landscaping

Summer Lawn Care Tips

By Carlos on July 9, 2024 Outdoor, Seasonal

During the spring, your primary landscaping goal is to make your lawn healthy for summer. When summer rolls around, it’s time to keep your lawn looking good, despite the higher temperatures and less rainfall. With the right strategies, you can keep your lawn green and beautiful during the hot summer months for your family get-togethers, parties, and barbecues. Below, we’ll look at some of our favorite tips for summer lawn care to help you keep your grass looking great throughout the season. Water Deeply, Not More Frequently When the temperatures rise, it can be tempting to over-water your lawn. We…

How to Protect Your Lawn from the Heat

By Carlos on May 26, 2022 Outdoor

Summer is almost here, and you’re probably looking forward to backyard cookouts, block parties, and relaxing nights in your backyard. But if you plan on hosting any of these events, you’ll want your grass to be full and green. Unfortunately, with summer comes hot weather, and this increases the likelihood that your grass will be burnt by the hot sun. Yellow grass always puts a damper on even the most festively decorated backyards. So if you’re looking for some tips to keep your lawn plush the entire summer long, follow the tips below and keep your yard a beautiful emerald…

Gorgeous Ways to Landscape Around Your Pool

By Carlos on May 19, 2022 Outdoor

Looking for ways to landscape around your pool without breaking the bank? If you’re up for a DIY project, dive in and get started on these gorgeous pool landscaping ideas. De-clutter To create a low-maintenance, attractive design that offers you some privacy, the first step is to de-clutter. Get rid of stuff laying around that really doesn’t have any reason to be there. Move unnecessary items out of the way so you can have a fresh, empty canvas. After de-cluttering your pool area, you’ll uncover new opportunities for areas to be landscaped, and you may even find a few items…

Reasons to Aerate Your Lawn this Autumn

By Carlos on September 27, 2020 Outdoor

Beautiful lawns require maintenance, includes mowing, watering and fertilizing as well as making sure that vital nutrients are able to make their way to the soil beneath your grass. Aeration in particular is a required task because doing so allows water and air to penetrate through lawn thatch or built-up grass. Below is a guide on how to aerate your lawn. The Basics of Aeration Aeration is the process of perforating the soil in your lawn with small holes. These holes let nutrients, water and air reach the roots of your lawn, helping them spread deeper into the earth to…

Best Flowers to Plant in Your Fall Garden

By Carlos on September 12, 2020 Outdoor

While spring and summer are the prime time for growing flowers, a fall bloom can be just as beautiful. If you’re not an expert on what types of flowers to plant when the weather starts to get cool, discover some fall flower varieties below. BLACK-EYED SUSANS (RUDBECKIA) A classic flower that looks at home in any garden. These dainty yellow flowers are part of the sunflower family and happily bloom well into the fall. These perennials thrive in full to partial sunlight. ASTERS These striking perennials are favored by whimsical wildlife, so be sure to plant a few for the…

How to Landscape Around a Pool

By Carlos on July 27, 2020 Home

The right landscaping can turn your pool and the surrounding area into a relaxing oasis where people will want to gather and spend time together. Want to find out everything you need to know about landscaping for a pool? Follow the helpful guide below. Think About Your Design and Maintenance Goals Before you start landscaping, take a step back and think about what you want. Most people desire something that is low maintenance, provides privacy, and keeps debris from falling into the pool. You also might have some unique goals like having an area for poolside barbecues or selecting plants…

Tips to Control Spring Lawn Weeds

By Carlos on April 29, 2019 Outdoor

Controlling weeds in your lawn might seem like an unwinnable war, but it is one worth fighting. In fact, a lush, green lawn might seem like a vanity project, but healthy lawns serve quite a few purposes. Here are easy tips to help you control weeds in your lawn. Manually Weeding by hand can be dreadful. However, for large, isolated clusters of weeds throughout your yard, manual weeding can be one of the quickest, most effective ways to return your lawn to its thick, natural luster. Gloves For small patches, simply pulling up the weeds by hand, while wearing gloves,…

Home & Garden Show

By Carlos on March 30, 2019

Learn about gardening, landscaping, stonework, outdoor fireplaces, spas and interior decoration at the Town of Brookhaven Home & Garden Show at the Holtsville Ecology Site and Animal Preserve. This four-day show focuses on home and garden improvements to inspire you to spring up your space! Check out the full schedule of educational workshops, hands-on classes for children and adults and seminars ranging from beekeeping to propagating seeds to organic gardening. Date/Time: Saturday & Sunday, March 30th & 31st (11am-5pm)

Landscaping Your Lawn on a Budget

By Carlos on August 7, 2018 Outdoor

There’s nothing quite like coming home to a beautiful house and impeccably designed front lawn. While freshly groomed grass is always a tried and true way to keep your lawn looking good, you can do so much more than that. If you don’t have the budget to spend on expensive flowers and fountains, check out these 10 ways to obtain your dream lawn on a budget. 1. Get Creative Think about landscaping concepts that you have always dreamed of and find a way to come up with a cheaper alternative. Consider anything that may improve your home’s curb appeal and…

Ways to Save Money on Costly Lawn Care

By Angela on July 16, 2017 Home

Every home deserves to be surrounded by a beautiful lawn, but quality landscaping can cost a fortune. Fortunately, there are a few ways that you can save money on lawn care without too much extra effort. All you have to do is plan your lawn’s design carefully to make sure that you don’t waste any time or money. Choose Plants Carefully Plants are living things, and each one has adapted to a specific environment. This is even true of plants like grass, where the difference between each species is almost invisible to the naked eye. You can certainly plant species…

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