Welcome! Thank you for visiting the Landscape page of our Customer Resource Center. Here you will find valuable information for your landscape that can be used throughout the seasons. If you have any questions concerning any of the categories listed within our Table of Contents, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time. Simply click on the link within the category to take you to the information available.
Table of Contents
Planting
Growth
Maintenance
Insecticides, Fungicides and Herbicides
An annual is a plant that usually germinates flowers and dies in one year, such as Pansies or Impatiens. They are a wonderful way to give your landscape vibrant and colorful additions. Different annuals come and go with the seasons. For this purpose, they are often placed into the following 2 categories:
Perennials are plants that grow and bloom over the spring and summer and then die back every autumn and winter to return the following year, such as Day Lilies or Peonies. The distinguishable difference from annuals is they are not removed at the end of their season.
Ground Covers refer to non-grass plants that are used in place of grasses, such as Periwinkle or Pachysandra. This is an ornamental way of covering areas in your landscape. Some ground covers are deciduous and some are evergreen, depending on the choice. This is an excellent database to provide you with examples of the different types of perennials and ground covers offered:
Perennials and Ground Covers Selections
Bulbs are also a colorful way to brighten up the look of your landscape, such as Tulips or Daffodils. Typically they are planted in late summer and fall. Most common ones will produce their flowers by spring the following year. However depending on the bulb chosen, some might not bloom until summer. The following is a wonderful resource showing the different varieties, as well as bloom times for bulbs:
Even though soil, water and sunlight are basic needs for your landscape, fertilizers provide additional essential nutrients for your plantings and lawn. The following are 2 web sites that will help keep your landscape looking beautiful and healthy:
Fertilizing Products for Plantings
Whenever you have newly planted trees or shrubs within your landscape, it is important to preserve it with the proper care. Here are 2 informational guides that will help you with watering your new plantings, as well as maintenance instructions for items such as fertilizing and pruning.
We see deer more often within the winter season because food is sparse. They find our dormant winter foliage and evergreen plants as a wonderful and easily accessible source of nutrients. However, don't assume they won't partake in enjoying lunch within your landscape during the other seasons as well, even when food is in abundance. To protect your investment, we can provide the following deterrents to attempt to keep them off your plantings:
Rabbits feed by grazing on grass, vegetation and leafy weeds. As a result of their appetites, and the rate at which they breed, wild rabbit depredation can be problematic. Moles burrow in lawns, raising molehills, and killing the lawn. They can undermine plant roots, indirectly causing damage or death. If you have either near your landscape, make sure that you protect it! We can provide the following deterrents to attempt to keep them out of landscape:
Insecticides, Fungicides and Herbicides:
Lace bugs feed on the undersides of leaves by piercing the epidermis and sucking the sap. Leaf Spots are round blemishes found on the leaves of plants, mostly caused by parasitic fungi or bacteria. Weeds are plants that grow and reproduce aggressively; we consider them to be a nuisance in our landscape beds. Regardless of which might be lingering around your foliage, the following 2 informational web sites contain products that can be used to get rid of these pesky problems:
