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01/05/2022

New Years blessings from all of us!

11/03/2020

Messy leaves & debris? Our landscape maintenance service runs year round to keep your yard clean, even through Fall & Winter. Contact us for a service quote:

04/07/2020

During quarantine, Shakespeare took the opportunity to write poetry, and Isaac Newton invented physics.

What have you rediscovered during this time of quarantine? What ideas/activities have you enjoyed that you might not have otherwise?

Quarantines are nothing new: they've been used since at least the Bronze Age to prevent the spread of leprosy. In this episode (rebroadcasted from a Facebo

10/24/2019

Ok, this week's weather makes up for whatever sunny days we didn't have during the summer.

05/01/2019

Wisteria in bloom

04/25/2019

"If you have a pink Dogwood tree in your yard...you're probably really glad you do."

-Author unknown, but could have been a deep thought by Jack Handy

04/17/2019

If you want to grow really good tomatoes this year, check out this post by Barry Arnold on our website:

Guest blog by Barry Arnold If you love tomatoes and want to start your own from seed, now is the time to do it.  You’ll need space on a sunny windowsill, and you’ll need to transplant them a couple times before setting them outside.  Early Girl is a popular early variety. They do set fruit ear...

04/09/2019

How to Control Moss in Your Lawn

Moss can grow pretty easily in the lawn during our wet winters here in the Portland area, especially if the area is saturated or shaded.

If you would like to get the moss in your lawn under control, here are some steps to start with:

Step 1: Promote a healthy lawn
The best thing you can do to prevent moss from spreading is to ensure there is proper:
Mowing
Soil fertility
Sunlight
Watering
Drainage

It takes some work to get those right and to be consistent at it, but you'll enjoy a thick healthy lawn as a result. I'll write more about those in another article.

Step 2: Rake out or chemically treat moss
If the existing moss in your lawn is thick, you may need to remove the bulk of it manually with a hard rake, or with a power rake (you can rent one at a tool rental store).

Otherwise, you can treat the moss with a variety of products available at your local garden center. (Be sure and thoroughly read all product labels before using them. Some products will stain concrete)

Step 3: Fertilize & overseed thin spots
Once the moss has been treated, fertilizing will help the existing turfgrass outgrow the moss, and help keep the moss under control.

If there are thin areas of lawn, overseed them with a perennial ryegrass blend. If the thin areas have much shade, use a fescue blend of seed---it will do much better in the shade. You should also consider thinning trees or plant structures if possible, to allow more light in that area so the lawn can thrive better. If the shade is heavy with minimal direct sunlight, you might consider raising the white flag, and instead of beating the moss, join it and cultivate an ornamental moss garden in that area.

Following step 1 consistently is the very best thing to do and keep doing.

04/03/2019

We're excited about the new player on our team---Brady Johnson!

04/02/2019

These colors are why you definitely want Forsythia in your yard this time of year