Landscape Maintenance
Knowing the Best Practices for Trimming Palm Trees
As with any trees, the best method of trimming palm trees requires some understanding of what you’re looking at when holding those shears in your hands. You can’t just decide that the tree looks overgrown and needs a trim. Knowing which parts of the tree are removable is key, as is WHY they might look…
Read MoreFall Landscaping Checklist
Summer is quickly winding down, which means preparing to get the kids back to school, preparing your mind to get back to reality after that wonderful vacation…and preparing your landscaping for fall. Get ready to break out the fall landscaping checklist. Cringe all you want, it’s a necessary evil that comes with the joys of…
Read MoreHow to Get Rid of Landscape Puddles
The issue of standing water in the yard is a common problem that property owners all over the country face, regardless of their location and the size of their property. There are various reasons for the formation of puddles, and one of the ways to solve the problem is to understand the “why” behind it.…
Read More6 Tips for Weed Control
If the idea of weeding makes you want to bang your head against the driveway until you’ve been knocked into a state of unconsciousness, you’re hardly alone. The entire task of weed control is, in fact, quite near the top of most people’s “I’d-rather-have-a-root-canal” list of things to do for home and property maintenance. Hence the proliferation…
Read MoreWill Landscaping Fabric Kill Grass?
Will Landscaping Fabric Kill Grass? Keeping grass healthy, vibrantly green and lush is naturally a task anywhere –much more so in Florida, where the temperature often swings wildly and the extreme heat taxes plants to their breaking point. We also battle against the humidity and our lack of naturally nutrient-dense soil, working instead with sandy…
Read MoreProtecting Plants in Frost – Even in the South
9 Nifty Tricks for Protecting Plants In Frost When most people think of Florida, they picture sunny skies and endless days of warmth. If you’ve spent any length of time here, however, you’ve learned firsthand that’s a myth that doesn’t exactly hold up – most notably in winter and spring. Florida is prone to odd…
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 MoreWhich Type Lawn Fertilizer Is Best: Liquid Products Or Dry Products?
While there are many types of lawn fertilizers, most of them fall into one of two main categories. These categories are liquid and dry. Dry fertilizers for lawns tend to be granular and come in a bag. Liquid lawn fertilizers can be purchased in bottles or professionally sprayed on to lawns. Here are the advantages…
Read MoreLeave the Pesticides to the Professional Lawn Care Experts
You have pests invading your lawn, and they are starting to do real damage. You need to do something about it before the damage gets any worse. You may be thinking that you can run down to the DIY store and get pesticides to handle the job yourself. That is actually a hazardous thing to…
Read MoreImportance of Yard Drainage
Depending on where you live, yard drainage may or may not be an issue. In Florida, drainage problems can mean major trouble – in this June alone, Pensacola had 11.78 inches of rain. If you have any custom landscaping, this can be bad news for your trees, shrubs and lawn features. Plus, Florida is known…
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