tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post6586908969928595983..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: Like Ice Cream Trucks, TruGreen Arrives in SpringBenjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-39392620298548783912016-04-16T06:18:46.194-05:002016-04-16T06:18:46.194-05:00services of termite control from company to ant...services of <a href="http://www.mazayapestcontrol.com/termites-control-traetment/" rel="nofollow"> termite control </a>from company to anther one as they have them system in protecting your house , for more information , call mazaya company in abu dhabi <br />http://www.mazayapestcontrol.com/termites-control-traetment/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825983624001233568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-70312896242145756722016-04-16T05:14:57.436-05:002016-04-16T05:14:57.436-05:00mazaya pest control is the most effective solution...mazaya pest control is the most effective solution to get rid of all pests annoy you in home and if you want to destroy all colonies of termites , you must have <a href="http://www.pestcontrolabudhabi.com/termite-control-treatment.html" rel="nofollow"> termite control </a> now , call us <br />http://www.pestcontrolabudhabi.com/termite-control-treatment.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825983624001233568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-23607698827663540922015-12-16T05:03:46.349-06:002015-12-16T05:03:46.349-06:00Thanks for the information and links you shared th...Thanks for the information and links you shared this is so should be a useful and quite informative!<br /><a href="http://golawnmasters.com/service-area/lawn-care-hiram/" rel="nofollow">Nicest Lawns in Hiram</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-74598411678634031902014-01-10T12:33:36.682-06:002014-01-10T12:33:36.682-06:00I have trugreen they do an awesome job on my lawn....I have trugreen they do an awesome job on my lawn.the thing is you have to to some work yourself they are not on your lawn everyday like you are.they come out and apply a great product to kill weeds and feed your lawn.you have to water and cut it right.you are all expecting a miracle.people need to get a grip they are there to help you don't go to a gym and yell at the person at the desk for Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05829994923233420863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-5690256660237151562013-03-19T09:40:58.186-05:002013-03-19T09:40:58.186-05:00I really dislike the chemical, industrial turf tre...I really dislike the chemical, industrial turf treatment companies. I was called by their company reps years ago and informed of all the weeds they identified during a "free consultation" of our lawn. I am a botanist, taxonomist, so as they called out the common names I returned with the latin. I mentioned that I was aware and totally excited about having these weeds as they provided a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928293781064492108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-11611927189813702032011-05-24T15:22:21.509-05:002011-05-24T15:22:21.509-05:00Health Canada, by 2012 may ban all cosmetic lawn c...Health Canada, by 2012 may ban all cosmetic lawn care chemicals including weed, insect and chemical fert.<br /><br />Chemlawn was sued in Canada and lost, then changed their name to Trugreen.<br /><br />They do indeed spray chemicals known to cause cancer in other countries, however in the USA the EPA does not consider these chemicals to cause cancer. <br />Here in the USA we will continue to be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-29630937097092703942010-05-21T13:33:09.058-05:002010-05-21T13:33:09.058-05:00Anonymous - "stupider?" Really?
I star...Anonymous - "stupider?" Really?<br /><br />I start taking walks on my lunch breaks, when spring arrives here in Georgia. I can FEEL the lawn chemicals invading my lungs. I can TASTE it. It's disgusting. I cannot understand how pesticides that are sprayed into public areas (yes, your lawn, in your subdivision, <i>is</i> a "public area," if I've paid for the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-72436645590255234322010-04-30T21:06:56.648-05:002010-04-30T21:06:56.648-05:00natural products can be poisonous too.research the...natural products can be poisonous too.research the cheasepeake bay.I hate trugreen too,but you people are treehuggers and need to do more research on chemicals before you sound stupiderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-77035881967845275132009-10-25T11:12:34.246-05:002009-10-25T11:12:34.246-05:00A couple of other things. They made us work in the...A couple of other things. They made us work in the wind a rain also. A little rain is good for the applications-even the liquid ones. They must be watered in or else the product would stay on the grass leafs and stems. But all day rain would just wash it away. If that was the case then I would use the bags of granulars that had the weed control combined. This is not an endorsement. Just another Bradnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-82320003665504474152009-10-25T10:59:53.978-05:002009-10-25T10:59:53.978-05:00I agree with everything said here. I worked for CH...I agree with everything said here. I worked for CHEM lawn for about 5 years. It was hard work for very little money. Your pay scale was based on how many lawns you did per week with commission on anything over your goal which made us do the job a fast as we could to get "the number" which in turned caused poor customer service and application techniques. Luckily I had the same route forBradnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-50474974774906659512009-03-22T19:09:00.000-05:002009-03-22T19:09:00.000-05:00Karen--Just leave your lawn a bit longer. My neigh...Karen--Just leave your lawn a bit longer. My neighbors across the street mow twice a week in July and August. #1 what the heck is there to mow twice a week in those hot months, and #2 you're just ensuring your lawn burns horribly, which their's does. Argh.