When it comes time to trim your trees, you shouldn’t take a chainsaw or clippers and just cut any branch that you think should come down. When you trim your trees, you should do so with a measured and educated approach. A professional tree service can help you trim your trees. A Professional Arborist Can Evaluate Your Trees When you hire a tree service, they can send a professional arborist out to evaluate your trees. Read More»
Trees can provide shade, fruit, and interest to any landscape. However, in some cases you may want a tree removed, either because it poses a safety risk or because you’d like to utilize the space for something else. Removing a tree yourself is a hefty task. Depending on the size of the tree, it can even be dangerous. A full tree removal service can perform the job for you. Here’s what you can expect from a full tree removal service: Read More»
In previous years, you may have watched in disdain as webbed tents form on your favorite ornamental trees. As the tents grow, the caterpillars inside of them eat away at the new leaves and flowers and destroy the overall beauty of your trees. Because of this destruction, you may have decided to try using Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) treatments this year to get rid of them. If so, below are some answers to a couple of questions that you may have about using Bt to get rid of the tent caterpillars. Read More»
With a brutal winter finally coming to a close, many homeowners are assessing and preparing to tackle the damage left behind by months of fierce winds, heavy rains, and thick layers of ice and snow. In addition to their home and other structures, homeowners must also deal with any damage done to the mature trees on their property. Left unattended, tears and breaks in the bark, trunks, or major limbs of the tree can make it more susceptible to insect infestation and decay and even weaken or kill the entire tree. Read More»
Climate change and severe summer droughts are the enemies of your green landscaping. If you live in an area that already has hot, arid weather, these problems may cause grass and plants around your home to die, and your landscaping to look dead and bear. To solve this problem, you want to know what type of alternatives work best for landscaping in an arid summer climate. Here are some tips to help you find the right alternatives to grass and traditional landscaping plants for your landscaping design: Read More»