If you want to improve the appearance and hopefully the health of your landscape during the hot days of summer or if you must move and relocate plants because of construction, here are some tips; Water generously before you transplant dig wide and deep to get as much root mass of your plants as possible. Add compost to improve the …
There is no reason to continue poisoning our landscapes, our water, ourselves and our children by the unnecessary use of lawn and tree care pesticides. This is true whether you are living in White Plains, Scarsdale, Bedford, Katonah or Rye. Now is the time to make a change for our health and the health of landscapes. By joining us and …
This winter has been really mild. If you look closely you will probably see bulbs breaking the surface. Early spring is a fantastic, interesting time and season in our lives. The fresh, green smell of rebirth and renewal is in the air. It’s said that in the winter the earth inhales and in spring and summer, the earth exhales. After …
We are so busy in the late fall we don’t always see winter coming! To insure you get the most out of your landscape, sit down and write a punch list. It can be a short or long one (see our blog; Preparing Your Landscape for Winter). Do you mulch the leaves with a mulching mower? Do you leave leaves …
To insure that we get the most out of our landscape environment in terms of enjoyment and preserving our continued investment in our properties appearance and value, I suggest making a list of tasks you can perform which prepare your landscape for winter. 1) Water If you have new plantings, you may have to continue to water until the ground …