There are times when you walk into a garden and immediately feel right at home. On the other hand, there may also be instances when, no matter how neatly manicured…
There are many diseases that can threaten your garden’s safety. Every good gardener must see to it that aside from giving his plants water, sun, and nutrients, diseases are kept…
Growing your own vegetables can be very rewarding. You know exactly where your food is coming from, and you get them in their freshest state. Studies also show that horticulture…
Widespread drought has cast a dark shadow on the gardening community. In these times of water conservation, many homeowners and institutions have come under fire for using sprinklers or garden…
Whenever people talk about gardening basics, watering, fertilizing, and weeding instantly come to mind. Today, mulching has become an integral part of it. Its benefits go beyond prettifying a garden, because…
While others might find a blanket of snow on their gardens invigorating and fresh, many will likely associate it with back-breaking shoveling, allergies, and overall despair at the thought of…
Termite Invasion Timeline Swarming Termites turn into larger, sexually mature “swarmers” with wing buds. Swarmers leave the nest by flying through mud tubes. These mud tubes connect underground…
A common landscape issue is the buildup of leaves in landscape beds. Although the issue is primarily aesthetic, often leaf material is a problem around pools and sidewalks. So what…
One of the best characteristics of rubber mulch for landscapes and playgrounds is the way it is colored. Various companies use different methods but the general concept is the same. Mulch colorant…
This time of year we are asked daily if “rubber mulch will float”. One of the original reasons we started with rubber products here in our nursery was the fact that…