May 28, 2020 | Landscape Design, Video
Now that you’re spending more time at home, perhaps this is the year to make changes to your landscape. Our skilled landscape designers and professional installation crews can help you create a landscape that will bring you pleasure for many years to come. The first...
May 22, 2020 | Garden Care, Pest Control, Recommended Plants, Watering
We are seeing lace bugs on shrubs in some of our clients’ landscapes. Usually the main difference between having a few lacebugs or having an epidemic? Giving your plants enough water. We mainly see lace bugs on rhododendrons and azaleas and occasionally on other...
May 14, 2020 | Lawn Care, Video
Lawns are growing rapidly now, with the warm spring weather. Let’s talk about how to mow to help keep your lawn healthy and help it perform well over the growing season. How to mow: Start with your mower. Next time you haul your mower out of the garage, take a...
May 6, 2020 | Garden Care, Landscape Care, Lawn Care, Tree Care
Have you watered your plants yet? Now is a good time to make sure your landscape watering strategy is ready for the growing season. Seattle had less an inch of rain in April (0.86 inches), far less than the average of 2.71 inches. The forecast for the next few days is...
Apr 21, 2020 | Eco-friendly Gardening, Garden Care, Landscape Care, Nature, Recommended Plants, Video, Watering, Wildlife
[Ed. note: While our business is closed to reduce spread of the coronavirus, we are editing and reprinting some of our popular blog posts.] Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Now that we are staying at home, it is a good time to look at how you can help...
Apr 9, 2020 | Garden Care, Pest Control, Recommended Plants
[Ed. note: While our business is closed to reduce spread of the coronavirus, we are reprinting some of our popular blog posts.] Roses are in bloom right now in Seattle. Many people love the beauty and fragrance of roses. But growing roses in western Washington can be...
Apr 2, 2020 | Eco-friendly Gardening, Garden Care, Recommended Plants, Wildlife
You may be looking for sources of comfort during this uncertain time. This would be a good time to encourage birds to visit your yard. You can enjoy watching these beautiful creatures and listening to bird songs. And you can do something good for the earth. Birds are...
Mar 24, 2020 | Eco-friendly Gardening, Garden Care, Nature
Many of us look forward to spring each year. We can shake off the cold, wet winter and enjoy longer days with more sunshine. This spring, however, is full of uncertainty and anxiety about the coronavirus/COVID-19. Yesterday Governor Inslee ordered us all to stay home...
Mar 12, 2020 | Eco-friendly Gardening, Recommended Plants
Bees are the most important living beings on this planet, the Earthwatch Institute declared in a recent meeting of the Royal Geographical Society of London. However, wildlife experts and scientists conclude that bees are on the endangered species list. According to...
Mar 5, 2020 | Lawn Care, Pest Control, Watering
Moss can be a major problem for lawns in our cool, damp climate. A healthy lawn that gets enough sunlight can outcompete moss. But it is difficult to banish moss entirely. Option: Moss control treatment If you would like, we can apply a moss control treatment to your...
Feb 27, 2020 | Lawn Care
We will soon be visiting our lawn care clients to do aeration and overseeding. Aeration helps bring air and water to lawn roots and stimulates root and shoot growth. Overseeding thickens the lawn so it can outcompete weeds. We also offer topdressing with compost as an...
Feb 20, 2020 | Lawn Care, Pest Control
Chafer beetles appear to be spreading in our region. We have recently gotten several comments in response to last year’s blog post about chafer beetles. People describe lawns that crows have ripped to shreds while looking for beetle larvae. Here is more...
Feb 14, 2020 | Lawn Care, Recommended Plants
How does your lawn look? Has moss invaded your lawn during this wet winter? If your lawn is healthy and in a location that favors grass, it can outcompete moss. Still, our cool, damp climate in western Washington provides an ideal environment for moss to thrive. You...
Feb 6, 2020 | Eco-friendly Gardening, Garden Care
Are you thinking about growing your own food? Home-grown vegetables and fruits are more delicious than the food you can buy at the store. And you are helping the environment by growing vegetables because your food is not shipped from distant lands. Growing a food...
Jan 30, 2020 | Landscape Design
Do the gray, rainy days bring you down? Perhaps it’s time to dream about relaxing in your landscape next summer with a cool drink in your hand. Maybe your existing landscape doesn’t feel very relaxing. Maybe you spend too much time working in it and not...
