Incandescent vs LED Lights

Incandescent vs LED Lights

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas around town! LED bulbs are incredibly popular for Christmas lights nowadays, for good reason. LEDs use about 90% less electricity, and the bulbs can last up to 25 times longer. At the same time, you can plug in...
Plant of the Week: Dusty Miller

Plant of the Week: Dusty Miller

Our plant of the week is Dusty miller, also known as Senecio cineraria. This is a cool-season foliage plant known for its bright, silvery leaves. Its neutral color makes it a great contrast to colorful fall flowers in your garden, and it can grow up to 24 inches tall...
Fall Lawn Care Tips

Fall Lawn Care Tips

Our guide to fall lawn care Now that we’re finally seeing cooler temperatures, we wanted to share some fall lawn care tips to keep your yard healthy! Mowing: We recommend mowing every other week after the start of November, just enough to maintain a healthy...
What’s going on with fall annuals?

What’s going on with fall annuals?

If you have fall annuals in your garden right now, you might notice some wilting flowers or yellowing leaves. Pansies in particular have had a rough month and are struggling to thrive. Why is this happening? Typically, we plant annuals in late October and early...
Just the Tip Tuesday: Broken Bulbs

Just the Tip Tuesday: Broken Bulbs

It’s time for Just the Tip Tuesday! Since the holidays are right around the corner, it’s important to talk about safety. Broken bulbs are common if you handle Christmas lights, so we made a quick guide on dealing with them. 1. UNPLUG THE LIGHTS. This is...
Building a backflow prevention device

Building a backflow prevention device

Here’s David building a backflow prevention device for one of our clients. What is a backflow prevention device? This device assures that dirty irrigation water cannot be back siphoned into our drinking water. If you have a sprinkler system or pool, you probably have...