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      <title>A new Avon Rep. in the Burton/ Flint area... and online :)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Today my wife decided that she was going to become a new Avon Rep. and being the loving husband I am&amp;nbsp;decided I would help her promote her online sales part of it. :) She has her own site and everything which is pretty cool. They have all kinds of&amp;nbsp;stuff on there so please&amp;nbsp;check it out, never know what you might find..... &lt;a href=&quot;http://ashleehorton.avonrepresentative.com/&quot; title=&quot;http://ashleehorton.avonrepresentative.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://ashleehorton.avonrepresentative.com/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;. Thank you all, and have a great day :)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Almost forgot the special....&amp;nbsp;Free shipping on orders over $30 w/ coupon code FS30REP&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 20:34:01 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Some changes for the 2009 season</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; This year we are focusing more on the landscaping and additional services of the business and less on the actual lawn mowing aspect of the business. We will still be offering our aeration, dethatching, lawn rolling,&amp;nbsp;spring/fall clean ups, gutter cleaning, overseeding/ reseeding,&amp;nbsp;and power washing services to new&amp;nbsp;residential customers along with our full line-up of landscaping services from complete overhauls and&amp;nbsp;new installs, to freshening up the mulch or planting new trees/shrubs or flowers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; One&amp;nbsp;of our bigger changes for the 2009 season is we will not be accepting any commercial jobs, as we are going to be residential only this year.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;If&amp;nbsp;you want&amp;nbsp;to go from this......&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/9/2/2/9/ar124035777792294.jpg&quot; height=&quot;525&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;571&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To this........&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/2/1/3/3/ar124035792333128.jpg&quot; height=&quot;510&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;573&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; title=&quot;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C&lt;/a&gt; is still your #1 landscaping service provider!&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:56:20 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1044712/some-changes-for-the-2009-season</link>
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      <title>Spring is on its way, here are my top Sping Lawn Care Tips for a Beautiful Lawn!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Many people often wonder why their neighbor has a stronger, healthier, and more beautiful lawn then their own. Chances are the neighbor cares for and maintains&amp;nbsp;(or has a company that actually&amp;nbsp;knows the keys to a&amp;nbsp;great lawn)&amp;nbsp;their lawn better than the person who's lawn might not be so nice and beautiful. Well you are in luck. I know the keys to the strong beautiful lawn that you need to do to have that strong, healthy, beautiful lawn that is the envy of the neighborhood, and I am going to share those keys with you. Along with these keys there are steps that you need to do&amp;nbsp;for the entire&amp;nbsp;lawn care season (typically April 1st-November 1st), like properly watering your lawn but today I am just going to focus on the spring time tips.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The first thing that you will want to do is remove the old dead leafs from last fall if you have not already done so. There are several ways this can be achieved. You can rake the leafs. Another way to remove the old leafs from the lawn is to mow the lawn with a bagger attachment.&amp;nbsp;Always&amp;nbsp;dispose of&amp;nbsp;leafs, and lawn clippings&amp;nbsp;properly for your area. Some areas only accept lawn debris at certain times of the year so check with your city or county to make sure they accept them. You can also put them into a compost area for use in your garden after they break down over a couple years as they make an excellent fertilizer for your garden.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The second step that you will want to do is to roll the lawn. Rolling the lawn is important as it smooths out the ground and removes the bumps making your&amp;nbsp;lawn not only easier but safer to mow.&amp;nbsp;Some think when you roll a lawn you just go&amp;nbsp;one way&amp;nbsp;and your done. It is actually best to roll the lawn front to back, diagonally twice, 2nd time being the opposite diagonal of the previous, then side to side (front to back and side to side can be switched but you want to cross diagonals in the middle of the two).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Next you will want to dethatch your lawn. Dethatching&amp;nbsp;is the process of removing thatch, which is basically the left over dead lawn clippings from your lawn.&amp;nbsp;This process can be done along with step #1 if you rake the lawn. However, when doing it along with cleaning up the leafs you will have to &quot;power rake&quot;&amp;nbsp;(basically meaning put some good strength behind the rake)&amp;nbsp;the lawn. The other way you can do dethatching is to&amp;nbsp;buy a dethatcher for your&amp;nbsp;tractor&amp;nbsp;or contact a lawn care provider that offers the service&amp;nbsp;to do it for you. If you bag your lawn clippings you can generally do this process every couple years.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; For this forth step, aeration,&amp;nbsp;I recommend hiring a lawn care provider that offers the service to do it for you as a good aeration machine is quite expensive to purchase, and many of the products targeted for homeowners for aeration simply do not work. Here is a good way to know if know if your aeration product does not work, after you are done there are no &quot;plugs&quot; laying on top of your lawn that were pulled out of the lawn. This step is very important and it is important to do it correctly using the proper machinery because it opens up your lawn for proper air, water and fertilization flow through the ground and to your lawns roots.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; This fifth step goes along with step #4 (aeration). This step is called over seeding or re-seeding. This process is just what it sounds like it would be, spreading seed over your current lawn. You want to do this process after doing step #4 and I suggest doing it the same day or day after. Always use a spreader to ensure even distribution of the seeds so the lawn grows in evenly. Also pick a seed that is designed for the area you are seeding (ie. sun, shade, or if you have both find a sun and shade combination mix) and follow the directions on the bag as far as watering your new seeds. You will notice many of the grass seeds suggest using a starter fertilizer to help the seeds grow stronger and better, I do also suggest doing so, however I know there are many people who do not like to use fertilizers for various reasons (kids, pets, environment, ect.). If you are okay with using fertilizers do so about 3-4 weeks (or what your grass seed bag suggests) before aeration and over seeding, but after steps 1, 2 and 3. Also if you are not going to do the fertilization you can combine steps 3, 4 and 5 in their proper order in the same day/ weekend. Remember watering your lawn properly is a very important&amp;nbsp;process that should be maintained season long, and always water new seeds as&amp;nbsp;suggested on&amp;nbsp;the bag of seeds.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The final step for spring is a good thing to do,&amp;nbsp;but not really required. This step is fertilization. You will want to use a weed and feed fertilizer, if you plan on doing this step. If so, check the grass seed bag to see when they say it is okay to use a weed killing fertilizer (generally 1-2 months or longer after the over seeding process). &lt;strong&gt;Always use a spreader or hire a professional when fertilizing and carefully follow all warnings and directions on the fertilizer container.&amp;nbsp;I also suggest using gloves, changing clothes when done, wearing an old pair of&amp;nbsp;closed toe shoes, and taking a shower/bath following fertilizer application.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; title=&quot;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&lt;/a&gt; which&amp;nbsp;offers many services to assist you in the proper care, maintenance, and beautification of your lawn including: aeration, detaching, lawn rolling, re-seeding, granular fertilization, lawn mowing, weed whipping, edging, hedge trimming, flower, tree planting, landscaping, spring clean ups, fall clean ups, and snow removal. They currently provide lawn care services in the Genesee County Michigan area primarily in Burton, Davison, Flint, Flushing, Grand Blanc, Swartz Creek.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For a Free Estimate call Chris @ (810) 877-9655.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:16:55 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/936292/spring-is-on-its-way-here-are-my-top-sping-lawn-care-tips-for-a-beautiful-lawn-</link>
