Seasonal Landscaping
Can You Landscape in Winter?
No matter where you live, if you have a yard, the onset of winter begs the question, “Can you landscape in winter?” Naturally, most of us would love to hear a resounding “no” in answer to the query, as that would let us all off the hook for maintenance and new projects around the yard.…
Read MoreFall Yard Decorating Ideas for Warm Climate
Decorating for Fall in Warmer Climates Contrary to what some people say, areas of the country with a warmer climate year-round DO actually experience fall – though it’s generally not quite to the degree that other areas do. Plants and trees still change their colors and eventually lose their leaves, grass still slows down its…
Read MoreCreate a Spooky Yard Without Breaking the Budget
Spookify Your Yard Without Breaking Your Budget Let’s face it. Halloween is the time of year when a majority of the country goes a little – or a lot – nuts, getting in on the fun and freakiness of the holiday in all kinds of ways. They throw creepy parties, make their own costumes, stock…
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 MorePreparing Your Lawn for Summer
When you’re thinking about summer, thoughts of hot weather, cool dips in the pool, and vacations spent with your family probably pop into your head. But one thing that should also pop into your head is lawn care. Which, if we’re being honest, should actually begin in spring. Spring is when summer lawn care truly…
Read MoreSpring Lawn Care Tips for Florida
When you live in a state like Florida, the idea of lush, green lawns might seem almost laughable. We have such extreme heat in summer and even sometimes in spring that lawn care can often feel like an uphill battle that you never win. But all that lushness really can become a reality for your…
Read MoreCreating a Yard Worth Screaming About
A Yard for Halloween! It’s almost Halloween! So it’s also time to trick out your yard and get it looking like a treat, rather than a horror. Sure, you might want to make it look scary – but the scary factor should come from your ghoulish decorations, not the actual state of your yard. That…
Read MoreOpen Season for Aerating Your Lawn
Don’t Forget to Aerate! If you’re a property owner with your eye on the prize of having a lush, lovely green lawn worthy of the high-gloss pages of a magazine or verdant enough to catch the eye of your neighborhood garden committee, you’ll probably be watching the calendar and trying to get a game plan…
Read MoreCreate The Outdoor Man Cave of Your Dreams
Are you ready for some football? That’s an easy yes, but the real question might be: Is your man cave ready for the big game? And there is an even better question: Are you ready for an awesome outdoor man cave? That’s right; we said outdoor man cave. Fall weather on the Gulf Coast is…
Read MorePruning and Protection: Preserving Florida’s Sabal Palm
Florida’s state tree, the Sabal Palm (also known as a cabbage palm or by its scientific name, the Sabal Palmetto), is an iconic, but vulnerable, part of Florida’s landscape. Many people don’t realize that over-pruning or pruning them in the wrong way can cause irreversible damage. In fact, the palm is self-pruning and will shed…
Read More