a Weekend Getaway to Stowe Mountain Lodge!
Stowe, Vt
Log on to www.lawndawg.com, complete a Report Card and you will automatically be entered into a drawing to win a weekend stay, 3 days and 2 nights, at Stowe Mountain Lodge in beautiful Stowe, Vermont!
To complete a report card simply click on the link below:
https://www.lawndawg.com/index.php/pages/p/report_card
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