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      <title>Fully insured Snow plowing</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/4/8/3/7/ar122322303973848.jpg&quot; height=&quot;800&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;590&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; We are insured which means you don't have to worry about feeling bad if the neighbor kid gets hurt, their parents trying to sue you because they got hurt clearing your driveway or have worry about those uninsured &quot;other guys&quot; damaging your garage door and leaving you with the bill. Protect yourself, your assets and keep the neighbor kids safe this winter, by hiring an insured snowplowing company this winter. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C. offers many services to assist you in the proper care, maintenance, and beautification of your lawn including: aeration, detaching, lawn rolling, re-seeding, fertilization, lawn mowing, weed whipping, edging, hedge trimming, flower, tree planting, landscaping, spring clean ups, fall clean ups, and snow removal. We currently provide lawn care/ snowplowing services in the Genesee County Michigan area primarily in Burton, Davison, Flint, and Grand Blanc. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Residential, Commercial, and Insured lawn care, landscaping, and snowplowing provider. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a Free Estimate call Chris @ (810) 877-9655&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:50:26 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/887303/fully-insured-snow-plowing</link>
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      <title>Get out of work free card (Genesee County,MI)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/3/7/2/0/ar122322268602736.jpg&quot; height=&quot;800&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;597&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;That's right folks, get out of work and do whatever you want while everyone else is snowed in or at work, with our fast, affordable insured snow removal services.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;offers many services to assist you in the proper care, maintenance, and beautification of your lawn including: aeration, detaching, lawn rolling, re-seeding, fertilization, lawn mowing, weed whipping, edging, hedge trimming, flower, tree planting, landscaping, spring clean ups, fall clean ups, and snow removal.&amp;nbsp;We currently provide lawn care/ snow plowing&amp;nbsp;services in the Genesee County Michigan area primarily in Burton, Davison, Flint, Flushing, and&amp;nbsp;Grand Blanc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Residential, and&amp;nbsp;Commercial, Insured lawn care, landscaping, and snowplowing&amp;nbsp;provider.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.services.officelive.com/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For a Free Estimate call Chris @ (810) 877-9655&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.services.officelive.com/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Let us show you how beautiful your lawn can look.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:16:20 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/844085/get-out-of-work-free-card-genesee-county-mi-</link>
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      <title>Reliable, insured snow plowing (Genesee County, MI)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The snow is here, with much more on its way. The roads get bad enough,&amp;nbsp;who&amp;nbsp;wants to be slipping, sliding&amp;nbsp;or even stuck&amp;nbsp;in the driveway too?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C. offers fully insured, residential and commercial snow plowing services with&amp;nbsp;per push (visit) pricing&amp;nbsp;and no contracts, or we can set you up with a prepaid one set price that&amp;nbsp;covers you for the full season no matter how much snow we get this winter..... thats right 30&quot; or 300&quot;&amp;nbsp;inches this winter&amp;nbsp;you can pay one set prepaid price!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For your FREE estimate please call Chris at (810) 877-9655&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:12:02 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/844083/reliable-insured-snow-plowing-genesee-county-mi-</link>
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      <title>Fully insured Residential and Commercial Snow plow services (Genesee County, MI)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The snow is here, and winter is just begining. The roads get bad enough, who wants to be slipping and sliding around in the driveway too?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C. offers fully insured, residential and commercial snow plowing services with&amp;nbsp;per push (visit) pricing&amp;nbsp;and no contracts, or we can set you up with a prepaid one set price that&amp;nbsp;covers you for the full season no matter how much snow we get this winter..... thats right 30&quot; or 300&quot;&amp;nbsp;inches this winter&amp;nbsp;you can pay one set prepaid price!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For your FREE estimate please call Chris at (810) 877-9655&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:33:18 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/808425/fully-insured-residential-and-commercial-snow-plow-services-genesee-county-mi-</link>
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      <title>Winter is on its way... Are you ready? </title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Do you hate&amp;nbsp;coming&amp;nbsp;home after a long day of work only to have to shovel the driveway, or even having to shovel just to get out of your driveway so you can get to work? Give us a call today so you don't have to scramble around trying to find someone once the&amp;nbsp;snows do hit... or even worse so you don't have to shovel yourself out! We are insured,&amp;nbsp;and offer&amp;nbsp;reasonable pricing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;offers many services to assist you in the proper care, maintenance, and beautification of your lawn including: aeration, detaching, lawn rolling, re-seeding, fertilization, lawn mowing, weed whipping, edging, hedge trimming, flower, tree planting, landscaping, spring clean ups, fall clean ups, and snow removal.&amp;nbsp;We currently provide lawn care, landscaping, and snow&amp;nbsp;plow&amp;nbsp;services in the Genesee County Michigan area primarily in Burton, Davison, Flint, Flushing, and&amp;nbsp;Grand Blanc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Residential, Commercial, and Insured lawn care, landscaping, and snowplowing&amp;nbsp;provider.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.services.officelive.com/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For a Free Estimate call Chris @ (810) 877-9655&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.services.officelive.com/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Let us show you how beautiful your lawn can look.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:28:51 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/796776/winter-is-on-its-way-are-you-ready-</link>
