do-it-yourself

I’m sure you are seeing signs of those darn rabbits gnawing on trees and shrubs. Well, rabbit damage is happening all over the place these days. Rabbits and other foraging creatures are hungry because the deep snow is making it difficult to find their normal winter food sources so instead they go for our shrub…

Bunnies in the landscape are not cute when they are chowing down on your beautiful flowers.  This year we are noticing many more plants becoming victim to these nibbling menaces’. So why is this happening? Understand that they have less and less native vegetation and space to live in, so they are adapting to ours.…

Creeping Charlie is a invasive lawn and landscape weed that is very hard to eradicate from they yard and landscape but we have 3 great suggestions on how you can remove this from your landscape, the fourth one is also a option for treatment, just not as ideal. The earlier in the season you tackle…

We get many call for our services this time of year, people looking to start new projects or add on to old ones. Many are just the type that fit our services, some are not. So how do you know if we are that company for you, or any company for that matter? What things will…

One of the many plant varieties homeowners find creeping into their yards is Buckthorn, weather it be a few shoots among the Lilacs or the scrubby plants in the trees at the edge of the property.   Here are a few common questions and comments regarding the plant: “Why is it a big deal to…

This summer has been nice, short, maybe a little dry more recently but over all nice.  And then its state fair time; we all know it will be some variation of hot, sticky (yes please add the pun as well) and currently  – dry and very hot.  We know a whole lot has not gotten…

Its State Fair time, the great time of year when summer is coming to a close and school will start again!  In addtion to a bunch of  lifestyle changes it also is a time of seasonal change in the landscape.  Here are 3 things you should be doing now in your landscape: Lightly trim ( for tidiness)…

kay you might not realize this, but I am not a lawn care company, really I am not. I help my clients with landscape needs- all the fun stuff that happens next to the lawn. So I care if the lawn looks good next to all the great landscaping we do! Here are 3 tips in helping…

This past weekend was memorial weekend, where may homeowners take on weekend projects they want to accomplish them selves. They head off to the store with a simple list of materials so they can shop once and be done. But even with their best intentions they come across things they didn’t plan on, or have…

Ahh  Memorial Weekend, a time to relax and a time to play- and for some of us that means in the landscape.  I know there are a lot of “Weekend Warriors” that really get going strong on their projects this weekend, and that is awesome!  But before you start ripping up the lawn or tearing…