Lawn care has evolved over the years and many different kinds of lawn treatments are available to make your landscaping beautiful and healthy. Most people want to ensure that they are also using products that will not negatively affect the growth of their plants, the...
Compost, or gardener’s “gold,” is not just great for your plants, it’s great for the environment. But what exactly is it? Saying it simply, composting is using processes to decompose organic matter to create a high nutrient fertilizer. It helps to recycle kitchen...
There it is! In your garden you are spying a small brown or gray furry creature scurrying around and the questions start. Is that a mole or a vole? Why is it here? And most importantly, is it going to hurt my garden, landscape, or home? Here in Indiana, moles and...
Congratulations on your new home! It’s incredibly exciting to have a space that you can call your own and an opportunity to express yourself in the design of your indoor and outdoor spaces. But for new homeowners, knowing what to do with a yard can be a little more...
There are few greater pleasures than sitting outside in a garden, soaking in the scents and sights of flourishing and flowering trees and shrubs. But for new homeowners who see the potential in their property, or others who want to revamp their long-beloved lawns, it...
If you’ve ever wondered if that tree in your backyard is dead, don’t let a storm this spring give you the answer, along with costly damage, injuries or even death. Dead trees pose a particular risk when the winds whip up, so here are a few things that every homeowner...
What is the proper way to treat my lawn with pre-emergent? Using herbicides can make a lot of homeowners nervous, because you’ve been putting in a lot of effort trying to encourage life in the lawn and are now just spreading chemicals meant to kill plants. But if you...
Don’t wait! Start landscaping early this year The process of landscaping is just that, a process. Rome was not built in a day and neither is any gorgeous property that makes people stop and stare. So, sadly, you can’t think about what changes you want for your yard...
Slugs, and their shelled cousins snails, won’t cause as much damage as other pests (like rats or termites), but the slimy gastropods often drive people to extreme lengths as they try to find a way to rid their homes and gardens of them. So, why are they in your home,...
Trees are adapted to the outdoors, so you may not expect them to be susceptible to temperature fluctuations much. But root tissues can be damaged by below freezing temperatures, especially if exposed for extended periods. There are a few things you can do to protect...
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