LandscapExperts Tip of the Week, May 13

To rearrange the color scheme of an iris bed, assemble an assortment of colored yarn while the iris are flowering. Loop blue yarn around the fans of the blue iris, yellow yarn around yellow flowered plants, gold, lavender, purple, pink, white and so forth.
Once the plants have finished blooming (the best time to move them), you can confidently rearrange them according to color long after the flowers have faded.

LandscapExperts Tip of the Week, May 6

Add a compost bin to a small yard or a town home patio. Use a plastic laundry bin with holes in front and back panels to allow air circulation, and a removable plastic top to keep excess rain out while allowing easy access. The surface is easy to wipe off and the hamper keeps everything neat.

LandscapExperts Tip of the Week, April 29

Dare we say careless? maybe forgetful?  Wrap the handles of your favorite trowel or clippers with red or fluorescent pink tape to help you find them if left behind on gardening day.

LandscapExperts Tip of the Week, April 22

Keep instructions and spare parts for garden power tools together.in a large-size zip lock bag and mark the purchase date and model and serial number on the outside.

LandscaoExperts Tip of the Week, April 15

A Fescue lawn may need a patch in the spring. Prepare the area and reseed, then keep traffic off of the newly sown grass with metal mesh fencing (such as chicken wire or hog fencing). Lay the fencing right on the soil for easy installation, and when the grass is high enough to mow, just lift it off.

LandscapExperts Tip of the Week, April 8

Keep woodchucks and rabbits away with a simple child's pinwheel pushed into the ground next to tender or appetizing plants like strawberries. The shiny plastic and movement scares away these animals.

LandscapExperts Tip of the Week, April 1

Have a round patio table with an old sun umbrella with only the wire spokes remaiing? Plant a fast-growing annual vine underneath the table and train stems through the hole in the middle of the table, up the umbrella handle, and over the spokes. It becomes quite a centerpiece when the leafy vines and flowers are spilling over the table!