What MITE It Be?
During the hot, dry days of summer your rose bushes can become host to a devastating tiny critter called the Two-spotted spider mite.
When these conditions are prevalent the mite is very active feeding and reproducing on your bushes.
Topics: Landscape Maintenance, Landscape Tips
When it comes to poison ivy, oak or sumac, it pays to know the facts. Few lessons are as important to homeowners as learning how to properly identifying these plants. Within 12 to 72 hours of touching any one of them, you could develop an uncomfortable, itchy, rash characterized by redness, swelling and unsightly blisters.
Topics: Customer Tips, Landscape Maintenance, Landscape Tips
First a few facts about Algae
Types of Algae: The two types of algae that most water gardeners experience are suspended algae and filamentous algae. Suspended algae consist of millions of microscopic algae floating throughout the water. This causes the water to turn green or "pea soup" color.
Topics: Pond Maintenance, Customer Tips, Pond Cleaning, General Pond Care, Pond Tips and Tricks
Outdoor lighting allows you to enjoy your property while showcasing key features and spaces during the day and night. It serves both aesthetic and practical purposes in your landscape. Below are some of the key benefits of adding outdoor lighting.
Topics: Customer Tips, Outdoor Lighting
Most healthy, natural-ecosystem ponds require minimal effort to maintain, aside from a thorough annual cleaning. When deciding the right time to clean your pond, there are two major considerations: biology and aesthetics.
Topics: Pond Maintenance, Pond Cleaning, Pond Tips and Tricks
When the temperatures begin to rise and the trees start to bud, it’s time to start preparing your landscape for the impending spring growing season. Follow our top five steps below to have your yard primed and ready to bloom.
Topics: Customer Tips, Landscape Maintenance, Landscape Tips
Fertilizing a lawn in the spring can be very beneficial. It can help the lawn get a good start on the year, encourage a healthy lawn and help with a quick green up. A healthy lawn means it has a better root system to combat heat, cold, drought, mowing, foot traffic, and other stresses.
Topics: Customer Tips, Lawn Care Tips
The common crape myrtle is a deciduous, small to medium sized shrub or small tree. The ornate flowers have wrinkled petals like crepe paper. The foliage is dark green changing in fall to yellows, oranges, and reds. Many people use crape myrtles in their landscape though few people actually know how to prune them correctly.
Topics: Customer Tips, Landscape Maintenance, Pruning Tips
Finding a quality contractor for your water feature project may seem like a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be! Below are some strategies that you can use when searching for the contractor that will be the best fit for your project.
Topics: Customer Tips, Pond Reviews, Pond Tips and Tricks
