Here we are, December is over and we have had very little snow. What is the deal? Christmas was green, and the month overall was very warm. Let’s just remember that December is just the first month of winter; we still have January, February and March to make it through until we have made it to spring. Now I want to make sure that everyone knows, I am not a…
Read MoreMerry Christmas 2015
Merry Christmas from Harkes Landscape Management, LLC! We celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus. During this season of busyness, we hope that everyone can take time to celebrate the reason for the season. We wish you a Merry Christmas!
Read More2015 Growing Season Wrap Up
Here we are again, at the end of another growing season. Like any growing season from the past, there were some challenges from the weather and pests, and there were some blessings too. The beginning of the 2015 growing season was wet. Not too much, but enough to keep everything watered and happy. By the end of May into early June, that rain turned off, and the lawns started to…
Read MoreThanksgiving 2015
We at Harkes Landscape wish you a happy Thanksgiving! We are so thankful for all of our customers. We are also thankful for all that we have been blessed with in life. We wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving!
Read MoreStaking Trees
We see newly planted trees that have stakes to “help support the tree” all the time. And many times people will see other trees being staked, and they think, I will stake the new tree that I am going to plant because that is what everyone else is doing. I recommend against that idea. I will explain why. When at Michigan State, we covered staking trees. There are two rules…
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