Quality landscaping is an investment. The industry suggests a minimum budget of 5% of the cost of new home and, in our years of experience, this has proven to be an accurate figure. The price of a professional landscape plan is based on the scope of the project, time spent, the academic studies and training of the designer and may range from several hundred to several thousand dollars. It represents a very small percentage of the total cost of a landscape installation and can prevent thousands of dollars of mistakes and disappointment.
HOW TO GET RID OF BLACKSPOT ON ROSES
The best way to control blackspot is to practice good cultural controls. Remove leaves and dispose of them in trash, not compost.
Read MoreALTERNATIVES TO INVASIVE ENGLISH IVY
English ivy does not provide an ecological benefit. It is invasive, destroying all native vegetation in its path.
Read MoreSUCCESS IN THE GARDEN: GARDEN CONTAINER IDEAS
Planters made out of porous materials such as a terra cotter planter will need to be watered more often than a plastic container. Plastic and glazed pots are slower to dry out because water doesn't evaporate through these non-porous materials.
Read MoreELIMINATING WEEDS IN THE GARDEN
The best prevention of perennial weeds is to mulch, which suppresses the weed growth.
Read MoreGETTING RID OF BUGS IN THE GARDEN
There should be insects in a garden, but the insects should not destroy the garden. Over millions of years plants and insects have co-evolved, found a symbiotic relationship where there is a balance.
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