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      <title>Gutter cleaning is very important this time of year</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Gutter cleaning is more then just about looks, it can also add years to the life of your roof by allowing the water to properly flow off your roof, and&amp;nbsp;through the gutter system instead of clogging up where it can get under your shingles, rotting your roof requiring replacing your roof much sooner than normal.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/1/7/3/1/ar121453025213711.jpg&quot; height=&quot;263&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;303&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/8/7/3/5/ar121453063653782.jpg&quot; height=&quot;263&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;290&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/0/1/1/0/ar121453113801109.jpg&quot; height=&quot;310&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;302&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/9/5/2/1/ar121453177912594.jpg&quot; height=&quot;310&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;291&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/6/8/4/4/ar12145314244864.jpg&quot; height=&quot;270&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/7/0/9/3/ar121453261139076.jpg&quot; height=&quot;269&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;293&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/7/3/4/5/ar121453433854371.jpg&quot; height=&quot;321&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;298&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/9/4/7/5/ar121453306957493.jpg&quot; height=&quot;321&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;295&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/5/8/6/0/ar121454127806856.jpg&quot; height=&quot;312&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;298&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/7/2/9/3/ar121454146139276.jpg&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;293&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We also clear the roof of all debris with our gutter cleaning services, as this also helps your roof last longer while allowing water to properly flow off of the roof into your gutter system.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/4/7/8/1/ar121454171618749.jpg&quot; height=&quot;243&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;298&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/5/8/0/2/ar121454191520857.jpg&quot; height=&quot;243&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;294&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/6/7/5/2/ar121454242525765.jpg&quot; height=&quot;336&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;303&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/2/3/2/ar121454324823237.jpg&quot; height=&quot;336&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;287&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Side by side before and after pics. A difference you can really see. We clean up all debris in the gutters&amp;nbsp;as well as&amp;nbsp;on the roof&amp;nbsp;and haul it away.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&lt;/a&gt; is an insured, residential and commercial lawn care provider specializing in many lawn care services to assist you in the proper care, and&amp;nbsp;maintenance&amp;nbsp;of your lawn.&amp;nbsp;You can have that beautiful, lush, green lawn you have always wanted with our lawn care services that&amp;nbsp;include: aeration, detaching, lawn rolling, re-seeding, granular fertilization, lawn mowing, weed whipping, edging, hedge trimming, flower, shrub, and&amp;nbsp;tree planting, spring clean ups,fall clean ups, landscaping, and snow removal. We currently provide lawn care services in the Genesee County Michigan area primarily in Burton, Davison, Flint, Flushing, and&amp;nbsp;Grand Blanc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For a Free Estimate Call Chris at (810) 877-9655&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; title=&quot;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Let us show you how beautiful your lawn can look.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:34:32 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Fall lawn care tips</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; As many of us already know proper lawn care and maintenance is a vital part of your homes curb appeal and exterior beauty. Unfortunately, many people don't know how to properly maintain their lawn, so here are a few great tips that will help you this fall in not only maintaining your lawn, but ensuring a beautiful lawn next spring.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;For those of you that do fertilize your lawn....&amp;nbsp;The&amp;nbsp;first thing&amp;nbsp;you want to do is your last weed &amp;amp; feed&amp;nbsp;fertilizer treatment should be done by mid to late-September at the very&amp;nbsp;latest. The reasoning for this is so there&amp;nbsp;are no chemical reactions, nor an over fertilization when you do your winterizer fertilization treatment generally around late October. It is good to do a winterizer treatment to promote good root growth and health. Fertilizers are not for everyone for many different reasons, if you do not like them or don't want them used on your lawn no problem.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The rest of these tips are great for everyone to follow to help your lawn grow lush, thick, beautiful, and healthy with an excellent root system.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Dethatching- Dethatching is the process of removing the old dead grass clippings that have built up above&amp;nbsp;the ground,&amp;nbsp;which can choke out your lawn and prevent it from getting the proper water and nutrients from rain, air and&amp;nbsp;fertilizers. Dethatching is done usually&amp;nbsp;with a machine, however you can (if you have the time and energy) &quot;power rake&quot; to gain similar results,&amp;nbsp;which is extremely vigorously raking your lawn which can be very tiresome, and time consuming.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Core Aeration- Core Aeration is the process of pulling plugs (commonly refered to as a&amp;nbsp;core) out of the ground. By removing the core you are opening the ground so it can breathe, and take in nutrients from rain,air, and fertilizers. Also core aeration opens the ground so it is not compacted which promotes excellent root growth which is one of the biggest keys to a great, beautiful, healthy, lush, green lawn. While there are many different products on the market that claim to be aerators (generally refered to a spike aerators), including flip-flops with spikes these products do not work effectively.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Reseeding- Reseeding (also commonly refered to as over seeding) is the process of spreading new grass seed over your existing lawn. If you fertilize your lawn wait atleast&amp;nbsp;one month before, and after&amp;nbsp;doing a reseed as many fertilizers&amp;nbsp;contain&amp;nbsp;chemicals which will kill the new grass seed, wasting your time and money.&amp;nbsp;Reseeding is an excellent and vital step to follow if your lawn is thin, or has bare spots for any reason. I recommend reseeding the entire lawn (front, or back or both if needed) instead of simply filling in the patches as it will give you a thick, rich,&amp;nbsp;consitantly,&amp;nbsp;even coloration throughout your entire lawn&amp;nbsp;where spot seeding can give you patches of different colored grass which often can look odd and is highly noticable. Also, when doing a reseeding you will want to scuff or open up the ground a little, which can be done by raking the lawn. However, if you do the reseeding shortly after or the same day as the dethatching and aeration you have already opened the ground enough to do the reseed saving you some time and making your lawn even healthier, thicker, greener and more beautiful. Generally you should wait 2-4 weeks to allow your new grass to properly root itself in the ground before mowing your lawn, so make sure you mow your current lawn lower than you normally would, or be willing to allow your lawn to grow slightly higher than normal between cuts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Fall Clean-up- Fall clean-ups are just as they sound, clean up the leafs that fall. Whether you pick them up when mowing with a bagger system or rake them up it is best to get them out of the yard as opposed to just mulching them into the lawn. However, mulching the dead leafs into the yard is still better than actually leaving them sitting on top of the lawn, which can actually kill your lawn.