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Should You Use Mulch or Pine Straw?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJTP5XxM9Z0 With spring on its way, you might be asking yourself...
Why We Don’t Recommend Landscape Fabric
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9a30uOSXe4 Many of you have heard of landscape fabric or weed...
Plant of the Week: Jane Magnolia
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gpYX9czMz1o Our plant of the week is the Jane Japanese magnolia,...
What’s in your soil? One secret to a healthy lawn
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zxxGu_p3quc Soil samples can be a great way to check out the health...
How Outdoor Drainage Works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29GeyG-9r6A David went out in the rain to show the drains he has...
Why We Don’t Use Weed and Feed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y37t2ByWJSE Weed and feed sucks! We are firm believers in...
Don’t Trim Hydrangeas
Right now, we're seeing new growth on most hydrangeas. This means the plants should look healthy...
Does Your Landscape Attract Pests?
Did you know that your landscape can affect whether or not bugs enter your home? If you have trees...
Plant of the Week: Meadow Sage
Our plant of the week this week is Salvia nemorosa, also known as Meadow Sage or Woodland Sage....
Backflow Preventer Inspections: What You Need to Know
We've gotten a few questions about the annual backflow preventer (aka vacuum breaker) inspections...
Solutions to Standing Water
We've had a lot of rain lately! A common issue for homeowners after a rainy day is standing water...
How to Deal With Lawn Stickers
We get a lot of questions about how to remove lawn stickers, one painful problem many people face...
What Happens When A Backflow Preventer Isn’t Properly Winterized
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ObFPEMT7_zM This is what happens when a backflow prevention device...
What Does a Yard Treated With Pre-emergents Look Like?
This is a great visual of a yard treated with pre-emergent herbicides and one without. When grass...
It’s Time to Trim Roses
There are two times a year you can trim knockout and drift roses, August and February. Trimming...
This Plant Only Blooms Once Every 10-30 Years and Then Dies
This plant only blooms once every 10-30 years and then dies. It may sound like something out of a...
Secrets to a Healthy Lawn
Before the growing season for grass starts, we wanted to share some of our secrets to growing a...
The Best Way to Prevent Weeds
Do you know the best way to avoid weeds in your lawn? Pre-emergent herbicides prevent weed seeds...
Weed Identification: Marsh Parsley
Marsh parsley is one of our less talked about summer weeds. Cyclospermum leptophyllum, also known...
Outdoor Drain vs Floodwater
Watch how fast this outdoor drain deals with floodwater A flooded yard can cause problems in the...
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