Prevent Heat-Related Illness Working in the heat can take a toll—and even become a dangerous situation if the proper precautions aren’t taken in advance. Whether you’re a homeowner looking to tackle some outdoor landscaping or gardening—or you’re in charge of a landscape business and want to keep your crews safe—understanding heat stress and making an
6 Tips for Designing a Low Maintenance Landscape Creating a low maintenance landscape can be beneficial when it comes to spending more time enjoying your property as opposed to working on it. Even properties that are professionally maintained can benefit financially from having landscaping that is easily kept looking its best. We’ve rounded up 6
Water Your New Plants: The Proper Way Water is the lifeblood of your landscape as plants cannot live without it. Plants use water to carry nutrients from the soil into its cells. Water comes in through the plants’ roots and carries nutrients all the way up to the leaves and the blooms where it’s needed
Why Choose a Nursery Over a Big Box Big box stores—those being physically large retail establishments, usually part of a chain—have their place when it comes to convenience. The “all-in-one” shopping experience means you can pick up everything from groceries to linens and even hardware and equipment. But is a big box store really your
Cedar Vs Cypress When it comes to making a mulch selection, you want to make the best choice. One of the comparisons that you might be considering is Western Red Cedar vs. Grade A Cypress. Both are quality products. However, there are some key differences that we’ll point out so that you can ultimately make
Watering Plants in the heat of Summer As you know, the summers in Louisville, KY can get uncomfortably hot at times. While that’s unpleasant for a lot of people, we can also escape into the respite of indoor air conditioning. Of course, plants don’t have that luxury! Plants have to endure the sun beating down
What is this growing on my mulch? Mulch serves some incredibly valuable benefits for your plant beds—not only making them look great but also protecting your plants’ roots from wind and heat and suppressing weeds. When you invest in top-quality mulch, you are looking for optimal performance and if installed properly, that’s exactly what you’ll
5 Tips for every Landscape Pro A vast number of people are intimidated by the idea of landscaping. One mistake that many people make when they begin to landscape their property is they try to do too many projects, and make too many changes at one time. If you are considering a new landscape for
Mulch or Rock? When you think of mulch there is a good chance that rock does not come to mind. Rock is a material that can often be used in place of the chopped tree bark we normally think of when we think of mulch. Rock When you use rock instead of typical mulch you
Protect Your Plants Jack Frost is like the worst guest at a party, the one who unexpectedly shows up way too early and stays long after everyone else has left. And then after he does leave, he shows up again an hour after you’ve gone to bed because he forgot his hat. Read below to learn how