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&lt;/a&gt; is an insured, residential and commercial lawn care and landscaping&amp;nbsp;provider specializing in many services to assist you in the proper care, and&amp;nbsp;maintenance&amp;nbsp;of your lawn.&amp;nbsp;You can have that beautiful, lush, green lawn you have always wanted with our lawn care services that&amp;nbsp;include: aeration, detaching, lawn rolling, re-seeding, fertilization, lawn mowing, weed whipping, edging, hedge trimming, flower, shrub, and&amp;nbsp;tree planting, spring clean ups,fall clean ups, landscaping, and snow removal. We currently provide our services in the Genesee County Michigan area primarily in Burton, Davison, Flint, Flushing, and&amp;nbsp;Grand Blanc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For a Free Estimate Call Chris at (810) 877-9655&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; title=&quot;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Let us show you how beautiful your lawn can look.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:26:34 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Get out of work free on a snowy day!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/3/7/2/0/ar122322268602736.jpg&quot; height=&quot;800&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;597&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That's right folks, get out of work and do whatever you want while everyone else is snowed in or at work, with our fast, affordable insured snow removal services.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;offers many services to assist you in the proper care, maintenance, and beautification of your lawn including: aeration, detaching, lawn rolling, re-seeding, fertilization, lawn mowing, weed whipping, edging, hedge trimming, flower, tree planting, landscaping, spring clean ups, fall clean ups, and snow removal.&amp;nbsp;We currently provide lawn care/ snow plowing&amp;nbsp;services in the Genesee County Michigan area primarily in Burton, Davison, Flint, Flushing, and&amp;nbsp;Grand Blanc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Residential, and&amp;nbsp;Commercial, Insured lawn care, landscaping, and snowplowing&amp;nbsp;provider.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.services.officelive.com/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For a Free Estimate call Chris @ (810) 877-9655&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.services.officelive.com/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Let us show you how beautiful your lawn can look.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:20:03 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/778884/get-out-of-work-free-on-a-snowy-day-</link>
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      <title>Play it safe this winter... Hire an insured snowplowing company this winter</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/4/8/3/7/ar122322303973848.jpg&quot; height=&quot;800&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;590&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are insured which means&amp;nbsp;you don't have to worry about&amp;nbsp;feeling bad if the neighbor kid gets hurt or&amp;nbsp;their parents trying to sue you because they got hurt clearing your driveway. Protect yourself, your assets and keep the neighbor kids safe this winter, by hiring an insured snowplowing company this winter.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;offers many services to assist you in the proper care, maintenance, and beautification of your lawn including: aeration, detaching, lawn rolling, re-seeding, fertilization, lawn mowing, weed whipping, edging, hedge trimming, flower, tree planting, landscaping, spring clean ups, fall clean ups, and snow removal.&amp;nbsp;We currently provide lawn care/ snowplowing&amp;nbsp;services in the Genesee County Michigan area primarily in Burton, Davison, Flint, Flushing, and&amp;nbsp;Grand Blanc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Residential, Commercial, and Insured lawn care, landscaping, and snowplowing&amp;nbsp;provider.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.services.officelive.com/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For a Free Estimate call Chris @ (810) 877-9655&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.services.officelive.com/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Let us show you how beautiful your lawn can look.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:13:04 -0600</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/778872/play-it-safe-this-winter-hire-an-insured-snowplowing-company-this-winter</link>
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      <title>Protect yourself this winter</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/4/8/3/7/ar122322303973848.jpg&quot; height=&quot;800&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;590&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are insured which means&amp;nbsp;you don't have to worry about&amp;nbsp;feeling bad if the neighbor kid gets hurt or even worse&amp;nbsp;their parents trying to sue you because they got hurt clearing your driveway. Protect yourself, your assets and keep the neighbor kids safe this winter.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;offers many services to assist you in the proper care, maintenance, and beautification of your lawn including: aeration, detaching, lawn rolling, re-seeding, fertilization, lawn mowing, weed whipping, edging, hedge trimming, flower, tree planting, landscaping, spring clean ups, fall clean ups, and snow removal. They currently provide lawn care services in the Genesee County Michigan area primarily in Burton, Davison, Flint, Flushing, and&amp;nbsp;Grand Blanc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Residential, Commercial, and Insured lawn care, landscaping, and snowplowing&amp;nbsp;provider.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.services.officelive.com/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For a Free Estimate call Chris @ (810) 877-9655&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.services.officelive.com/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Let us show you how beautiful your lawn can look.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:16:41 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/724427/protect-yourself-this-winter</link>
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      <title>Get out of work free card for this winter!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/3/7/2/0/ar122322268602736.jpg&quot; height=&quot;800&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;597&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That's right folks, get out of work and do whatever you want while everyone else is snowed in or at work, with our fast, affordable insured snow removal services.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;offers many services to assist you in the proper care, maintenance, and beautification of your lawn including: aeration, detaching, lawn rolling, re-seeding, fertilization, lawn mowing, weed whipping, edging, hedge trimming, flower, tree planting, landscaping, spring clean ups, fall clean ups, and snow removal. They currently provide lawn care services in the Genesee County Michigan area primarily in Burton, Davison, Flint, Flushing, and&amp;nbsp;Grand Blanc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Residential, and&amp;nbsp;Commercial, Insured lawn care, landscaping, and snowplowing&amp;nbsp;provider.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.services.officelive.com/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For a Free Estimate call Chris @ (810) 877-9655&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.services.officelive.com/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Let us show you how beautiful your lawn can look.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:59:45 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/724403/get-out-of-work-free-card-for-this-winter-</link>
