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Fertilizing Your Trees & Shrubs For Fall

Fall is here, and that means checking off tasks from your fall landscaping to-do list, including trimming your trees, raking the lawn, and laying new mulch. However, what is often left off the list is fertilizing your trees and shrubs. Fertilization is an important step that will help your trees [...]

Fall Mulch Application: Get A Head Start On Winter

Fall is just around the corner, which means cooler weather that will be transitioning into frost within the next two months. Before the first freeze occurs, spreading a layer of mulch around your plant beds and garden will help protect your plants throughout the winter. Giving your plants a healthy [...]

Tree Maintenance: A Property Owner’s Responsibility

While healthy trees add value to your property, they can cost you if improperly cared for. As a property owner, you have a legal duty to inspect your trees for defects that may result in harming people that visit your property. This legal obligation is known as “duty of care” [...]

Tree Growth Regulators – Twigs Grow Slow and Roots Grow More

Although we often associate flourishing canopies as an indication of good health for our trees, there are many situations where it is necessary to limit size and volume — particularly in urban environments. Physically trimming back growth has traditionally been the primary means for controlling the size of trees, but [...]

Mulching 101: Applying the Correct Techniques

With warmer weather finally upon us, many of our weekend chores will shift outdoors. As your grass turns green and your trees bloom back to life, the time for spring yard work has arrived. And although you may feel like you have matters well in hand, there is one aspect [...]