Outdoor Living

We will soon be seeing nutsedge start popping up in our flower beds. There are two ways to get rid of it. You can treat it with a post-emergent weed control to kill it after it has germinated or you c…Read More

You may have noticed a few bagworms appearing on your trees earlier than normal this year. We've had a few questions about whether trees should be treated earlier this year to prevent damage. Here is …Read More

Burrowing insects like Emerald Ash Borers and Japanese Beetles can do severe damage to a variety of trees in our area. Now is the time to take preventative measures against these pests. The best treat…Read More

While you are out in your landscape doing your spring clean up you may be seeing a lot of winter annual weeds start popping up in your landscape. These weeds include henbit, dandelions, and clover (cl…Read More

Most varieties of crapemyrtles winter-over well in our area, but during extremely cold winters they can suffer and die back to the crown or completely die. If this severe die back occurs, you can choo…Read More

This year I’m building more raised beds in my landscape. Raised beds are often easier to care for and don’t require a lot of bending over to care for your plants. Save your back and build a few ra…Read More

Now is the time to be thinking about performing your annual pruning. Annual pruning is the process of removing last year’s foliage off many perennials and ornamentals so they can use more of their e…Read More

Now is the time to cut back knock-out roses. They should be pruned no shorter than 18". Knock-out roses are a grafted rose, meaning if you cut the rose back too far you'll cut off the hybrid "knock-ou…Read More

Spring is the time to clean up broken branches and re-shape trees and shrubs, however it's important to prune branches back correctly. The best way to explain the proper cut is to make sure your final…Read More

When choosing an ice melt you should pay attention to the chemicals at work in your chosen product. Most inexpensive ice melt products contain a high percentage of sodium chloride, commonly known as t…Read More