Wade In The Water Irrigation And Landscape

03/15/2026

I tell you what. I remember about 30- 35 years ago everyone was so happy that we had developed a tree that grew quickly and produced shade quickly. Well as we know , usually if you put something together quickly it turns out to be something wrong with it. Well,that tree would be the ' Bradford Pear'. I think in a 5 year span just about everybody in Rankin County had a 'Bradford Pear' .What we were not told was the problems we were gonna have with this tree. Well , first of all what got my attention was that it is a short lived tree. It says their life span is about 25 years. Have you seen a 25 year old 'Bradford Pear' Some of them are huge. That's just a mess. I would rather plant something that's gonna live longer. Also Bradford Pear' had a soft wood. .This comes from growing so fast. They also have many branches that need to be pruned off at a young age of the tree. It needs to be pruned so the branches can actually have some room to grow. This tree has a wonderful red color on the leaves in fall, but then when the blooms come stay away because they stink and cause sinus problems. So really there's not much I can say about the 'Bradford Pear' that is good. Other than you'll have something to do about 25 years down the road if you plant one.
Horticulturist
@ Shane Wade

03/15/2026

You know this time of the year we get the spring fever! We go buy us a new mower, w**d eater , edger, and blower. And tell yourself,( I'm going to keep up with my grass this year , I'm gonna do it once a week , on the same day each week). Well what usually happens if we get all gung-ho about our schedule , the first day that comes up with 90.degree weather the lawn mower gets put up and we hire someone to do it the rest of the year.
But right now is time to put your fertilizers , preemergants for beds and turf. What a lot of people don't know is the little critter 'the aphid' which are in your crape myrtles up high. Sometimes when it's a bright sunny day, you could walk up under some crape myrtles a d thought it was rain. But it was really aphid p**p called by the sweet name of honeydew. Aphid p**p is called honeydew. It becomes a sticky black substance all over your crape myrtle that has to be washed off. But to take care of the aphid we need to use a systemic insecticide. Not only does systemic insecticide take care of aphids, they take care of numerous critters that are a danger to our shrubs, trees, perennials, and annuals. If put out at the rate on bag it could last for up to a year depending on rainfall.
You will discover your azaleas will be a lot greener, than the silver- yellow the leaves getting attacked by lacebugs. This is the time of the year to get a head start. So if you have any questions about these products or services. Give me a call. (601) 421-9713
Landscape horticulture
Shane Wade

03/31/2023