Sprinkler System FAQs

April 27, 2017by Anne Roberts

Sprinkler systems can be a great asset in maintaining a healthy lawn and garden, and sprinkler system FAQs can help you to become aware of questions you may not have considered.

Read on to learn more about what you need to know before you install one.

Sprinkler Systems: 3 Popular Varieties

April 20, 2017by Anne Roberts

Watering your lawn and gardens is a maintenance task you can’t overlook. Proper watering is an essential part of keeping your plants thriving. Fortunately, sprinkler systems can help make the task that much easier. And understanding a little bit about the different kinds of systems and spray heads can help you as you begin looking into home irrigation systems.

6 Essential Spring Clean-up Recommendations

April 13, 2017by Anne Roberts

While spring cleaning (inside or out) may not be tops on everyone’s list of fun activities, our 6 spring clean-up recommendations will have your outdoor spaces looking fantastic for the months ahead.

If you remember, we already talked about the benefits of using some kind of pre-emergent weed control and fertilizer in the previous post. Now we’ll look at the other items that should be addressed during spring clean-up time.

Spring Gardening: Pre-emergent Treatment & Plant Feeding

April 6, 2017by Anne Roberts

Getting a jump start on tending to your lawn is one of the smartest things you can do during spring gardening season. While a lot of people tend to want to lush up their lawn once they notice it has some issues, the smarter move is to act early.

Pre-emergent weed control and fertilizers can do a lot to help your turf (and plants) during the spring gardening season. The tricky part is this:

Choosing the right products
Putting down the right amounts at the right time.

Chicago Gardening: How Soon Can We Plant?

March 30, 2017by Anne Roberts

It’s officially spring, and although the big box stores have had us primed for the season since the holidays, now really is the perfect time to begin thinking about Chicago gardening activities.

Those who plan to do some major outdoor overhauls this year have probably (hopefully!) already contacted some landscapers to begin design work. Those who are looking to add just a little something to their outdoor spaces may be researching what they want to grow. If you’re getting antsy for outdoor gardening, this is a perfect time consider planting seeds indoors, assuming you have decent light inside your home or are willing to set up a grow light configuration somewhere.

But first…! It’s important to figure out when to seed based on when you can safely transplant outdoors.

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