Category Archives: Mulch
Mushrooms on my Mulch? It’s a Good Thing!
One of the questions I hear often after an installation of plants into organic matter or after a heavy rain event is, “What do I do about the Mushrooms growing in my mulch?” The answer is, “Tell them thank you!” Mushrooms growing in your mulch, composted beds or landscape beds are a really good thing …
Staging Your Landscape to Sell Your Home
While the market can fluctuate from year to year and some months are better than others for selling, there are certain things that could allow you to get a higher return on the sale of your home. Staging your landscape to sell your home is one of them. A home that has a desirable landscape is going …
10 Quick Tips to Becoming an Organic Gardener
For every small step in the right direction, there is eventually a large reward. When we make even the most minor changes in the way we live our lives, eat, exercise and spend time with our families we will eventually create a change for the better if that is our intention. As with any real change, …
It’s a Tree Ring Circus!
I honestly have to say this seems to be one of the most confusing elements of tree care for most people so I am here to clear up the confusion. Tree ring mulching techniques are quite simple, keep it looking like they do in the woods. Start With a Berm Obviously there are various stages …
5 Great Ways to Improve Your Landscape in a Drought
It is estimated that as much as 30% of our water sources in the United States is used on watering lawns. If you have ever read one of my blogs you know how I feel about sod, I think it should be illegal…but that being said, many people have lawns and we are now struggling to decide …