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...
You probably have a mole if the mounds of dirt you see in your yard are round, symmetrical and conical, like miniature volcanoes. The dirt is fluffy with occasional clods on top of the mound. A mole mound, sometimes known as a mole hill, can be more than a foot in...
Lawn grubs eat your lawn’s roots and can leave your yard brown and ugly. The grubs are bad enough but sometimes they can bring in wildlife that feed on them that can cause even more damage. Most grub worms are from Japanese beetles who lay their eggs midsummer...
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...
Choosing a landscape partner will influence the look and feel of your outdoor spaces for the short and long term because of what they do today will influence your lawn, plants, shrubs, and trees for the rest of their lives. The following are some of the things to look...