Everything You Need To Know About Hansen’s Bio-Retention Soil
As urbanization spreads, runoff from stormwater has become a big environmental concern, creating flooding and polluted water. This creates not only an ill environment for plants and animals, but humans as well. Up Next: Super Soil Topsoil Versus Magic Bean Organic Compost The bio-rentention soils, or simply bio-soils, from Hansen’s [...]
Sep
Leaf Feeding Insects: Will They Harm My Trees?
Insects are a natural part of our ecosystem and vital to its health. So if you come across them on your trees, there is often no reason to be concerned. Up Next: Recognizing, Treating, & Preventing Borer Infestations There are insects that naturally feed on tree leaves that you don’t [...]
Aug
Help! My Trees Have Bagworms!
Bagworms are a common pest in the Midwest that feed on many types of trees. While most common on arborvitae and junipers, they can also be found on smaller hardwood trees. Up Next: Invasive Species Alert: The Emerald Ash Borer Controlling bagworms is an arduous task that takes patience and [...]
Jun
What Should I Do With My Dead Tree With EAB?
Emerald ash borer (EAB) is a highly invasive species that has wreaked havoc on the native ash trees of North America. As such, it is of the utmost importance that if you have ash trees on your property that they are treated and cared for to prevent EAB Up Next: [...]
May
Invasive Species Alert: The Bradford Pear
These trees are a beautiful, common sight in St. Louis: Thousands of white flowering trees that bloom early in the spring and symmetrical, eye-pleasing canopies and glossy green leaves. But beauty isn’t everything and it is even dangerous.
Apr