Nov/090
Why do you landscape your home?
Do you ever wonder why some subdivisions have a greater home value than others? It is not only the quality of the homes or the location. Well landscaped homes have a higher resale value. When you drive up to a house and see old rotting landscape timbers or over grown plants you are automatically turned off. Landscaping can beautify any home, no matter how big or small and can increase the value of your home. The neater the landscape the higher the value. Landscaping also helps the environment, prevent soil erosion, feeds wildlife and provides oxygen. Many homeowners tend to put their landscaping off until the last minute, which can be understandable. Landscaping can be expensive depending on the area you live in, size of landscape beds you are wanting, plants size and species . Remember, you don’t have to get the most expensive plants, the largest flower beds or even do it all at one time. Some landscapers like myself offer many different options. Let me share a few with you. We offer a stages/phases program. For example if you are wanting the front and back landscape beds done, maybe a few trees, but can’t afford to do it all at the same time, this is where we can do just one at a time to better fit your budget. We also offer a monthly maintenance program. This is where we come once a month every month to pull weeds, trim shrubs when needed, fertilize when needed and deadhead blooming flowers at a reasonable monthly rate. This service is offered in three months and six months programs. If you would like to learn more about these services and many other services we offer click on the contact us page, garden services or landscape services above.
by Rose Harrington
http://www.roseslandscapes.com
Nov/090
Winterizing your Landscapes
When winterizing you want to make sure you have trimmed all Shrubs, Grasses, Daylillies, Crape Myrtles, Flowers etc. back to an ideal height. Even though you are not seeing any growth in your plants foliage, the roots are still growing over winter. Pulling weeds, fertilizing, adding a type of pre-emergent grass killer and mulching heavily will not only help to keep your flower and shrub beds looking nice for the winter, it will keep roots from freezing and new grass from seeding in the upcoming spring. Although it may not look appealing, leaving some leaves in your landscape beds can help protect some of the more tender plants like mums, bulbs and small newly planted plants. Remember to drain all water hoses, soaker hoses, irrigation pipe and take all outdoor timers inside, this will prevent them form freezing. One more tip when winterizing, don’t forget to remove gas out of lawn equipment, grease all fittings, check lawn mower blades, remove excess weed-eater string, check filters and tires. Maintaining your landscape beds, hoses, and lawn equipment properly will keep plants happy, keep your equipment running longer and help you save money.
Article By Rose Harrington
http://www.roseslandscapes.com
Sep/090
Rose’s Landscapes
Exceptional service and quality work. Roses Landscapes is a winner over and over. Roses Landscapes is located in Lewisburg, Tn and operates in the greater Nashville area for any landscaping needs. They provide services for both installation and maintenance of your plants. Check them out at http://www.roseslandscapes.com