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Recovering From a Wicked Winter's Wreckage, Wall Street Journal

News Date: 
03/30/2011

Recovering From a Wicked Winter's Wreckage, Wall Street Journal, About the House Section

Homeowners' To-Do Lists Grow as Snow and Ice Retreat, Revealing Damage to Yards, Gardens and Roofs, by Gwendolyn Bounds

Pearl's Premium receives a mention in this early season primer. "Many people will see the worst lawn this spring and summer in the history of their lives," says Jackson Madnick, founder of Wayland, Mass.- based Pearl's Premium Inc., which packages and sells its own grass-seed blend.

Turf suffering the double whammy of last summer's drought followed by heavy snow may require the laying of new grass seed on top of existing grass—known as over-seeding, says Mr. Madnick of Pearl's Premium. "Many lawns may be weakened and susceptible to bugs, mold and other problems."

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