Tree Trimming and Pruning With a Purpose
The urge to prune is strong in spring. Like most primal impulses this may be directed into constructive or destructive channels. All too often the latter course prevails. Before you prune be sure that you know what you are doing and why. It is almost... Read More...
How Light or Lack of It Effects Plants
When a spot of green grass is covered it takes only a couple of days until all color is gone. When potato sprouts develop in a dark cellar they are white. Those growing in full light are green. Light causes the difference and is of utmost importance... Read More...
Budded Roses Why Buy Them
Why I Buy Budded Roses For the same reason you do, it is the only kind offered for sale by the nurseries. That is not to say l do it because I want to… to the contrary I would much prefer to buy a healthy plant grown on its own roots. But... Read More...
Landscape Maintenance Ensuring Long-Term Landscape Success
Question: In landscape maintenance of our newly installed home landscape what is the most important thing we need to do to keep it looking good, is it fertilizer, irrigation or mowing? Rhoda, Virginia Beach, VAAnswer: Yep! Once the trees and shrubs... Read More...
Planning a Landscape Project Designing Beyond a Budget
Question: We’re in the planning process of landscaping our new home and want to know where we should spend the biggest part of our landscape budget? Should it be on more mature trees, irrigation or whatever? Any help would be appreciated!... Read More...
Landscaping Design Plans Making a Landscape Plan a Reality
Landscape architect may dream out the design and carry out their thoughts and dreams on a site plan, but but it comes down to the landscape contractor or installer to make the landscape plan become a reality. Proper installation of all the turf,... Read More...
