DDS Outdoors

03/18/2026

03/07/2026

Hello. I’m the Praying Mantis (well, 200 of us). Sorry we look like a piece of dried foam or "pre-chewed gum" on your hedge.

You’re doing your March "spring cleaning" in the garden, and you’re tempted to snip this twig off and toss it in the green bin. Please don't. This is an Ootheca. Inside this hardened, weather-proof foam are hundreds of tiny mantises waiting for the first warm week of April to hatch.

We are the only insect that can turn its head 180 degrees to hunt.

When we hatch, we will disperse throughout your garden and spend the entire summer eating grasshoppers, flies, and moths. We are the ultimate "stealth" pest control. We don't need chemicals; we just need a place to wake up.

What to do:
If you find one of these while pruning, just move that specific twig to a safe, upright spot in a bush elsewhere. Don't bring it inside (unless you want 200 tiny roommates), and don't throw it in the trash.

I’m sorry I look like a piece of garbage.
But your vegetable garden will be guarded all summer because of me.

03/02/2026

NOW HIRING !!!!!. Spring is right around the corner. Looking for help on the mowing landscaping route if you are looking or know someone that is looking for outdoor work. Please get in touch with me. 717 979 6004. Thank you Doug. Please share.

02/21/2026

Last job for the 2025 season. Spreading topsoil grading seeding. Installation of trees shrubs flowers. Also spreading landscape stones and pavers finish up with some late fall mulching. DONE !!!!

02/21/2026

Fall leaf clean up. Done!!!

10/14/2025

Sorry it took so long to upload some pictures but as you can see. Been a little busy. More to come !

10/14/2025

Installing some Arbs along fence line and planting couple rows of fruit trees. 3 days and Done !!!

10/14/2025

Two day fall mulching. Done !!!!

10/04/2025

New yard, beds and trees installed. Done!!!

10/04/2025

Great day for a little trimming done !!!