Tree care tips for this fall The gardening season isn't over once fall arrives, especially when it comes to your trees. Fall is an excellent time for planting most trees. It's also important to do your fall tree care now to prepare them for winter. Planting Most trees can be planted in fall. The
Garden Advice From “Prosper Press”
Here are a few to consider Garden Resolution #1: Experiment With Form and Texture Flowers can spruce up a landscape, but sometimes we become way too dependent on annual color, ignoring the value that other plant features can bring to a yard, especially when it's "off season" for flowers. Nor does
January Landscape & Garden Advice Column From “Prosper Press”
Time to take a look back !! By the time many of you are reading this you may have just unwrapped a nice surprise from Santa! Or perhaps finishing up that Holiday meal or enjoying your favorite football team on TV. Ah yes, the holidays have finally arrived! Even though we tend to get into a "take a
Planning Your Landscape Plantings From “Prosper Press”
Plan Those Plants Before You Plant! (You will be glad you did) Here's a useful tip you should remember when you next plant trees, shrubs or any other type of plant. It's something that professional landscapers always do, but the rest of you might overlook. You've unloaded all the plants you've just
Prepare To Plant Trees
Let's talk about when to plant that tree of yours! One of the most asked questions I get wherever I am running around town is "Jimmie, when is the best time to plant a tree?" Depending on how I running on time that day I can give the short answer or the long answer. In
How Safe is Your Backyard?
Safer and Better Backyards 1. Dangerous Grill Placement A charcoal grill next to combustibles (say, a wooden deck rail or low-hanging tree branches) is a leading cause of BBQ fires, according to the National Fire Protection Association. EASY FIX: Always make sure to leave a 10-foot clearing between
Some Thoughts to Make Gardening Easier
Some Thoughts to Make Gardening Easier Making gardening easier doesn't mean there won't always be something to do in the garden. Although most gardeners enjoy the time they spend working in their gardens, there comes a point when garden tasks can get ahead of you, making you can feel like you've
Japanese Maple Tree Advice
The Bloodgood Japanese Maple Tree The Plant Type: These exquisite plants are classified as deciduous trees. Some Bloodgoods are produced by grafting. Attributes of Bloodgood Japanese Maple Trees: This widely grown tree may reach a height of 15 feet (with a similar spread) at maturity but is a very