October 15 2019

Late Fall Fertilizing: Gearing up for Green

Author

Beth Cowgill

Year after year, the weather roller coaster of mid-Missouri always keeps us on our toes. With record heat over the month of September and then an early frost in October, your lawn had some ups and downs. Cool season lawns have “greened up” nicely for the Fall and the warm season grasses are headed into […] Read More

October 7 2019

The leaves are falling. Now what?

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Beth Cowgill

Ah…fall. Cooler temps, bonfires and leaves. Lots and lots of leaves. Eventually, those beautiful leaves fall to the ground, and if you have a lot of trees around your property, you also have a lot of leaves. Now what? Do you rake them up or leave them lie? We polled random people about raking their […] Read More

September 27 2019

Employee Spotlight: Joshua Jackson

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Beth Cowgill

Josh Jackson has been the Atkins Special Services Project Coordinator for a the last year and a half. Whether its working on getting the south end zone ready for Mizzou football games or washing windows, Josh and his team are top notch, and our customers know it! “Josh Jackson came into our facility during a […] Read More

September 12 2019

Employee Spotlight: Daniel Shields

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Beth Cowgill

When he’s not hunting, fishing or spending time with his family, Daniel serves Atkins’ customers as a Turf Specialist. An employee since 2017, Daniel was recognized recently by a customer for a “fantastic job” with her lawn. Faced with a huge crabgrass and nutsedge issue, Daniel was able to control all of the weeds while […] Read More

September 6 2019

Employee Spotlight: Ed Lawrence

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Beth Cowgill

Ed Lawrence has been an Atkins employee for nearly 10 years. Throughout his career here, you may have seen Ed on a skid steer pushing snow in the winter, pruning trees and shrubs in the Fall or working on your irrigation system in the Spring. Currently, Ed is one of our Lawn Technicians and a […] Read More

September 3 2019

Early Fall Lawn Applications Happening Now

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Beth Cowgill

Happy (almost) Fall, Neighbors! Although it seems that summer has really flown by, the periodic scorching heat and occasional drought has put some of our lawn and landscape plants through the ringer. Fall temps and moisture are a welcome relief for us. We have seen a fair share of disease, insect, drought and heat-related issues […] Read More

June 28 2019

Identifying Slime Mold

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Beth Cowgill

What the heck is that? White spray paint? Not hardly. Snow in the summer time? We’re not in Colorado. Thousands of spider eggs? I sure hope not!?! What the heck is that on those blades of grass? Slime mold. When the weather is hot, humid and there’s been as much rain as we’ve had, your […] Read More

June 26 2019

Employee Spotlight: Bryan Andrews

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Beth Cowgill

Congratulations, Bryan, on your 11th anniversary with Atkins! ! If you’ve had any tree work done around your home or business, you may have seen him around. Bryan has more than 20 years of experience in the “green” industry with positions related to turf management, landscaping, tree and shrub care, viticulture, holiday lighting, grounds maintenance […] Read More

June 17 2019

Japanese Beetles: The Emerald Green Epidemic

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Beth Cowgill

The first day of summer is rapidly approaching, and with that comes BBQ’s, swimming and basking in the sun. Ahhhh! It also brings heat, humidity and bugs, specifically the Japanese Beetle. Ugh! Have you ever had a run in with these bad bugs? If so, you have first-hand experience on the amount of damage they […] Read More

May 28 2019

Top 5 Reasons to Hire a Commercial Cleaning Team

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Beth Cowgill

Does your business need a commercial cleaning team? It can benefit you in more ways than you might realize. Here are some of the best parts of outsourcing cleaning: It actually saves you money! When you think about the cost of cleaning supplies, paper products and miscellaneous pieces of equipment, it’s cheaper to hire a […] Read More