Think Before You Plant: That Little Tree Has Plans
That small tree at the nursery might look perfect beside your driveway today, but what happens when it's 30 feet tall? Choosing the right tree for your North Florida landscape...
Stephanie Frakes |
Think Before You Plant: That Little Tree Has Plans
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Florida Friendly Landscaping
Florida friendly landscaping means using plants that are both environmentally friendly and low maintenance. This means using materials meant of our zone, can adapt easily to your yard, and are...
Bethany Weiland |
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Repurposed Easter Basket
Materials Needed: Easter Basket Landscape Fabric Scissors Glue Gun Plants Soil Step 1: Cut out fabric to be placed inside basket. Step 2: Glue bottom and sides of fabric to...
Bethany Weiland |
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Beneficial Insects
Ladybugs:Both adults and larvae feast on aphids, mealy bugs, mites, scale and other pest insects. -How to attract them: Plant dill, cilantro, fennel, geraniums, and coreopsis. Bees: Help pollinate fruit...
Bethany Weiland |
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What to do in April
What to Plant -annuals, bulbs, shrubs, flowering trees, heat loving vegatables & herbs What to Do -monitor pests such as aphids, leaf miner, scale, etc -identify and preserve beneficial insects...
Bethany Weiland |
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COVID-19 Precautions
We are currently taking advantage of the nature of our industry (pun intended) in that most of the business we do is outside. We are grateful that this situation has...
Bethany Weiland |
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Should you mend your soil? (Experiment)
Question We get asked the question a lot, do I need to put down any type of soil before I lay my sod? In this experiment over the last 5...
Bethany Weiland |
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Which lawn grass is right for you?
Bahiagrass Bermudagrass Centipedegrass St. Augustinegrass Zoysiagrass Leaf texture Medium-coarse Fine- medium Medium Medium- course Medium Drought tolerance Excellent Excellent Good Good Excellent Salt tolerance Excellent Excellent Good Good Excellent...
Bethany Weiland |
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2020 Landscape Trends
It's 2020, more than ever people are trying to be more environmentally conscious. This means less chemical usage, and using hardier materials that are drought, disease, and pest resistant without...
Bethany Weiland |
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Taking care of cold damaged plants
Water After a freeze, check the soil around your plants. Plants may not be getting the water they need if the soil has dried out or if the water in...
Bethany Weiland |
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Flowers or Foliage?
Consider using different foliage textures and colors instead of using plants that bloom. Adding variegated leaves, such as Variegated Ligustrum, Variegated Pittosporum, or Variegated Ginger, against a darker leaf adds...
Bethany Weiland |
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What kind of mulch should you use?
Mulch is usually based upon your personal preference. What do you like the look of? Read below the pros and cons of common groundcover types. RocksPros Cost efficient. While they...
Bethany Weiland |
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Tips from the Designers
"I like to use the tried and true 'Thriller, filler, and spiller method' for my potted arrangements. Some plants that work well together are Apostle Iris for a thriller, Creeping...
Bethany Weiland |