<BR/>B--I wish my lawn was some 1' tall, thick, and wavy prairie grass. I have some kind of fescue. I think for Christmas I'll spray it white Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-60562287776639104932009-03-22T03:26:00.000-05:002009-03-22T03:26:00.000-05:00Ben - looks like you hit the hot button on this on...Ben - looks like you hit the hot button on this one. I like your plutonium analogy. Right there with "if your friend jumped off the bridge..." <BR/><BR/>I don't think the lawn goes away until people without lawns do an exemplary job of creating something aesthetically desirable to take their place. Unfortunately, many people just replace the turf with a random collection of impulse color and missGarden Wise Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05785776337799149082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-87643064806952340822009-03-19T00:40:00.000-05:002009-03-19T00:40:00.000-05:00Repulsive. If you can't keep your lawn green with ...Repulsive. If you can't keep your lawn green with a little water, then you shouldn't have one. These chemicals are toxic to other things than just weeds, duh, guess why we have such poisoned rivers and lakes. When will people wake up and realize the consequences of their actions? Our poor planet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-69415152782415292772009-03-16T20:28:00.000-05:002009-03-16T20:28:00.000-05:00Mandy--I hate green lawns. I wish I didn't have a ...Mandy--I hate green lawns. I wish I didn't have a lawn. I hope the next owners keep my garden and don't bulldoze it for grass.<BR/>Kate--Yer right. What isn't chemicals? Green sand and bonemeal seem like cool things to me, and I think that, yes, are they naturally derived or not IS the key question--and one I assume really is the debate over natural and not. But it isn't. What's up with that?Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-78068356568466021562009-03-16T13:23:00.000-05:002009-03-16T13:23:00.000-05:00Had to weigh in again after seeing Amanda's commen...Had to weigh in again after seeing Amanda's comment. My reaction to "chemlawn" and to "trugreen chemlawn" is exactly the same as hers (see the top comment her for my pithy, poetic rendition), but I do think it's important to remember that <EM>everything</EM> is made out of chemicals, including us and any organic amendments we may choose to use. The difference for me is whether the chemicals themanicgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08750985315536912324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-84411396267281590652009-03-15T20:25:00.000-05:002009-03-15T20:25:00.000-05:00I agree with you. In a world that is working towa...I agree with you. In a world that is working towards becoming green, something with the word "chem" in their name can't be a natural/good thing. And the whole "trugreen chemlawn" sounds like an oxymoron. How can it be "true green" if it is made with chemicals? Is it worth getting cancer to have a brilliant green lawn produced by chemicals???<BR/><BR/>Makes no sense to me...Amanda B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08611282164381411546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-65931036675296321622009-03-14T17:16:00.000-05:002009-03-14T17:16:00.000-05:00Kate--poetic as usual! :)Tatyana--That's what I'd ...Kate--poetic as usual! :)<BR/>Tatyana--That's what I'd think....<BR/>Teza--I'd like to think that, if I had to, I could work at HD. But I don't know. I bet they DO feed you plutonium.<BR/>James--I have the same hope as you for Obama's EPA, but I don't think any of that can or will begin to be addressed until a possible second term. If he makes it. Lots of important things to our very survial (Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-72474491007741224942009-03-14T08:11:00.000-05:002009-03-14T08:11:00.000-05:00Uh, such poorly written PR copy. I liked this part...Uh, such poorly written PR copy. I liked this part: only half of rodents die when they come in contact with the pesticides/fertilizers? So the other half get to wander around in a poisoned daze until a fox, cat, or bird of prey injests their chemical deliciousness?<BR/><BR/>TruGreen ChemLawn sounds doubleplus ungood to me.Sarah O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01336602241504980801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-73475632646307064262009-03-14T07:16:00.000-05:002009-03-14T07:16:00.000-05:00Even a so called healthy lawn is a biological dead...Even a so called healthy lawn is a biological dead zone being totally devoid of diversity, especially after a treatment. Many of my customers have had trouble with their shrubs and trees after weed killer have been applied to the lawn, either from a service or self administered. There is a big mentality out there that feels there is an easy ready-to-use solution for any problem. Fortunately Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-67707009406434330892009-03-14T06:57:00.000-05:002009-03-14T06:57:00.000-05:00How to destroy the American lawn and the ignorance...How to destroy the American lawn and the ignorance that perpetuates it and the industry it supports? I despair. Perhaps the Obama administration's EPA will regain some of its former ability at least to enforce regulatory changes.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-50938251407746241372009-03-13T19:18:00.000-05:002009-03-13T19:18:00.000-05:00I wonder if it's just in smaller communities.... w...I wonder if it's just in smaller communities.... we have three that circle like vultures waiting for those blissful new home owners who think they need to keep up with the 'Joneses'! The stats are truly frightening.... as an aside, I worked at HD and they only fed us plutonium to glow a colour eerily reminiscent of the aprons! Thanks for dropping by my blog and the reading suggestion. Work has Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734807639763465706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-7274162552242616532009-03-13T15:53:00.000-05:002009-03-13T15:53:00.000-05:00We fired them last year. Big promises, small resul...We fired them last year. Big promises, small results. Little work, big money.Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230255354868127650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-82274640805666562622009-03-13T15:35:00.000-05:002009-03-13T15:35:00.000-05:00Sure, I'll weigh in: ugh, ugh, and ugh.--KateSure, I'll weigh in: ugh, ugh, and ugh.<BR/>--Katethemanicgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08750985315536912324noreply@blogger.com