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Lamb’s-Ear: A Great Ground Cover
Rachel is here with our Plant of the Week: Stachys byzantina, also known as Lamb's-ear. https://youtu.be/elkmYivUVLw It's primarily known for its layers of silvery-green, velvety leaves. Lamb's-ear is a perennial ground cover that produces lovely purple-pink flowers...
Lamb’s-Ear: A Great Ground Cover
Rachel is here with our Plant of the Week: Stachys byzantina, also known as Lamb's-ear. https://youtu.be/elkmYivUVLw It's primarily known for its layers of silvery-green, velvety leaves. Lamb's-ear is a perennial ground cover that produces lovely purple-pink flowers...
What Does a Yard Treated With Pre-emergents Look Like?
This is a great visual of a yard treated with pre-emergent herbicides and one without. When grass is dormant, you can easily see any weeds that are there, since they’re still green.
Pre-emergents prevent weed seeds from growing and stop weeds from appearing in the first place. This targets most types of weeds and is the most reliable form of weed control.
Mowing your yard once a week during the growing season is an
It’s Time to Trim Roses
There are two times a year you can trim knockout and drift roses, August and February. Trimming them now will promote new growth during the spring blooming season. You’ll want to cut them to about half their size with a hand pruner or a hedge trimmer.
This Plant Only Blooms Once Every 10-30 Years and Then Dies
This plant only blooms once every 10-30 years and then dies.
It may sound like something out of a fairy tale, but it’s real! This is the Agave americana, also known as the century plant. It was once thought to bloom every 100 years but has since bee
Secrets to a Healthy Lawn
Before the growing season for grass starts, we wanted to share some of our secrets to growing a healthy, green lawn.
The Best Way to Prevent Weeds
Do you know the best way to avoid weeds in your lawn?
Pre-emergent herbicides prevent weed seeds from developing and stops their growth before they breach the soil. This type of herbicide targets most types of weeds and is very effective at keeping them from spreading. Once weeds are above the soil in your lawn, they start spreading more seeds, which makes them much harder to control. Using pre-emergents is reliable and can save you time and money. Prevention is key.
Weed Identification: Marsh Parsley
Marsh parsley is one of our less talked about summer weeds. Cyclospermum leptophyllum, also known as marsh parsley, is an invasive summer weed and a member of the carrot family. It grows in moist areas, usually near standing water. It can be identified by its finely...
Outdoor Drain vs Floodwater
Watch how fast this outdoor drain deals with floodwater A flooded yard can cause problems in the future, such as lawn fungus, water-loving weeds, and grass-eating bugs. Sometimes flood water can collect near your foundation, absorbing into the soil there. If the soil...
Root Rot vs Brown Patch Lawn Fungus
We’ve seen a rainy week, with fall on the horizon. Right now, it’s important to know the signs of lawn fungus and how to identify it. Two main types of fungus cause issues here: take-all root rot and brown patch. Identification Brown patch: This fungus looks like...
Yellow Patches In Bermuda Grass
This is scalped bermuda grass. When you don’t mow your bermuda weekly, it will grow higher than recommended between mows. If you allow it to grow higher than 3 inches, you’ll end up cutting most of the healthy, green grass away the next time you mow. This scalps the...