Too much thatch can choke your lawn. For many years, professional golf course greens keepers have known that the secret to a beautiful, dense turf is aeration. By aerating their courses two to three times each year the grass roots grow more healthy and the plants thrive! What Is Core Aeration? Core Aeration is the… [Read More]
Are My Trees Healthy? Here’s How To Tell If the Trees in Your Landscaping are Healthy…
Trees are an important part of any landscape. Not only are they beautiful, they provide shade, cleaner air and an increase in property value. You’ve done your homework by assessing your yard and using the information to choose the right trees for the situation. You plant them in the proper way and work hard to… [Read More]
Lawn Tips – 6 Things You Can Do To Keep a Greener, Weed Free Lawn All Year Long!…
The 6 key things you need to do to keep your lawn green and weed free need to be done at the right times, during the right outdoor conditions, and in the right volumes or you could hurt your lawn. The following list describes what you need to do and when you need to do… [Read More]
Mosquito Control Tips – How To Get Mosquitos Out of Your Yard…
Mosquitoes carry serious diseases, like West Nile virus, and you don’t want them near your family or pets when you can prevent it. Mosquitoes also transmit valaria and expose dogs to heartworms. The following tips will help get your yard to a mosquito free zone with must a bit of preventative maintenance. Standing Water Invites… [Read More]
Landscaping and Lawn Tips – How To Get Rid of Grubs Worms In Your Lawn
When lawn grubs hatch they immediately begin to feed on plant roots, eventually destroying large patches of your lawn, especially when they exist in large numbers.Not only can these pests damage the lawn, but their presence also invites unwelcome wildlife that feed on lawn grubs – digging up patches of grass in search for them…. [Read More]
Outdoor Floral Design Tips – Do Your Pots and Planters Need Some Professional Help? See Video…
A proper floral design requires that you plan the structure of your container planting, consider your growing conditions, contrast your textures, and use the right colors. These four design techniques will give you a great outdoor floral display that you can be proud of when guests come to visit. Structure of Your Containers & Plants… [Read More]
Lawn Care Tips – Suggestions for Getting Rid of Weeds in Your Lawn
Weeds are plants defined, not necessarily by their own intrinsic characteristics, but primarily by their relationship with humans. Gardeners themselves define weeds as those plants that interfere with their plans and compete with their preferred plants for light, water, and nutrients. Weeds are plants that grow where they are not wanted. This undesirable flora tends… [Read More]
Landscaping Tips – When to Prune Your Trees and Shrubs And What To Prune!
A good starting point for pruning any plant is to remove dead, diseased, or damaged stems as soon as you see them. Dead stems attract insects and invite diseases to develop. Also remove crossing branches, water sprouts (vigorous upright growing shoots that form on trunks or side branches), and suckers (vigorous shoots that develop near… [Read More]
How to Protect Your Plants and Trees from the Late Fall, Winter, Snow, Ice, and Animals…
Late Fall/Winter can be a harsh time for in your landscaping and trees. Injury is more prevalent and more severe when low temperatures occur in early fall or late spring, when there is little or no snow cover during the winter or when temperatures stay low for a prolonged duration. Pronounced fluctuations in temperature can… [Read More]
Lawn Maintenance Tips – If You Take Care and Prepare Your Lawn in the Fall, It Will Pay Off in the Spring!
A well-kept lawn can still be a bright green in the fall, and the lawn care you provide in the fall will affect how your lawn looks the following year. Fall is the ideal time to focus on lawn maintenance because the grass roots will have plenty of time to establish themselves by spring. Following… [Read More]
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