YARD NOTES
One Letter. Once a Month.
Two minutes on what your yard needs next. We write it for the properties we actually work on — Columbia, Forest Acres, King’s Grant, Lexington, Blythewood. What to do this month, what is showing up right now, and the reason behind it. No coupons.
NEW ISSUE THE FIRST WEEK OF EACH MONTH
IN THE ARCHIVE
October 2026
The Leaf Issue
Fall Pest Alert
Armyworms & Large Patch
A new issue the first week of each month.
Why we bother
Most yard advice online is written for the whole country. Ours is written for the Midlands — deep Sandhills sand on one side of town, heavy clay on the other, a long humid summer, and an average first freeze of November 3. Timing is most of the job here, and timing is local.
October 2026 — The Leaf Issue
Why your fertilizer window already closed, the two fall fungicide applications that decide what your lawn looks like next May, and what to actually do with the leaves.
Fall Pest Alert — Armyworms & Large Patch
How to find fall armyworms in ten minutes with dish soap and a bucket, what large patch looks like when it starts, and the difference between damage that grows back and damage that does not.
What a typical issue covers
One thing to do this month. One thing to look for. One short answer to the question we got asked most on job sites that month. That is the whole format, and it stays about a page long, because you have other things to read.
Written by the people doing the work
Every issue comes out of what we saw on properties that month, checked against Clemson Extension and National Weather Service data before it goes out. When we are not certain about something, we say so instead of guessing.
Get it by email
Send us your name, property address, and email and we will add you to the list. One email a month. We do not share your information, and unsubscribe is one click.
Want the version written for your yard?
Yard Notes is general by design. If you want specifics — your soil, your shade, your drainage, your grass — ask for a walk-through and we will go through the property with you. Call (803) 343-9655 or use the contact form.