Landscape Maintenance
Summer Tips: What to do in Your Seattle Garden for June
It’s a busy time in the garden! Things are growing and flourishing this month. This dynamic time means you need to be active in shaping what grows and where. Too much growth can actually be a bad thing, so it’s up to you to be strategic and shape your garden into what you truly want. …
Read MoreSun’s here! What to do in Your Seattle Garden for May
You made it! The days are getting longer and warmer. Summer is right around the corner. Now is the time to prepare to make the most of Seattle’s best-kept secret: summer sunshine. Planting the right things, readying your irrigation systems and keeping up with maintenance will make sure you’re ready to enjoy the long, warm…
Read MoreWhat To Do In Your Pacific Northwest Garden For November: Brace For Frost
November is a quiet month in the garden. If you finished your fall clean up in the last months (see our last blog posts), you can look forward to a cozy winter after dealing with one last foe: frost. The Farmer’s Almanac predicts November 16 as the first frost of fall, but it can come…
Read MoreFive October Tasks To Prepare Your Pacific Northwest Garden For Winter
October is an important month in the garden. Now’s the time to buckle down and finish prepping for winter and spring. The work you do now will pay dividends and ensure you can stay cozy inside with the knowledge your garden is tucked in as well. Here are five key pieces of prepping your garden:…
Read MoreChanging Seasons: What Do in Your Seattle Garden for September
Don’t let the last gasps of Seattle summer fool you, the days are getting shorter and the turn of the seasons is here. September is a month of transitions. And while the lingering heat of summer may keep some plants going, it’s not too soon to start planning for the months to come. Maintain through…
Read MoreFive things to do in your Pacific Northwest garden for August
You may want to savor the remaining days of valuable Seattle summer while they last, but time is ticking on and it’s important to keep up with your garden as we look ahead to the end of summer and the coming, colder months. Here’s some tips to make sure you make the most of your…
Read MoreLawn Mowing in the Northwest
Northwest Lawn Care Mowing is an important practice used for sustaining turf grass growth. Consistent and frequent mowing can help develop turf grass that is dense, of fine texture, more resistant to insects and diseases and more drought tolerant due to deeper root zones. Here are some answers to common questions about mowing: How…
Read MoreSustainable Gardening In Seattle and PNW
The Use of Organic Supplements and Mulches Nutrient renewal is an essential element in having a happy, healthy landscape. We often forget that when we rake up those leaves in fall and keep wild animals from our gardens, that we are altering the environments natural way of replenishing nutrients in the soil. In order…
Read MoreWhat To Do In The Garden In April
Spring Gardening in Seattle and the the PNW By now we are more than happy to say goodbye to winter. With birds chirping, cherry blossoms blooming, and foliage buds emerging, we can’t help but to think of our gardens. April is the month to start paying more attention to your landscape. Time to switch…
Read MorePacific Northwest Pollinator Plants
The term pollinator includes a variety of critters such as bees, butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, birds and even bats. All play a critical role in maintaining healthy gardens and the larger ecosystem however due to the alarming decline in their populations there is an urgent need to create habitats that support all pollinators, but especially…
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