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      <title>Are you ready for winter?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/9/2/7/9/ar122321980897296.jpg&quot; height=&quot;322&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;295&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/1/1/0/7/ar12232198770112.jpg&quot; height=&quot;322&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;301&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Winter is on its way... Are you ready? Do you hate&amp;nbsp;coming&amp;nbsp;home after a long day of work only to have to shovel the driveway, or even having to shovel just to get out of your driveway so you can get to work? Give us a call today so you don't have to scramble around trying to find someone once the snows do hit... or even worse so you don't have to shovel yourself out! We are insured, and have reasonable pricing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;offers many services to assist you in the proper care, maintenance, and beautification of your lawn including: aeration, detaching, lawn rolling, re-seeding, fertilization, lawn mowing, weed whipping, edging, hedge trimming, flower, tree planting, landscaping, spring clean ups, fall clean ups, and snow removal. They currently provide lawn care services in the Genesee County Michigan area primarily in Burton, Davison, Flint, Flushing, and&amp;nbsp;Grand Blanc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Residential, Commercial, and Insured lawn care, landscaping, and snowplowing&amp;nbsp;provider.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.services.officelive.com/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For a Free Estimate call Chris @ (810) 877-9655&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.services.officelive.com/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Let us show you how beautiful your lawn can look.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:33:37 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/724367/are-you-ready-for-winter-</link>
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      <title>Nothing like a fresh cut &amp; trim</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/5/5/3/4/ar122282254543553.jpg&quot; height=&quot;344&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;603&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/9/4/6/7/ar122283165176495.jpg&quot; height=&quot;342&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;603&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/1/9/8/8/ar122283247888918.jpg&quot; height=&quot;305&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;298&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/7/4/0/4/ar122283269640477.jpg&quot; height=&quot;305&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;297&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;A little care and maintenance can really go along way, and make a beautiful improvement in a homes curb appeal.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&lt;/a&gt; offers many services to assist you in the proper care, maintenance, and beautification of your lawn including: aeration, detaching, lawn rolling, re-seeding, fertilization, lawn mowing, weed whipping, edging, hedge trimming, flower, tree planting, landscaping, spring clean ups, fall clean ups, and snow removal. They currently provide lawn care services in the Genesee County Michigan area primarily in Burton, Davison, Flint, Flushing, and&amp;nbsp;Grand Blanc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Residential, Commercial, and Insured lawn care provider.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.services.officelive.com/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For a Free Estimate call Chris @ (810) 877-9655&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.services.officelive.com/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Let us show you how beautiful your lawn can look.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:56:53 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/717173/nothing-like-a-fresh-cut-trim</link>
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      <title>Its amazing what a retaining wall, and natural stone can do for a home!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/8/3/1/2/ar122280767921388.jpg&quot; height=&quot;418&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;601&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Kind of hard to believe the&amp;nbsp;welcome sign, wishing well (which we used to cover the well head), water fountain, and hose reel were all in the top picture.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&lt;/a&gt; offers many services to assist you in the proper care, maintenance, and beautification of your lawn including: aeration, detaching, lawn rolling, re-seeding, fertilization, lawn mowing, weed whipping, edging, hedge trimming, flower, tree planting, landscaping, spring clean ups, fall clean ups, and snow removal. They currently provide lawn care services in the Genesee County Michigan area primarily in Burton, Davison, Flint, Flushing, and&amp;nbsp;Grand Blanc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Residential, Commercial, and Insured lawn care provider.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.services.officelive.com/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For a Free Estimate call Chris @ (810) 877-9655&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.services.officelive.com/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Let us show you how beautiful your lawn can look.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:49:30 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/716738/its-amazing-what-a-retaining-wall-and-natural-stone-can-do-for-a-home-</link>
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      <title>Just a reminder, I don't work in the rain, and you shouldn't mow in it either</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; There are many reasons why I don't work in the rain and your lawn care provider shouldn't either. Some are for my own reasons to protect myself and my investment. And several are to protect my clients, their lawns and their investments in the beautification of their lawn.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I will cover my reasons here 1st:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1. The equipment is not designed to be used in the rain for the most part. I don't know many who would be thrilled about ruining a $12,000 machine to make a very small fraction of that amount, because remember many warrenties do not cover stupidity lol.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2. Bagging lawn clippings is a pain in the butt when they are wet because they stick to everyting and clog up the shoot and mower deck. And often times do not fully bag which can make the lawn look bad.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3. If I get sick from working in the rain we all lose out. I am not able to work and make any money, your lawn won't get mowed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;4. I do not enjoy possibly tearing someones lawn up simply to make a buck.&amp;nbsp;Lawns aren't really designed to be mowed when wet (when the ground is wet the roots are easily loosened and you can actually rip the grass right out of the lawn quite easily).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;5. Mowing on wet slopes is dangerous as lawn mowers can easily slip or slide on wet lawns, resulting in tearing up of the lawn or possible injury. (Homeowners who hire uninsured companies/ persons&amp;nbsp;can actually be sued if an uninsured person is injured while working at their home... always make sure anyone who works on your home is insured!)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Ok, now for the reasons that are really important... the reasons I do not mow in the rain or when the ground is wet&amp;nbsp;for my clients:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1.&amp;nbsp;More often than not&amp;nbsp;a lawn that is mowed when wet will have a higher tendancy to &quot;clump&quot; and look nasty (the grass clippings clump/ stick together to make big ugly clumps of dead grass on the lawn instead of spreading out evenly under normal mowing conditions which can build up thatch(dead grass in the lawn) un evenly as well).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2. When the ground it can get ruts in it quite easily. Ruts are caused primarily from driving/ riding heavy equipment over wet ground. While these ruts generally can be fixed by rolling the lawn why would anyone want to have more of an expense than otherwise needed for something so easily preventable.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3. This is actually also&amp;nbsp;one of my own personal reasons for not mowing when the ground is wet.... I do not enjoy tearing up someones lawn to make a buck (same as #4 of my personal reasons).