You may be wondering why the foilage on your favorite schrub or tree is being devoured. It’s never happened before, you think. So why is it happening now? Well, the problem in most Miami Valley areas this summer is simply this…Japanese Beetles, a cyclical pest that every few years shows up from hatched larvae and
There’s more to consider for fall planting than just grass seed and perennial bulbs. Now, more than ever, people are considering trees as an accent and long-term investment in their property. If you think that doesn’t matter…just ask a realtor. And, people are planting different trees in place of, or in addition to, the traditional
Remember all that cold weather and rain from the spring? Well, the summer solstice has come and gone, it hasn’t rained for nearly two weeks, the temperatures hit the hit 90s last week…and your lawn may be suffering, and that soon. Watering will help, but not because your grass actually needs the water. Given the
If you look around you’ll see grass finally beginning to fill in, grow, and come to color. It’s taken a while, given the conditions of April and May. Cold nights, 14 inches of rain, and issues out of your control given the on-again, off-again, growing conditions. Just this past week we saw a temperature range
Ordinarily, we don’t recommend that you mow your yard when it’s wet. You know that, of course. All those years that you mowed your dad’s lawn for allowance money, no doubt he told you weekly. And, he was right. But now that it’s your lawn you may have discovered for yourself. Mowing wet grass creates
It’s a topic we hear frequently during the winter months. How much snow is actually good for your lawn and landscaping? Well, the answer, generally, is that any snow that’s at least two inches (like the photo example above) is a good thing for the average turf surface. One, it serves as a valuable insulator
Obviously it’s weeks too early to become excited about getting out and into your New Year’s resolution about a better lawn come spring. But…it’s not to early to give your 2022 lawn what some professionals call the winter”eye” test. And what is the winter “eye” test? Well, while the snow’s off look at your lawn
Here’s a thought, pre-holiday, for something you can do for someone special on your family list that you perhaps forgot…or better yet, something you can do for yourself to make your 2022 landscaping better, and easier. Take this opportunity to call Ever-Green, pay in advance, and save and additional 6% on professional residential lawn service
It’s hardly on the minds of most with trees or shrubs of any kind. Not in fall or winter. But for the growing number of people who plant fruit trees, or even flowering crab apples, as a landscaping complement, those trees (and some shrubs) need periodic pruning – thinning! And guess when the best time
