Aug 28, 2020 | Community, Garden Care
Late summer is a great time to enjoy a good book. If you’d like to have some good laughs while learning about natural gardening methods, check out Ciscoe Morris’ latest book, Oh, La La! Homegrown Stories, Helpful Tips, and Garden Wisdom. Ciscoe is a zany...
Jun 24, 2020 | Eco-friendly Gardening, Garden Care, Recommended Plants
This week, June 22-28, is National Pollinator Week. Pollinators include bees, birds, butterflies, moths, wasps, bats, beetles and other insects. We love pollinators because they help flowers bloom and crops grow. Many people help pollinators by planting a variety of...
Jun 12, 2020 | Garden Care, Nature
Many of us have higher stress levels these days. Gardening can be a great way to reduce your stress. Whether your goal is growing your own fruits and vegetables or having an attractive landscape, gardening can relax your body, mind and spirit. On the other hand,...
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 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...
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 16, 2020 | Garden Care, Landscape Care, Lawn Care, Tree Care
In Harmony service technicians visit our clients’ landscapes several times a year to build the health of their trees, shrubs and lawns. Perhaps you are a client for one of our services and wonder what else we do. We offer both natural lawn care and natural tree...
Dec 13, 2019 | Disease Control, Garden Care, Tree Care
The leaves have fallen from most trees and shrubs. Now you can see the “bones” of your landscape, the structure and shape of your plants. This is a great time to walk around your landscape and look carefully at your trees and shrubs. Do you see branches...
Nov 8, 2019 | Eco-friendly Gardening, Garden Care, Tree Care, Video
We are now brewing effective microorganisms (EM) and applying them to our clients’ landscapes. If you are a natural tree and shrub care client, we will visit you soon to apply EM to your landscape. This organic, non-GMO product is packed full of probiotic,...
Oct 24, 2019 | Garden Care, Pest Control, Recommended Plants
Root weevils can be a troublesome pest of rhododendrons and other evergreen shrubs. It may seem like the damage to plant leaves appears out of nowhere. Because the adult root weevils feed at night, we see the damage but no insects. Notched leaves, especially along the...
Oct 17, 2019 | Garden Care, Lawn Care, Pest Control
After it rains, you might see mushrooms sprouting in your lawn or garden beds. Clients often ask us if they should worry about these mushrooms. Should you be concerned? In most cases, having mushrooms in your lawn is a good sign. It means that it is healthy, with...
