<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=866601466752755&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">

Blog

Types of training at Dowco

Training and education is a core belief of the Dowco team. Every member of our team sits in on classes varying from greasing a mower to weed identification to best customer service practices. Team building activities are woven into the yearly calendar of topics to add fun and enhance the company cul...

Winter Car Safety

‘Tis The Season

No one will call ahead to warn us

“By the way, I am going to slide into you and knock you off the road half way to work this morning.” Or, “Hey, my crystal ball says you’re going to have a flat tire at 5:36 this evening.”

These things are called accidents and blindsides because we ca...

The Benefits of One Service Provider

The benefits of One Landscape Provider

As the local leader in comprehensive landscape maintenance Dowco gives you all the advantages of partnering with a large organization while maintaining the benefits of a personalized, locally owned company.

We offer the convenience of a single source provider a...

2012 Charity Contributions

Thanks to your support, in 2012 Dowco made contributions to the following organizations

2012 Dowco Survey Responses

“We’ve appreciated the care you’ve given our yard for the last 20 some years. We always get compliments!”

-Ken & Sally B.

“Dowco takes care of all yard needs. Great job! Workers are very professional in our neighborhood.”

-Mary M.

“Great year. Kelly is wonderful!”

-David C.

“You do a great job – ...

Goals for the New Year

Goals for the New Year

A few years back I had a coach helping me to train for Ironman Florida. I recall one swim session that she assigned with the following task. “Swim: 500m; would like you to ease into the first 100m then start to descend your pace. I would like you to have one of the stronger sw...

Snowflakes in December

We are planning for snow!

There are little bitty snow flurries outside right now and some snow in the forecast around Christmas Day. Dowco has been gearing up for any winter weather events by preparing our plows, salt trucks and routes.

Snow is unpredictable and each event is different! To effectiv...

Look Out For Frost Flowers

This is the time of year for early risers to be on the lookout for “frost flowers”. I have stumbled across several of them in past years and they have literally stopped me in my tracks.

They are typically found in fields or along a wood line where the plants are 1-3’ tall. The time of day to look fo...

A Healthy Lawn Starts With Your Leaves!

Healthy lawns start with good soil that is rich in organic material.

Good soil structure consists of 50% solids, and 50% pore space for water and air. Soils in the St. Louis area tend to contain a lot of clay which lacks the proper pore space and tends to be short on organic material. Organic materi...

Popular Posts

Recent Posts