Category Archives: Seasonal Work

If you have not yet turned off your sprinkler system,  you should do that now.  Plants and turf are heading into dormancy and don’t need supplemental watering the way they did during the long hot summer of 2012.  Especially with … Continue reading →

With rain in the forecast for tomorrow, today would be a great day to aerate and over-seed your lawn.  But don’t worry if you can’t get to it today.  If we get significant rain tomorrow, the ground will be softer … Continue reading →

We all have different ways of dealing with the weather in our region this time of year.  Some of us vacation with family and friends, relax in the pool and some of us stay inside and catch up on our favorite reruns on television.  So … Continue reading →

The end of this long hot summer is in site, and the fall landscaping season is just around the corner.  Fall is the best time to plant many trees and shrubs and is the most critical time of year for … Continue reading →

It’s hot!  These last couple days have been rough for working outside and hard on most turf grass and plants here in the Northern Virginia/Washington D.C. region.  It’s supposed to cool off a little over the weekend, but mini-heatwaves like … Continue reading →

Summer’s almost here, and, if you haven’t put in your summer flowers, the next couple weeks will be a great time to do it.  Everything is green and beautiful right now, but, with the first stretch of real hot weather … Continue reading →

The sun is shining, and today marks the official start of the 2012 landscape season.  With the mild winter, we actually got a head start and have been doing spring work for the last few weeks.  We’re working with a … Continue reading →

We thought that with Leap Year we’d get an extra day to get work done in 2012. No such luck!