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]
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]
Sharpened Mower Blades, A Spring Cleanup, Fertilizer, and an Application of Herbicide Will Give Your Lawn a Fighting Chance this Summer!
As the wet and cold recede your lawn and landscaping needs special attention to be ready for the growing season. Spring is a time of rebirth and the time to revitalize your lawn, landscaping, and plants. Do the following and you’ll have a great lawn to enjoy this summer and fall… Sharpened Mower Blades Make… [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]
Lawn Care Tips – 3 Things You Need to Do To Your Lawn During the Fall To Get It Ready for Winter!
Although spring lawn care gets all the attention, fall lawn care is the make-it or break-it season for grass. The grass that grows this fall is what will be there next spring. Your lawn goes dormant in the winter. Yes lawns do have one amazing ability, in periods of drought they go dormant and they… [Read More]
Do I Need To Fertilize My Lawn Every Year? Yes and Here are Some Tips on How to Do it Correctly…
Your soil supplies some of the nutrients that turf grass needs but most soils are not able to provide all of them during the entire growing season. A healthy and actively growing lawn uses a great deal of energy. Fertilizer helps your lawn stay healthy by promoting new leaf and root growth. Read on to… [Read More]
Lawn Care Tips – How to Protect Your Lawn During the Winter
Don’t ignore your lawn just because it’s cold outside. Many of the things you have to do to have a healthy lawn come spring starts during the winter, when temperatures begin to drop. Precipitation, freezing temperatures and other elements can affect your lawn’s health during the season of dormancy. Following are a few tips for… [Read More]
Landscaping Tips For Contractors – Getting the Best Results when You have to Lay Sod in the Winter
Homes are built even in the worst winter conditions. Contractors who build homes in the winter months know that nice green lawn will be a major selling point in the spring. Hoping for green grass in the spring they hurry to lay sod in the winter but this can really backfire. Sometimes you just have… [Read More]