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;4.&amp;nbsp;This I feel is probably the most important one of all and really&amp;nbsp;sums each and every one of these reasons in one.....&amp;nbsp;My clients&amp;nbsp;deserve the best possible care and service possible, afterall they pay for a service and I would be cheating them if&amp;nbsp;it could be done better.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&lt;/a&gt; offers many services to assist you in the proper care, maintenance, and beautification of your lawn including: aeration, detaching, lawn rolling, re-seeding, granular fertilization, lawn mowing, weed whipping, edging, hedge trimming, flower, tree planting, landscaping, spring clean ups, fall clean ups, and snow removal. They currently provide lawn care services in the Genesee County Michigan area primarily in Burton, Davison, Flint, Flushing, and&amp;nbsp;Grand Blanc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Residential, Commercial, and Insured lawn care provider.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.services.officelive.com/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For a Free Estimate call Chris @ (810) 877-9655&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.services.officelive.com/default.aspx&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Let us show you how beautiful your lawn can look.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:55:34 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/690173/just-a-reminder-i-don-t-work-in-the-rain-and-you-shouldn-t-mow-in-it-either</link>
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      <title>Looking to improve curb appeal? Hedge Trimming is a great way to start</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/3/2/7/8/ar121393916187232.jpg&quot; height=&quot;281&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;291&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/8/5/3/9/2/ar121393964729358.jpg&quot; height=&quot;280&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;304&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/7/0/0/5/ar121394006450075.jpg&quot; height=&quot;303&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;595&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before (the browning that you see in these pictures was caused by a late frost that effected the new growth on these hedges)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/6/1/2/1/ar121394026212167.jpg&quot; height=&quot;423&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;304&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/5/7/6/7/ar1213940476754.jpg&quot; height=&quot;423&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;291&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As you can see we use tarps to help catch the debris. Our services include cleaning up and hauling away all the debris, so there is no mess left behind.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/8/6/4/0/ar121394103004682.jpg&quot; height=&quot;309&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;302&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/7/0/0/0/ar121394149900075.jpg&quot; height=&quot;311&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;293&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/3/8/7/2/ar121394172927833.jpg&quot; height=&quot;329&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;289&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/6/0/5/8/ar121445555485067.jpg&quot; height=&quot;329&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;306&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&lt;/a&gt; is an insured, residential and commercial lawn care provider specializing in many lawn care services to assist you in the proper care, and&amp;nbsp;maintenance&amp;nbsp;of your lawn.&amp;nbsp;You can have that beautiful, lush, green lawn you have always wanted with our lawn care services that&amp;nbsp;include: aeration, detaching, lawn rolling, re-seeding, fertilization, lawn mowing, weed whipping, edging, hedge trimming, flower, shrub, and&amp;nbsp;tree planting, spring clean ups, fall clean ups, gutter cleaning,&amp;nbsp;landscaping, and snow removal. We currently provide lawn care services in the Genesee County Michigan area primarily in Burton, Davison, Flint, Flushing, Grand Blanc, and&amp;nbsp;Swartz Creek.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For a Free Estimate Call Chris at (810) 877-9655&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; title=&quot;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Let us show you how beautiful your lawn can look.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:42:40 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Are your gutters overflowing with all this rain? We have the solution, Gutter Cleaning! (Genesee Co.,MI)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Gutter cleaning is more then just about looks, it can also add years to the life of your roof by allowing the water to properly flow through the gutter system instead of clogging up where it can get under your shingles, rotting your roof much quicker than normal.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/1/7/3/1/ar121453025213711.jpg&quot; height=&quot;263&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;303&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/2/8/7/3/5/ar121453063653782.jpg&quot; height=&quot;263&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;290&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/0/1/1/0/ar121453113801109.jpg&quot; height=&quot;310&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;302&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/9/5/2/1/ar121453177912594.jpg&quot; height=&quot;310&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;291&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/6/8/4/4/ar12145314244864.jpg&quot; height=&quot;270&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/7/0/9/3/ar121453261139076.jpg&quot; height=&quot;269&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;293&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/7/3/4/5/ar121453433854371.jpg&quot; height=&quot;321&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;298&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/9/4/7/5/ar121453306957493.jpg&quot; height=&quot;321&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;295&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/5/8/6/0/ar121454127806856.jpg&quot; height=&quot;312&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;298&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/7/2/9/3/ar121454146139276.jpg&quot; height=&quot;313&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;293&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We also clear the roof of all debris with our gutter cleaning services, as this also helps your roof last longer while allowing rain water to properly flow off of the roof into your gutter system.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/4/7/8/1/ar121454171618749.jpg&quot; height=&quot;243&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;298&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/5/8/0/2/ar121454191520857.jpg&quot; height=&quot;243&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;294&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/6/7/5/2/ar121454242525765.jpg&quot; height=&quot;336&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;303&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/3/2/3/2/ar121454324823237.jpg&quot; height=&quot;336&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;287&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Side by side before and after pics. A difference you can really see. We clean up all debris in the gutters&amp;nbsp;as well as&amp;nbsp;on the roof&amp;nbsp;and haul it away.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&lt;/a&gt; is an insured, residential and commercial lawn care provider specializing in many lawn care services to assist you in the proper care, and&amp;nbsp;maintenance&amp;nbsp;of your lawn.&amp;nbsp;You can have that beautiful, lush, green lawn you have always wanted with our lawn care services that&amp;nbsp;include: aeration, detaching, lawn rolling, re-seeding, granular fertilization, lawn mowing, weed whipping, edging, hedge trimming, flower, shrub, and&amp;nbsp;tree planting, spring clean ups,fall clean ups, landscaping, and snow removal. We currently provide lawn care services in the Genesee County Michigan area primarily in Burton, Davison, Flint, Flushing, and&amp;nbsp;Grand Blanc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For a Free Estimate Call Chris at (810) 877-9655&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; title=&quot;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Let us show you how beautiful your lawn can look.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:38:04 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/690146/are-your-gutters-overflowing-with-all-this-rain-we-have-the-solution-gutter-cleaning-genesee-co-mi-</link>
