Lawn Care Tips &
Landscaping Articles
Lawn care has more components than
you might think, at first glance.
For starters, you need to begin with
the right type of grass for your
yard. You then need to irrigate it,
weed it, fertilize it, mow it
properly and pick up leaves in fall.
The articles below will help you
identify your problems and possibly
assist you with different tips. We
at,
J & J Landscape Contractors, want
nothing more than to provide you
with best information and the best
yard.
Contact us about any of your
landscaping and lawn care needs!
Lawn Care After Snowfall - Did you know that there is a lawn disease that attacks your lawn while it is still under the snow? It is called Pink Snow Mold, or Fusarium Patch.
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Grasses 101 - There are a great many
varieties of grass that you can choose
from for you lawn. By considering
climate, location, and soil, you will be
able to find the grass that will help
your lawn to look great!
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Your Lawn - Time & Labor Issues -
The time you will be able to devote to
your lawn should determine the types of
plants and flowers you fill it with.
Some plants require pruning, watering,
added nutrients than other plants. If
you do not have the time to take care of
these plants, then you should buy plants
and flowers that can basically take care
of themselves such as shade plants,
perennials, and moss plants.
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Autumn Lawn Care Tasks with Tips -
Summer officially gives way to autumn on
the 22nd of September, which is known as
the autumnal equinox, but for the lawn
owner autumn begins much earlier. This
is because the green keeping tasks for
autumn begin from the 1st day of
September.
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How To Prevent Lawn Fertilizer Burn
- Every year thousands of people put
fertilizer on their yard, in hopes of
making their grass look plush and green.
Sometimes however, fertilizer can seem
to do more harm than good on a yard. If
you want to use fertilizer and not cause
lawn fertilizer burn, the following tips
will be useful.
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Top Ten Types of Grass for Your Lawn
- There are many different types of
grasses available for your home lawn
that have strengths and weaknesses.
However, according to The Lawn Bible,
the following list contains the most
popular types of lawn grass for your
home and some of their best features:
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How To Hire A Lawn Care Maintenance
Company - Reliability is the most
important consideration when hiring a
landscaper to take care of your lawn and
plantings. Here's how to find the right
landscaper for the job.
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Eight Designer Landscape Styles -
The best landscape designs are the ones
that have been carefully thought out
with attention paid to the details.
Before planning a landscape it is
important to decide what style would
best fit your home and lifestyle.
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The Fallacy of the Green Thumb -
Some of our clients have expressed a
desire to grow their own vegetable or
flower gardens, but believe they don't
have a "green thumb". This is nonsense -
a green thumb is learned, just like
other skills in life.
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Tips
For Designing Your Landscape -
Landscaping isn't just about good looks,
it can increase the value of your home,
make it sell more quickly, and even
reduce your energy bill. The right
landscape can increase the value of your
home by approximately 15-20 percent,
allowing you to recoup 100 to 200
percent of your investment, according to
the Association of Landscape Contractors
of America.
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Lawn
Moles & Landscaping -
If you have interest in using
landscaping stone in your yard, garden,
koi pond or walkway, don’t limit
yourself to the traditional. Consider
finding or shopping for unique stones to
add flair or accent to your plans.
Landscaping stone can be versatile, used
for simple decoration or as a foundation
for much more.
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Landscaping Stone -
If you have interest in using
landscaping stone in your yard, garden,
koi pond or walkway, don’t limit
yourself to the traditional. Consider
finding or shopping for unique stones to
add flair or accent to your plans.
Landscaping stone can be versatile, used
for simple decoration or as a foundation
for much more.
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Rough Terrain Landscaping - Your
home landscaping design can be often
overwhelming and challenging for most
people. This can be especially true when
your yard is a steep hill. If this
describes your own backyard, then you
need to realize that there are
landscaping choices for you if you are
ready to put in extra time and effort.
Do not let this area scare you off. You
can make it into a beautiful part of
your home.
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Who Knew Home Landscaping For Energy
Conservation Had This Effect? -
If you have been thinking about how you
would like to cut your home energy
costs, you might want to take a second
look at your home landscaping. This is
an area you may not have even thought
of. Did you know energy-efficient home
landscaping can reduce your household's
energy consumption for heating and
cooling by as much as 25 percent.!
That's staggering, isn't it? Proper
placement of trees, shrubs, vines,
grasses, and hedges lets you modify the
microclimate around your home to
maximize shade during the summer and
reduce wind chill during the winter.
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3 Hillside Landscaping Tips For A
Beautiful And Healthy Garden -
With the right maintenance routine you too can have a lawn to be proud of. It's not actually that difficult to get your grass as green and luscious as the one you can see at golf courses: you can definitely achieve a great result by following.
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