Kenny's Landscape

03/13/2016

Great day to w**d and feed while the grounds are wet and rains are over!

07/10/2015

Mid-summer plant maintenance.
After a long spring and a wet start to summer, many annuals and perennials are bloomed out or just tired looking. Now is a great time to clean them up with a trim. Any of your plants that have a bloom at the top of the stem should be trimmed back up to 50% right now. If you do this now by mid-August they will be Beautiful!! If you don't they will be leggy, ugly and overgrown! Pruning now will prolong your plants blooming power into the fall!

06/24/2015

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04/29/2015

Why doesn't my grass grow well in this area?
Does your lawn grow well in every area except that one annoying spot? Why is this? The answer can be many things but usually is based around one of the following categories:
Sunlight ~ Both St. Augustine and Centipede prefer a sunny location but both can grow fine in semi-shade too. As the area gets shadier, the grass grows thinner - especially Centipede, which does not grow in full shade.
Moisture ~ Turf grasses need the proper balance of water, not too little and not too much. If your problem spot tends to stay wet longer than the other areas in your lawn then this is probably the issue. This can usually be corrected by either improving the drainage for the area or adding sand to the low area - for the best results, do this in late spring through mid summer. On the other side of the spectrum, there are spots that tend to be drier and the soil tends to be harder. Often these areas are unique compared to the other healthy areas of your lawn that they might be on the top of a hill, surrounded by concrete, around roots of trees, or some other difference compared to your other areas. The only simple solution here is to water these areas longer and possibly more often, especially during the hot summer months.
Soil pH ~ This tends to be the hardest to figure out but maybe the easiest to fix. St. Augustine prefers a pH between 6.5-7 (slightly acidic) where Centipede likes the soil much more acidic (5-6.5). The two most common pH problems we see are:
People that have St. Augustine grass and a lot of trees around. These areas tend to have a very low pH and will need lime added once or twice a year.
People with Centipede and their problem area being around concrete (driveway, sidewalks, etc.). These areas tend to have too high of a pH and will need to have amendments added that contain Sulfur (aluminum sulphate or Ironite) which will lower the pH.

03/26/2015

Spring To-do list. Courtesy of my friends at Louisiana Nursery.
Pull or selectively spray w**ds in flowerbeds with Hi-Yield Killzall.

Apply Hi-Yield Turf & Ornamental W**d & Grass Preventer containing dimension to prevent w**ds from growing for 3+ months. Be sure to deeply water in after application.

Fertilize trees and shrubs with a slow release granular fertilizer like Fertilome brand products. Take pictures or bring leaves of different types of plants you will be fertilizing so we can guide you to the best type for your specific plants.

Prune and then fertilize Crepe Myrtles with Fertilome Gardener's Special.

Plant new vegetables and herbs for your spring crop gardens.

Get a soil test done on problem areas of your lawn or flowerbeds. We have LSU test kits to use at our 3 locations. When you receive your results in the mail, bring the information into our stores and we'll interpret them and let you know what you need to do.

Spray for fungus on plants like Roses, Indian Hawthorne, Red Tip Photinia, etc to cure or prevent fungus with Fertilome Liquid Fungicide II or F-Stop Liquid.

Spray actively growing w**ds in Centipede lawns with Fertilome W**d Free Zone or Atrazine for St. Augustine lawns. Make sure you use a surfactant like Hi-Yield Spreader Sticker for more effective results.

Come into the Garden Center to select the best W**d & Feed for your type of turfgrass and individual situation. It is best to apply after you have cut your grass (and w**ds) a couple of times

09/30/2014

Before and after. Pool deck redo

08/17/2014

Planting gets to be more critical with the fall garden because we start out hot and run into more of an end point with the frost.

06/03/2014

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04/13/2014

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