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      <title>Several great Fall lawn care tips</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; As many of us already know proper lawn care and maintenance is a vital part of your homes curb appeal and exterior beauty. Unfortunately, many people don't know how to properly maintain their lawn, so here are a few great tips that will help you this fall in not only maintaining your lawn, but ensuring a beautiful lawn next spring.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;For those of you that do fertilize your lawn....&amp;nbsp;The&amp;nbsp;first thing&amp;nbsp;you want to do is your last weed &amp;amp; feed&amp;nbsp;fertilizer treatment should be done by mid to late-September at the very&amp;nbsp;latest. The reasoning for this is so there&amp;nbsp;are no chemical reactions, nor an over fertilization when you do your winterizer fertilization treatment generally around late October. It is good to do a winterizer treatment to promote good root growth and health. Fertilizers are not for everyone for many different reasons, if you do not like them or don't want them used on your lawn no problem.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The rest of these tips are great for everyone to follow to help your lawn grow lush, thick, beautiful, and healthy with an excellent root system.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Dethatching- Dethatching is the process of removing the old dead grass clippings that have built up above&amp;nbsp;the ground,&amp;nbsp;which can choke out your lawn and prevent it from getting the proper water and nutrients from rain, air and&amp;nbsp;fertilizers. Dethatching is done usually&amp;nbsp;with a machine, however you can (if you have the time and energy) &quot;power rake&quot; to gain similar results,&amp;nbsp;which is extremely vigorously raking your lawn which can be very tiresome, and time consuming.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Core Aeration- Core Aeration is the process of pulling plugs (commonly refered to as a&amp;nbsp;core) out of the ground. By removing the core you are opening the ground so it can breathe, and take in nutrients from rain,air, and fertilizers. Also core aeration opens the ground so it is not compacted which promotes excellent root growth which is one of the biggest keys to a great, beautiful, healthy, lush, green lawn. While there are many different products on the market that claim to be aerators (generally refered to a spike aerators), including flip-flops with spikes these products do not work effectively.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Reseeding- Reseeding (also commonly refered to as over seeding) is the process of spreading new grass seed over your existing lawn. If you fertilize your lawn wait atleast&amp;nbsp;one month before, and after&amp;nbsp;doing a reseed as many fertilizers&amp;nbsp;contain&amp;nbsp;chemicals which will kill the new grass seed, wasting your time and money.&amp;nbsp;Reseeding is an excellent and vital step to follow if your lawn is thin, or has bare spots for any reason. I recommend reseeding the entire lawn (front, or back or both if needed) instead of simply filling in the patches as it will give you a thick, rich,&amp;nbsp;consitantly,&amp;nbsp;even coloration throughout your entire lawn&amp;nbsp;where spot seeding can give you patches of different colored grass which often can look odd and is highly noticable. Also, when doing a reseeding you will want to scuff or open up the ground a little, which can be done by raking the lawn. However, if you do the reseeding shortly after or the same day as the dethatching and aeration you have already opened the ground enough to do the reseed saving you some time and making your lawn even healthier, thicker, greener and more beautiful. Generally you should wait 2-4 weeks to allow your new grass to properly root itself in the ground before mowing your lawn, so make sure you mow your current lawn lower than you normally would, or be willing to allow your lawn to grow slightly higher than normal between cuts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Fall Clean-up- Fall clean-ups are just as they sound, clean up the leafs that fall. Whether you pick them up when mowing with a bagger system or rake them up it is best to get them out of the yard as opposed to just mulching them into the lawn. However, mulching the dead leafs into the yard is still better than actually leaving them sitting on top of the lawn.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&lt;/a&gt; is an insured, residential and commercial lawn care and landscaping&amp;nbsp;provider specializing in many services to assist you in the proper care, and&amp;nbsp;maintenance&amp;nbsp;of your lawn.&amp;nbsp;You can have that beautiful, lush, green lawn you have always wanted with our lawn care services that&amp;nbsp;include: aeration, detaching, lawn rolling, re-seeding, fertilization, lawn mowing, weed whipping, edging, hedge trimming, flower, shrub, and&amp;nbsp;tree planting, spring clean ups,fall clean ups, landscaping, and snow removal. We currently provide our services in the Genesee County Michigan area primarily in Burton, Davison, Flint, Flushing, and&amp;nbsp;Grand Blanc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For a Free Estimate Call Chris at (810) 877-9655&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; title=&quot;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Let us show you how beautiful your lawn can look.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:07:41 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Ready to get that new landscaping project taken care of this fall?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/7/8/4/8/ar122125196384871.jpg&quot; height=&quot;319&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;304&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/5/0/2/7/ar122125237072051.jpg&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;282&quot; /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/4/9/4/8/ar122125321684943.jpg&quot; height=&quot;444&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;585&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As you can see we have many excellent trees, shrubs, and flowers available through just one of our great nursery suppliers to aid you in having that beautiful landscape you have always wanted. They are always getting in new plants and they change regularly. Supplies are limited on certain items and some items only come in during a certain period of time (as many plants are best planted at certain times here in MI).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&lt;/a&gt; is an insured, residential and commercial lawn care and landscaping&amp;nbsp;provider specializing in many services to assist you in the proper care, and&amp;nbsp;maintenance&amp;nbsp;of your lawn.&amp;nbsp;You can have that beautiful, lush, green lawn you have always wanted with our lawn care services that&amp;nbsp;include: aeration, detaching, lawn rolling, re-seeding, fertilization, lawn mowing, weed whipping, edging, hedge trimming, flower, shrub, and&amp;nbsp;tree planting, spring clean ups,fall clean ups, landscaping, and snow removal. We currently provide our services in the Genesee County Michigan area primarily in Burton, Davison, Flint, Flushing, and&amp;nbsp;Grand Blanc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For a Free Estimate Call Chris at (810) 877-9655&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; title=&quot;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Let us show you how beautiful your lawn can look.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:08:17 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Great curb appeal is very important when selling a home!