Gardening
Executive’s Holistic Approach to Landscaping Ecology
Taking the Holistic Approach to Landscaping There’s been a major shift in the past few years to living holistically, removing the barriers between certain aspects of life like health and beauty, mind and body to create a deeper connection for them all and achieve a better-balanced way of living. Interestingly enough, that “holistic” way of…
Read MoreTop 5 Gorgeous Growing Vines
Top 5 Growing Vines When you’ve got a limited amount of horizontal space to grow plants, it really limits your options for great landscaping. One of the best ways to add some life and color to your outside space is by creating vertical structures like pergolas or trellises with growing vines. Some vines are better…
Read MoreLandscaping Tips for January and February
Once in awhile in January, the warm weather starts to poke its head out, which makes it the perfect time to do a few things around the yard that will start to get it in shape for the seasons ahead. A landscaping professional will be extremely helpful in this, and the team at Executive Landscaping,…
Read MoreExecutive Decorating for the Christmas Season
Ho Ho Holiday Landscapes We don’t all live in areas of the country that seem to decorate themselves for the season with blankets of snow and foliage that turns magnificent hues that are like firelight in their tones of reds and golds. In Northwest Florida especially, the fall and winter seasons come and go with…
Read MoreWinter Landscaping Tips for Florida
How to Keep Winter’s Harshness from Claiming Your Landscape While Florida does not have severe winter weather, winter can come with its fair share of harsh factors – and those chilly temps do more than make you want to escape the cold. They also have the potential to wreak havoc on your landscape unless you…
Read MoreSeasonal Stimulation with Fall Fertilizer
Did You Know Fall is for Fertilizer? It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the heat of summer is brutal on grass. Take a quick visual sweep around your neighborhood, and you’ll likely see more than one lawn looking less than green. One of them may even be yours. And all that tortured…
Read MoreGreasing the Green with Horticultural Oil
If you’re eyeing the calendar and feeling the unexpected chill in the breeze that seems to have crept in of late, you’re likely becoming more aware of the fact that fall is drawing nigh. Try as you might to ignore it, the onset of autumn means it’s about time to get your head in the…
Read MoreAvoid These 4 Poisonous Plants That May Lurk in Your Yard
Residing in Florida allows you to enjoy the landscape surrounding your house throughout the year. Shrubs, flowers, green grass and other natural amenities can beautify your property. However, there could be hidden dangers lurking between some of your plants. Poison oak, poison ivy, poison sumac and wild parsnips are poisonous plants that you want to…
Read MoreBeautiful and Allergy Free Landscaping
Allergy Free Landscaping for Allergy Sufferers The start of Summer brings out the landscaping gardener in many of us. Whether it is commercial landscaping to add curb appeal for a business or residential landscaping to dress up the front porch of the house, landscaping is everywhere. Unfortunately for over 50 million Americans who are allergen…
Read MoreSimplified Gardening: How to Grow Succulents
If you’ve ever fancied yourself a gardener only to find out that your green thumb seems to be malfunctioning, succulent plants might be a dream come true. Much like cacti, succulents are pretty tolerant of neglect, which means that growing succulents doesn’t require nearly as much work as most plants do. Another pro in the…
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