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Do you hate walking out the door in the summer to find your impatiens nipped off at the ground or your hosta leaves cut back to the stem? Maybe you're plagued even earlier in the year, with mysteriously disappearing tulips or neatly cropped pansies. It’s almost time to start seeing deer damage, and if they're already sampling your garden your garden, now is the time to act.
It's time for another tree care lesson! If you need a refresher on why we value trees so much, check out our post on the top 10 benefits of urban trees. Today we'll talk about proper pruning technique and why it's so important. The tree you see below has completely closed off some cuts and is working on others with even, donut-shaped callus growing over the wound. That's what you want to see, but getting that result is harder than you think.
There is more to mulch than meets the eye. It makes our gardens more attractive, helps reduce weeds, conserves moisture, and slowly adds nutrients back to the soil. One of our suppliers carries 16 different kinds in bulk, and that doesn't even include pine straw or rubber mulches. Our most commonly used mulch is un-dyed Midi Hardwood Mulch - an economical, all-natural, and long-lasting mulch suitable for any setting. Read on to see why we love it.
If you think back to this spring and the lessons I shared about soil, you may remember me talking about soil compaction and how aeration can alleviate this common problem (see this post about problems in urban soils for a review). Well 'tis the season for lawn aeration, so I'm taking us even further back into the blog archives for an updated review of a brief but informative explanation of what aeration is and why you want it.
We love hydrangeas. Oakleaf hydrangeas, hardy hydrangeas, smooth hydrangeas - we love them all. Most of the year they’re easy to care for as long as they have enough water, but late in the season some weird looking things can show up on the leaves: hydrangea rust and leaf spot. The good news is that these fungal leaf diseases pose no long-term threat to the health of your plants, but there are some steps you can take to minimize the aesthetic damage.
What is the single most important factor in the short-term and long-term success of a new planting? If you said proper watering, you're right. Newly installed plants don't have extensive root systems like more established plants, so they rely on the moisture present in their root ball. Even drought-tolerant species will need a little help at first.
It's time for another tree care lesson! If you need a refresher on why we value trees so much, check out our post on the top 10 benefits of urban trees. Today we'll talk about proper pruning technique and why it's so important.
It's the time of the year where you're probably starting to think about tidying up wayward shrubs and pruning hedges during the spring growth spurt. But before you grab shears or gas-powered hedge trimmers, let's talk about proper pruning practices and how they differ from species to species. Not all shrubs can be pruned the same if you want them to live long and prosper
Keeping your lawn healthy and clean is a hassle enough but year after year pests can make it even more difficult. If you've noticed thinning grass and/or patches in your lawn chances are its time to check for grubs. The easiest way to check for grubs is to simply dig up some soil of about 2 inches deep and examine it.
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