Questions?
From pruning to seeding we have your answers here! we will post them from time to time to keep you up to date on issues that effect your home landscape.
June 2008 Question of the Month
What can I do to maintain and even improve the value of my home?
Answer: First and foremost your home is your castle, and with gas hitting $4.00/g. the reality is we all will spend more time around our homes. But to make our house a home its outdoor world needs to be just as nice inside is. Its a proven fact for every dollar you spend on your front yard landscape you can expect as much $1.00 to $1.20 additional value to every $1.00 that you spend on improvements. So if you spend $1500.00 on front yard improvements you can expect to improve your properties value by as much as additional $1800.00 from a professional landscaping project. This can vary by nieghborhood as well as landscape project.
May 2008 Question of the Month
To help my flowering annuals bloom better this summer what can I do to help them?
Answer: First step is selecting plants that are healthy and will fit the site conditions you want to place them into. Second is purchasing your plants from local sources that grow their own plants. Third is to prepare the soil, turn you bed over and add organic matter with 2" of composted material. Forth is to pinch off the blooms, (I know this hurts) but it helps build a bigger and stronger plant, which gives better bloom preformance. Fifth be sure to provide needed water and feeding and do preformance dead heading to increase color and rebloom. Last step enjoy!
April 2008 Question of the Month I have hardly any green lawn left in my yard what should i do?
Answer: First and foremost if your grassis brown its probaly dead, or its posible might be a souther zone grass like zoysia, but if other years its been green, well its dead! The facts are you can seed now, but remeber to change your crabgrass program as well as the fertilizer program. If its another hot and dry summer like 2007 you will need to baby your seeding work with timely irrigation. You may consider even to do some additional fall seeding as well. You may consider a second option to do sodding, its instant and its green, but remeber to fertilize/mow/irrigate aand care for you turf on a timely basis. It all cases a regular care
March 2008 Question of the Month If I have a small shrub or garden trees in my landscape and I want to transplant them and move them to a new location, when should I and how do I do it?
Answer: Most plants prefer to be moved in dormancy like the months of March thru mid April and again in fall when the plants go dormant. The moving part is critical to harvest enough roots so the plant will survive the process of moving. You may want to consult with a landscape horticulturist or ISA Certified Arborist the best method and times. :
February 2008 Question of the Month How do I select a Landscape Contractor/Lawn Care Company or other service provider for my property? Answer : This question tends to make some people anxious as well as bring a high level of stress to fellow greens industry folks. I really think the answer can be found in the following steps listed below.
1. Does the Company you work with have Certified Technicians or degreed in the field of their work?
2. Does the Company want to work with have proper insurance/worker compensation/polite employees act in a professional manner/return your phone calls/do they belong to any professional organizations//do they have a website?
3. Does the Company have know how at what you need? If so prove it with a list of clients and property's.
4. Does the Company you choose have a website/are they known for quality or poor workmanship?
5. If you only choose your landscape/lawn contractor based on price and price alone, you get what you paid for and your end result will be less than acceptable.
6. Does the Company you choose to work with want to establish a longterm relationship with you, or do they just want to do the job get paid and never offer any service follow up. Ask them how good are you at diagnostic work with plant issues? Ask them what is the longest relationship you have ever had with your client?
7. Does the Company charge for their expertise? Company's that do are good and what they do not have time for free designs or advice. The green's professionals is a profession that requires a high level of expertise and knowledge and their expertise is in high demand. Ask them how do make they make choices for your landscape? Hard question to answer if you don't know what's the best for your customer longterm.
8. Does the Company you choose belong to the 75% club or the 110% club. Another words are they passionate about who they are and what they do and are they a cutting edge firm? The 110% club will always have your best interest in mind and will be around longterm and will be in business to serve you year to year.
January 2008 Question of the Month I have planted new trees in my landscape and I've just discovered the bark is rubbed off the main stem or trunk of the trees? Answer: What you are probably seeing is what we call "Buck Rub" this is where the males white tail deer rubs its antlers on young trees and "Ruts" and tries to itch off the felt on their horns. This problem is becoming more wide spread as subdivisions tend to spread and less native habitat for the White Tail Deer.
One of the best ways to prevent this is to provide protective wraps of plants in the landscape with exposed tissue. Some go to the exstent of putting up a electric fence and other measure.
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