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The importance of a well cared for lawn and landscaping when selling a home&amp;nbsp;is actually quite simple, it is the&amp;nbsp;first thing about a home a perspective buyer will see. It can make or break even getting someone to step foot inside the home let alone make a respectable offer. Like the old saying goes &quot;The First impression is the most Important impression&quot;. If the outside of the home is uncared for the interior of the home is percieved to be that same way regardless of what it actually looks like. Many home buyers will not even look at a home that does not look like it has&amp;nbsp;been properly cared for from the outside, as they will assume the inside is uncared for as well. Now lets say, the potential buyers decide to go ahead and go inside anyways, not only is the poor curb appeal going to be a bad first impression, it will be a bad last impression as well as it will be the last thing the potential buyers will see... Don't let poor curb appeal be a double whammy, it can really kill a deal.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&lt;/a&gt; is an insured, residential and commercial lawn care and landscaping&amp;nbsp;provider specializing in many services to assist you in the proper care, and&amp;nbsp;maintenance&amp;nbsp;of your lawn.&amp;nbsp;You can have that beautiful, lush, green lawn you have always wanted with our lawn care services that&amp;nbsp;include: aeration, detaching, lawn rolling, re-seeding, granular fertilization, lawn mowing, weed whipping, edging, hedge trimming, flower, shrub, and&amp;nbsp;tree planting, spring clean ups,fall clean ups, landscaping, and snow removal. We currently provide our services in the Genesee County Michigan area primarily in Burton, Davison, Flint, Flushing, and&amp;nbsp;Grand Blanc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For a Free Estimate Call Chris at (810) 877-9655&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; title=&quot;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Let us show you how beautiful your lawn can look.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:27:29 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/688177/great-curb-appeal-is-very-important-when-selling-a-home-</link>
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      <title>Don't miss another game this year because of yard work! (Genesee County, MI)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;That's right guys (and gals) &lt;strong&gt;you don't have to miss another game this season&lt;/strong&gt; because you need to go mow the lawn, trim the hedges or even clean the gutters. Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C. will take care of all your yard work needs&amp;nbsp;so &lt;strong&gt;you can kick back and enjoy the game! &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&lt;/a&gt; is an insured, residential and commercial lawn care provider specializing in many lawn care services to assist you in the proper care, and&amp;nbsp;maintenance&amp;nbsp;of your lawn.&amp;nbsp;You can have that beautiful, lush, green lawn you have always wanted with our lawn care services that&amp;nbsp;include: aeration, detaching, lawn rolling, re-seeding, fertilization, lawn mowing, weed whipping, edging, hedge trimming, flower, shrub, and&amp;nbsp;tree planting, spring clean ups, fall clean ups, landscaping, power washing&amp;nbsp;and snow removal. We currently provide lawn care services in the Genesee County Michigan area primarily in Burton, Davison, Flint, Flushing, and&amp;nbsp;Grand Blanc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For a Free Estimate Call Chris at: (810) 877-9655&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hortonslawncarellc.synthasite.com/&quot; title=&quot;Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Let us show you how beautiful your lawn can look.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:17:23 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/686899/don-t-miss-another-game-this-year-because-of-yard-work-genesee-county-mi-</link>
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      <title>It's all about MeMe :-D</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I am &lt;/strong&gt;tall&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I think &lt;/strong&gt;I can therefore I will&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I can &lt;/strong&gt;do whatever I set my mind to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I want&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;to be sucessful in everything I do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I have &lt;/strong&gt;a beautiful fiancee and a&amp;nbsp;great kid (Chloey, our 2 yr old bloxer/ pit mix)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I wish &lt;/strong&gt;the economy was ALOT better&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I hate &lt;/strong&gt;chinese food lol&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I miss &lt;/strong&gt;playing basketball... all the time!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I fear &lt;/strong&gt;nothing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I feel&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;like going back to bed lol...&amp;nbsp;I'm still not feeling all that great :-(&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I hear &lt;/strong&gt;the freecreditreport.com commercial on&amp;nbsp;T.V. and my air purifier running lol&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I smell &lt;/strong&gt;fresh and clean since I just got out of the shower&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I search &lt;/strong&gt;for a cheap way to convert this fish tank I just got into a saltwater tank lol (I am not about to spend&amp;nbsp;over a grand for water, rocks, sand, coral, filters, lights, and fish lol)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I regret &lt;/strong&gt;nothing for everything I have done has made me the person I am today :-D&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I love &lt;/strong&gt;Ashlee, Chloey, and my friends and family :-D&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I care &lt;/strong&gt;about many things, especially my friends, family, and animals&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I always &lt;/strong&gt;strive for perfection&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I am not &lt;/strong&gt;that hard to please&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I believe &lt;/strong&gt;in god&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I dance &lt;/strong&gt;.... I don't dance, I'm no good at it lol 6'6&quot; of pure uncordination when it comes to dancing lol&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I sing &lt;/strong&gt;... Yeah I don't do that either.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I don't always &lt;/strong&gt;drive the speed limit... I hardly ever do it actually lol&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I write &lt;/strong&gt;with my computer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I win &lt;/strong&gt;whenever I play Ashlee in Monopoly&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I lose &lt;/strong&gt;change and lighters all the time&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I never &lt;/strong&gt;do the dishes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I listen &lt;/strong&gt;when it is something I want to hear lol&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I can usually be found &lt;/strong&gt;on the computer, on my mower, or in my truck lol&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I'm scared of &lt;/strong&gt;nothing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I read &lt;/strong&gt;on the computer...excpet for once in a while when I look at the classifieds in the newspaper&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I forget&lt;/strong&gt; ... yeah I&amp;nbsp;just forgot lol&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I just &lt;/strong&gt;want a million dollars :-D&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I'm happy about&lt;/strong&gt; all kinds of things.... I'm HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!! :-D lol&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I'm tagging everyone who reads this and hasn't already done one :-P&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Chris Horton (Horton's Lawn Care L.L.C.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:22:46 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/683097/it-s-all-about-meme-d</link>
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