http://www.senske.com/tomsblog/Tips, tricks and hints of everything lawn and pest!60http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=112http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=112Mother's Day is just around the corner. Ditch the traditional breakfast in bed, aroma therapy candles, lotions and spa gift certificates. Mom deserves more this year -- so here's some great ideas:FLOWERS Head to your local flower farm and buy her some beautiful flowers she can plant in the yard. Even better -- spend time planting them with her. Provide a mixture of annuals like geraniums, pansies and petunias;2012-05-07http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=111http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=111When it comes to lawn care, everyone desires that beautiful green lawn -- but many people make sacrifices because they don't want chemicals applied to their landscape. No more need to worry --Senske is now offering Organic Fertilizer! If you're on our lawn care program, you will get to try out our Organic fertilizer as it's already included. We're very excited about this new fertilizer because it has benefits all around. Your2012-04-02http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=110http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=110It's time to get your lawn and landscape ready for the warmer weather ahead. Coeur d'Alene Branch Manager, Timothy Turnbough suggests these 4 easy things to start your landscape out on the right foot, and provide it the foundation it needs to be the greenest on the block!Spring Clean-Up: Give your lawn and beds some attention. Last year was a heavy fungus year in the Northwest; wet and cool conditions cause fungus in your2012-03-08http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=109http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=109If you've ever had a yellow jacket or other bees nest around your home, you know how scary and dangerous they can be. They show up to your barbecues and can ruin a good time. But what many people don't know is that these problems can easily be prevented. With the weather beginning to warm up, now is the time for this bee prevention!The queen bees are the only members of a colony who survive the winter -- all the others die2012-02-29http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=108http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=1081. Stay on Schedule. Each piece of equipment comes with an operators guide with a recommended maintenance schedule. Follow it. 2. Sweat the small stuff. Hour totals, spark plugs, timing belts, oil changes. They're minor and cheap to replace, at least compared to an entire machine. 3. Don't get hosed. Oil, gasoline, hydraulic fluid. Engines run on wet stuff. And you need good hoses to get those fluids from point A to2012-02-22http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=107http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=107As we come into February, it's time to get our landscape ready for the upcoming season. It's the best time for a dormant tree spray application. Many may ask, what is a dormant tree spray? And of course, why do I need it?! What is a dormant tree spray?The dormant tree spray application is the first reccomended application for your trees and shrubs and this is done just before your trees come out of dormacy. The2012-02-03http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=106http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=106Winter is right around the corner! With all the cold weather, you need to get your sprinklers blown out before things begin to freeze. Why do I need to blow out my sprinklers?You need to have their sprinklers blown out every fall before the weather begins to freeze. This is important because the water that is in your sprinkler system will expand when the weather drops to freezing temperatures. This expansion can2011-10-24http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=105http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=105Holidays are a time for family to get together and re-connect with one another. For many military families, this time of year is especially hard with family members serving. Senske wants to help ease this pain. Each year, we choose a deserving military family's home to decorate in each of our holiday lighting service areas. We need your help in finding some deserving families this year! Nominate a family!Email2011-09-20http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=104http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=104In honor of the upcoming spider season, we've decided to dedicate this week to spiders. Therefore, it's "Spider Week"! Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for plenty of spider trivia and tips! As much as many people despise spiders, they are beneficial creatures. They feed on other insects and actually control insects in gardens and homes. Spiders make their way into your home to find a warm place to winter in. However, many people2011-09-06http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=103http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=103This past winter was a long, heavy and wet one for the northwest and intermountain regions. La Niña is to blame! And not only does La Niña disrupt our spring by prolonging winter, but it also sets the stage for a surge of insects!La Niña creates unusually cold temps around the equatorial region of the Pacific ocean. Those warmer winters can be attributed by El Niño, which creates the opposite - warmer ocean temperatures around2011-08-24http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=101http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=101Check this guy out! Researchers have discovered this ancient insect in some fossils in Brazil. They actually created a new order, called Coxoplectoptera to categorize this new and unique ancient insect species. The "Frankenstein" insect has many attributes of other common insects today - which is probably why they nick-named it after Frankenstein. It had the forearms of a praying mantis, the wings and middle-body segments2011-08-04http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=100http://www.senske.com/senskeblog/default.aspx?blogid=1004th of July weekend is a major vacation and travel weekend for many families. For those of you traveling this coming weekend, it's important to remain safe, especially when it comes to bed bugs!Bed bugs have been on the rise again, and there's a good chance you could run into them on your summer travels. So here are some tips to stay safe, what to look for, and when to call a professional.What are bedbugs? Bed2011-06-30