Shopping for a service can sometimes be overwhelming. Since you are looking for a service, that means you would like to have something done. But how can you tell if you are comparing apples-to-apples when looking at competing contracts? One of the best things to do is to actually read everything on the contract. I know that many times potential customers will look at the price and that is all…
Read MoreLeaves in February
We are long past the growing season and are very much so in winter. However, have you noticed that some trees like to hang onto their leaves from the previous growing season. Certain trees will hold and not let go until the next growing season starts. It is always weird to see a tree with leaves in the dead of winter, even if the leaves are all brown. Many varieties…
Read MoreJanuary Thaw 2018
One of the biggest bummers about the melting snow is how dirty everything becomes. All of the nice white snow is now dirty with road grime. Yuck! This melting snow happens every spring, and sometimes in the middle of winter like we have already had this year. Despite the ugliness of the dirty snow, that melting this time of year is really good for your landscape. When all of the…
Read MoreCold Snap!
Just after Christmas 2017 the weather turned cold, bitter cold. We set multiple record low temperatures in the days that followed Christmas. We received snow at a steady rate. Now the question, what is the snow and cold going to do to my landscape. Luckily, the answer is not much for the cold and snow itself. The snow acts as an insulation blanket from the bitter cold temperatures. And on…
Read MoreGifts All Year
I know that Christmas has come and gone for 2017 and we are heading into the new year. But now that the gifts are all open, your landscape can be a gift that gives all year long. When planning a landscape, something to think about is how there can be interest all year long. This includes the dreariness of winter. We will go over some ideas for each of the…
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