by Megan | Jan 9, 2026 | Landscape
This week, Matthews Landscape might be dealing with the paranormal. After hearing rumors of a tree massacre in town, we knew we had to investigate. What we found next is truly shocking… Don’t commit crape murder! This happens when you trim so far down on the...
by Megan | Jan 8, 2026 | Landscape, Plant Health
There are a lot of plants you don’t need to trim right now, but one you can is roses! This is the more aggressive trim you can do on these plants each year during February. Trim the plant to about ⅓ of its current size, and remove the dead or dying wood on the inside...
by Megan | Jan 5, 2026 | Landscape, Plant Health
Our plant of the week today is the Knockout Rose. Knockout roses are considered the most disease resistant roses on the market, and they continuously bloom from spring to frost, requiring little care like spraying or deadheading. Did you know? The oldest living rose...
by Megan | Dec 29, 2025 | Plant Health
Happy Monday and we hope you all had a great Christmas! Our plant of the week today is the Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica), one of Louisiana’s favorites. If you’re planning on trimming your Crape myrtle trees, the end of December/beginning of January is the best...
by Megan | Dec 22, 2025 | Christmas
There are only 3 days until Christmas! Our plant of the week is the Poinsettia, a very special Christmas flower. Did you know that Poinsettias are native to Mexico? The Aztecs used them to make red dye, and they turned to Poinsettia sap to control fevers. They were...
