Winter a great time to think about your spring garden. keep posted for to do's.

Mowing your lawn

Hi everyone! Time to get out there and cut that lawn. While out there look at it to see if you have problems going on, such as moss, thatch, moles. It is almost time to start thatching. Always make sure your mower is in top working order. Always wear the proper safety attire. When cutting do a perimeter cut first then find an object to focus on to make a straight cut. Then mow a strait line and never go in the same direction. So every week mow a different way. I will go over how to take care of a natural lawn in my next blogs. Have fun and stay safe!

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snow and what to do?

When its cold, wet and messy out it is a great time to think about the garden and the warmth of spring and summer. I like to look through books and mags to get ideas about not only my yard but what might look good at my customers yards and what I need to get done. This time of year is always hard for me as well as my fellow landscapers. With the economy the way it is the problem I have is people that aren't licensed taking away work from us that pay are dues. So please people check to see licences and credentials. It will give us a fighting chance to make a living. I have lots of knowledge that can be at your service. It be design, maintenance, education, consulting, or someone to talk to about gardening.

Moss in the yard?

Has the winter created a moss garden? Do you have that nice stuff in the lawn? Well you need to be careful about just putting chemicals down. That will not fix the problem. There is a time to put down chemicals and that time has to do with when and how. Chemicals should be the last resort. The sign of moss is an indicator that you have low fertility in the soil and a weed will gravitate to that medium. So a weed is any undesirable plant that is were you don't want it. In the Pacific Northwest it rains lot therefore creating an acidic place. For a nice lawn one needs to keep the lawn in a more alkaline state You do this by adding compost, lime, areating, thatching to help it along the way. As an educator one of my goals is to educate the public on how. So please don't be shy I am here to help. Winter is a good time to put a plan if attack into motion.

Garden design

The rain falls and the anticipation of spring is in the bones.Now is a great time to put pen to paper and think about what to put in the yard. Some ideas are looking through magazines and books. Or look around at other yards and gardens. Give me a call if you need help. It is slow and I have time. More later.
Joe