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Spring and Summer brings some of life's greatest pleasures: backyard gatherings with friends and neighbors, warm evenings for relaxing outside, summer vacations for escaping the day-to-day stresses of life. And lawn mowing. Well, lawn mowing doesn't exactly fit in with life's greatest pleasures. In fact, you may find yourself enjoying life in the summer much, much more if you turn that job over to a professional lawn mowing service.
Colors have always been important to people from the beginning of time. Colors are used as marks of nations, communities, and individuals. National colors of a flag, crest for a club or family, colors for symbols of religion, and for schools. Among the most modern colors in today’s world is clothing, interior design, and various art forms including gardening for the public and individuals.
A new landscape is a big investment, but often once the landscapers have left your yard, you are not very confident in your ability to properly maintain your new plants. Here are some guidelines to help you keep your investment alive and well.
Most often people think that with the arrival of winter comes the arrival of ignoring our Cleveland Landscape. Certainly you no longer need to cut the grass and water the flowers, but winter actually happens to be the best time, well only time, for dormant pruning. Although most people don’t know what dormant pruning is, it is actually one of the most effective ways to prune your landscape.
Super Storm Sandy slammed the East Coast and continued to many Midwest States and Canada this fall and did tremendous damage to all types of property. The heavy rains and high winds downed thousands of trees in its path. The evergreen trees and shrubs took a beating with many of them being shallow rooted and were blown all or partially to the ground. Many of these trees and shrubs can be saved, below are a few landscaping tips to handle the damage.
Landscaping in Ohio doesn’t have to end on an ugly note after the leaves fall in Ohio! You can continue fantastic color and interest all winter long. There are many trees, shrubs and perennials that can brighten up a winter landscape. With a little research or professional help the possibilities are endless.
Core aeration is a type of lawn aeration whereby a machine with hollow tines mechanically removes plugs or “cores” of soil and thatch from a lawn. Core aeration reduces soil compaction, creating a channel through which oxygen, water and nutrients can penetrate into the soil.
Is your home sprinkler system ready for winter? Watch Corey Rosso of Green Impressions explain how to properly winterize your irrigation system.
Without a little late-fall attention, your outdoor living spaces begin to look a little shabby. Even worse, you could inadvertently damage your carefully planned landscaping if you neglect it at this time of year. Winterizing your outdoor living spaces keeps them looking good through the cold winter months, maintains them, and prepares them for spring.
Most people think of our winter Northern Ohio landscapes as a cutback dormant time, but there are many options for interest. There are perennials that are evergreen, have beautiful dormant seed pods, attractive leaves, and color. Do your research, the possibilities are unlimited. Our first stop is evergreen perennials.