LandscapExperts Tip of the Week, October 28

If you have not bought spring flowering bulbs yet, hold off another couple of weeks, because they will soon go on sale.

Metro-Atlanta benefits from a long growing season, and the ground seldom freezes in our area, so homeowners can take advantage of End-of-the-Season clearance sales, both locally and mail order from national companies long after northern gardens are covered with snow.

LandscapExperts Tip of the Week, Oct. 21

An adjustable ironing board can act as a "movable windowsill" to add extra room for overwintering house plants in south-facing windows. The narrow ironing board fits in, is easily wiped in case of spills, and is adjustable to windowsill heights.

LandscapExperts Tip of the Week, Oct. 14

When planting edible tulip or lily bulbs, plant a few cloves of garlic among the other bulbs to repel chipmunks, voles, squirrels and mice, keeping the bulbs safe.  Although the garlic cloves will sprout and grow, their narrow leaves will not interfere with the color display next spring.

LandscapExperts Tip of the Week, Oct. 7

Do  you forget where groupings of bulbs are planted after their foliage goes dormant for the summer? Use inexpensive grape hyacinths to mark the position of your other bulbs and avoid over-planting or slicing into them. The leaves of grape hyacinths (Muscari armeiacum) emerge in late summer or early fall and act as markers alerting you to the position of previously-planted bulbs.

LandscapExperts Tip of the Week, September 30

September and October are typically dry months in metro-Atlanta. Just because our area has had a wet summer does not mean we will let up on watering vigilance this month or next. Crabapple makes sure that new transplants or plantings receive at least 1 inch of "rain" or irrigation water per week.

LandscapExperts Tip of the Week, September 23

Fall is the best time for transplanting perennials in the metro-Atlanta area, so if you are thinking of re-arranging your perennial garden, September and October are prime months. The LandscapExperts Tip is to dig the new holes before you dig the plants up, thus ensuring a quick, seamless transplanting and the plants will be out of the ground the least possible time.

After transplanting, be sure to add an organic mulch like wood chips, mini pine bark nuggets or pinestraw, and water in thoroughly.

LandscapExperts Tip of the Week, September 16

Time to order spring-flowering bulbs to be planted in the next month or two. S-t-r-e-t-c-h the season by buying different types of Tulips or Daffodils that flower early, mid-season and late.