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tips on creating the perfect rain garden

Tips On Creating The Perfect Rain Garden

Tips On Creating The Perfect Rain Garden A rain garden is a special type of garden, designed to collect stormwater runoff from a roof, driveway or other impervious surfaces. There are many benefits to developing and creating a rain garden. The benefits include water conservation, protecting rivers and streams, reduced mosquito breeding, and more. Adding

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October landscaping checklist

October Landscaping Checklist

Welcome to October! The air is getting colder, the leaves are turning, and fall decorations are starting to dot houses all across the state. October is a very important time to landscape. From aeration to seeding, this month is a very good time to make sure your yard will look amazing next spring. Here is

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what is lawn aeration

Making your lawn better with aeration

Making lawns better with lawn aeration.   Most home lawns are subject to thatch accumulation.  Thatch is the dense organic layer of shoots and stems that develop between the soil and the grass.   Acting like a sponge thatch will impede water, fertilizer and pest controls from reaching the plant root zone where they are needed.

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Fall webworms

Fall Webworms

We’ve been getting a lot of calls about web-like nests in trees. These are from Fall Webworms. They are similar to tent caterpillars, however, they stay in their nest chewing the leaves as they go. We put a lot of pressure on our plants to look beautiful all the time. Then something like this seems

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How To Prevent And Get Rid Of Crabgrass

How To Prevent And Get Rid Of Crabgrass Most of the time you want your lawn to be green and grassy, however, if your lawn suddenly is overcome with grass that looks like the photo to the left, it means you have crabgrass. Crabgrass emerges in mid-spring when the soil reaches a temperature of above 55

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