by Joe Yedowitz | Dec 7, 2010 | Decorative, Irrigation, Tips / Advice
It’s the season when people start getting Christmas Trees to decorate their house with. How should you take care of a freshly cut Christmas tree? We have a couple of pointers that can help keep the tree vibrant in color and last longer inside your home. You want to...
by Joe Yedowitz | Nov 30, 2010 | Decorative, Tips / Advice
It’s just about time for the holiday season to start. There are many special holiday plants such as poinsettias, holly trees and Christmas cactus. A Christmas cactus plant is especially beautiful but it can be tricky to get your cactus to bloom, let alone in time for...
by Joe Yedowitz | Nov 21, 2010 | Gardens / Landscapes
As autumn comes and goes, a change in the colors of the leaves can be seen. Leaves that were once bright green change to a variation of reds, browns and oranges and eventually drop from their branches. Why does this occur you may have been wondering? It is simply the...
by Joe Yedowitz | Nov 13, 2010 | Decorative, Gardens / Landscapes, Tips / Advice
Now that day light savings is in effect you may notice how quickly it gets dark outside. You can lighten up your landscape by installing a lighting system throughout your yard. Lighting can be perfect for highlighting aspects of your landscape. Depending on where you...
by Joe Yedowitz | Oct 30, 2010 | Gardens / Landscapes, Tips / Advice
Containers are great for housing and displaying flowers and other plants throughout the summer. During the winter, however, they need to be stored properly to avoid damage. After cleaning containers of dead vegetation and spent soil, they should be cleaned thoroughly...
by Joe Yedowitz | Oct 15, 2010 | Gardens / Landscapes, Tips / Advice
Both vegetables and flower gardens will be much more productive next year with the addition of organic soil amendments this fall. The idea behind organic amendments is to improve soil structure so that plant roots get more of the air, water and nutrients they...