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."