If you are a gardener, or even just a homeowner who enjoys spending time outside in the back yard, you know that one of the biggest challenges is dealing with … Read More

By Joe Ketterer, Director of Quality and Efficiency Turf renovation—comprised of a properly timed sequence of operations like aeration, topdressing, and over-seeding—helps increase turf health and viability. This process takes … Read More

By Josh Nichols, Region Snow Manager When it comes to contracting your fall and winter services, historically, proper timing has rarely gotten the attention it deserves. As a result, it … Read More

By Joe Ketterer, Director of Quality & Efficiency The good news is that spring is just around the corner. The bad news is that turf and ornamental plant bed damage … Read More

By Joe Ketterer, Director of Quality and Efficiency Rejuvenation pruning is a more severe type of pruning that is used to restore old, overgrown shrubs versus removing and replacing them. … Read More

By Ken Thompson, Director of Quality and Efficiency, Landscape Construction Division We all know that trees and shrubs need water to survive and grow. But what’s often overlooked is the … Read More

With so many Americans working from home—or at the very least, spending weekends at home—due to social distancing and stay at home orders, many are putting their idle hands to … Read More

By Joe Ketterer, Director of Quality and Efficiency, Maintenance Division Dormant pruning is performed early in the year (January through March) to improve plant health and/or reduce the size of … Read More

By Chuck Whealton, Director of Landscape Management Systems With its bright colors lighting up the garden, nothing in nature signifies the arrival of spring more than the daffodil, a flowering … Read More

By Josh Nichols, Regional Snow Manager The winter season is upon us—our landscape management teams are focused on completing final mowing and leaf removal operations, and at the same time, … Read More