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Summer is here for a while—but if you’re like many others, you are hitting the road for some vacation. How do you keep your garden flourishing in your absence?
Follow these four tips:
Summer is faithfully showing up, so with that in mind, we give you three steps for a more healthy landscape:
Tip 1: Water, water, water.
Start supplemental watering to keep the landscape nourished and healthy. To avoid overwatering your plants, check under the mulch to be sure the soils are dry. A little attention to detail can be the difference in stressed or healthy landscapes.
EAB, or Emerald Ash Borer, is a very destructive insect pest that wreaks havoc on all species of ash. Originating in Michigan, it arrived through firewood deliveries and has now proliferated throughout the Chicago area.
With much of our urban forest composed of Ash trees, the future effects from this insect will be devastating. If left untreated, a great number of those trees will die over the next one to four years.
So what can be done? Either replacement or treatment.
Spring's here--and not a moment too soon!
Not only did we get hammered by a brutal winter, but we also entered the winter in a drought.
Once the "drought season" is over, unfortunately, the drought doesn't magically disappear. Landscape plantings have been enduring a stressful environment for over a year: excessive moisture in the spring, intense heat and drought through the summer and fall, and the intense winter's crushing blow.
One of the most frequent inquiries I get relates to the pruning of roses. So with Valentine’s Day arriving tomorrow, there’s no better time to offer a few tips on how to approach this delicate operation.
Mind you, roses are generally resilient, so it’s the timing of your actions that is delicate—not necessarily the flower itself.
If I were to take a group of people and ask them to define horticulture, most would be hard-pressed to give a clear definition. Many would surely stare blankly, a befuddled look on their faces, and wonder, “Horti-what?”
The truth is many people have never heard of the word and among those who have, confusion reigns.
Want to protect your finances, property, and time—even as you watch out for the environment as a whole? Then choose your snow and ice management provider wisely.
Before damage happens, get proof of coverage. With so many independent operators trying to make a go of it, be sure that the insurance is sufficient, too.
