Planning a landscape can be a daunting task. Even just replacing a plant or two can be quite the project. There are so many different plants. Most plants will not work in all situations. There are a lot of things to think about. However, one thing that can get overlooked is adding edible plants into your landscape. This post goes beyond just putting a tomato plant in pot on your…
Read MoreGrub Control and Fertilizer
There are two reasons to need a grub control fertilizer applied to your lawn. The first is protection if you have had a problems with grubs in the past. The second is if there was an active population of grubs in your yard within the previous year. Much of the fertilizer portion of a grub control fertilizer is the same as a regular summer fertilizer application. If you would like…
Read MoreSummer Fertilizer
Things are green and growing. We are in the warm weather. It is summer. After we have prepared our lawns and landscapes in the spring for this time of the year, it is time to feed our lawns again. This time it is with a summer blend of fertilizer. The summer fertilizer application should have a higher nitrogen content compared to the spring fertilizer application. (The first number on the…
Read MoreAnnual vs. Biennial vs. Perennial
We will take a quick look at annual vs biennial vs perennial: An annual is a plant that will complete its entire life cycle in one year. There are two groups of annual plants, summer annuals and winter annuals. Summer annuals will germinate in the spring, flower, seed and die by the winter. Winter annuals germinate in the fall, over-winter, flower in the spring, seed and die by summer. Both…
Read MoreSprinkler Height
Underground sprinklers can be quite a help in the summer when we get into a dry spell. But occasionally those sprinklers do break, and they will need to be replaced. When replacing a sprinkler head, it is best to make sure that it is at the correct height out of the ground. Sprinklers can too often be installed too high above the ground or too low in ground. Many times…
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