If your landscape is being overrun with tall, fast-growing trees, you may feel compelled to cut off the top. Known as tree topping, it's become a common solution for homeowners and business owners struggling to control their landscape. While tree topping may sound effective, you should think … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2019
5 Fertilizing Tips to Protect Against Lawn Burn
Fertilizing your lawn on a regular basis – once or twice a year for most lawn grasses – will provide it with essential nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, all of which are needed for healthy grass. It's not uncommon, however, for fertilizer to have a negative impact on lawns. … [Read more...]
French Drain vs Trench Drain: Which Is Right for My Landscape?
If your landscape suffers from poor or nonexistent drainage, you should consider building a drain. When rainwater accumulates in your landscape, it can drown plants while eroding the soil in the process. By building a drain, you'll encourage rainwater to flow down and away from your landscape, … [Read more...]
How to Control Tree Suckers in Your Landscape
Tree suckers are a nuisance for many homeowners and green thumbs. Also known as basal shoots, they consist of new shoots that emerge from the base of a tree's trunk. They are called “tree suckers” because they literally suck and consume valuable water and nutrients, restricting the main tree's … [Read more...]
How to Move and Transplant a Sapling
Do you want to move a young tree to a new location in your landscape? Maybe it's not getting sun, or perhaps it's in a crowded area with lots of other trees nearby. Regardless, transplanting your sapling can solve these and other problems – but only if you follow the necessary … [Read more...]