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How long should you water?
How long should you water the plants in your landscape: your trees, shrubs, perennials and lawn? There are many factors that go into watering correctly, and every landscape situation is unique and different. (We are not addressing annuals and vegetable gardens, both...
How to mow to help bees
How can your lawn help save the bees? Last year we started Bee Friendly Lawn to teach people about lawn maintenance practices that help protect our native bees. Why not to participate in No Mow May The way you mow is part of the picture. In recent years some...
Why you need to water your landscape
Some people think they are helping the planet by not watering their landscape. But plants can’t survive without water. Your landscape provides values to you and to the planet. Green spaces cool your neighborhood, trees help keep the air and water clean, flowers...
Lawn and landscape watering: 8 quick tips
Watering is really important to keep your plants healthy. Now is the time to think about watering, before we get into hot and dry summer weather. Would you like to do a better job of lawn and landscape watering? Follow our 8 quick tips. How to water 1. Water slowly...
Celebrate Earth Month by growing a Bee Friendly Lawn
Earth Day was April 22, and April is Earth Month. Last week we suggested several ways to celebrate Earth Day, such as spending time outside and changing some of your daily choices. Here’s another great way to celebrate Earth Day and Earth Month: grow a Bee...
Best moss control strategy is healthy lawn
This time of year, we sometimes get calls from our natural lawn care clients wanting to know what to do about moss in the lawn. Moss can be a major problem for lawns in our cool, damp climate. We tell our clients there are short-term and long-term strategies to manage...
Get your lawn mower ready: clean and sharpen blades
This is a great time to get your lawn mower ready for the mowing season. Cleaning and sharpening the mower blades will help keep your lawn healthy, and sharp mower blades make mowing easier. If you keep your lawn healthy, you will have fewer problems with weeds and...
6 ways to help nature in your yard in 2023
Would you like to improve your yard’s contribution to helping birds, wildlife, pollinators and the planet in 2023? Here are a few steps you could take to help nature in your yard in 2023. Plant native plants and flowers “Native plants improve water...
Fall garden cleanup: do’s and don’ts
It’s autumn, and leaves are falling. You will have less work in your yard and garden next year if you take time this fall to do some cleanup. But you don’t want to clean up everything. A sanitized garden won’t provide food and shelter for birds and...
Eight quick watering tips
Would you like to do a better job watering your landscape and keep your plants healthy? Follow our eight quick watering tips. Quick watering tips: What to water 1. Most important: anything that is newly planted. Trees, shrubs and perennials need regular watering for...
Celebrate National Pollinator Week by growing a Bee Friendly Lawn
June 20-26 is National Pollinator Week. The US Senate unanimously approved designating National Pollinator Week 14 years ago. Pollinator Week has grown into an international celebration. It promotes the valuable ecosystem services provided by bees, birds, butterflies,...
A Bee Friendly Lawn may be smaller
Consider downsizing your lawn and replacing it with a patio, trees and shrubs or a vegetable garden. Our native bees will thank you.
Tools to help grow a Bee Friendly Lawn
A healthy lawn is a Bee Friendly Lawn. Interested in creating a lush space that supports native bees? Here are four tips, tricks and tools to master.
Flowering plants help make a Bee Friendly Lawn
Help save native bees by growing a bee friendly lawn. It’s as simple as understanding the benefits of natural growing weeds, like clovers and dandelions, to adding flowering plants to your lawn that attract bees and other pollinators.
