Category: Landscaping Tips
August 02, 2011
A mulching mower is good for the earth and for your house landscaping budget. Mulching mowers facilitate grasscycling, an earth-friendly landscape maintenance practice that involves leaving your clippings on the lawn as fertilizer. A mulching mower cuts up what it mows into tiny pieces—i.e., into mulch that you can then use in your garden – and delivers those clippings back to your lawn.
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July 28, 2011
Rudyard Kipling’s poem “The Glory of the Garden” contains advice for anyone who would like to enjoy a beautiful landscaping design. He writes, “Gardens are not made by singing, ‘Oh how beautiful!’ and sitting in the shade.” However, a modern reader might remind Kipling that that he could, in fact, while away the afternoon singing the praises of the garden and still see progress – that is, if he hires a contractor for landscaping design and installation.
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July 19, 2011
Most Portland landscapes require maintenance in July, as the month falls in a high-growth season. This year’s soil is especially primed for productivity, thanks to 2011’s second-wettest spring on record. July can be a beautiful month for house landscaping in Portland, as the roses, fuchsia and perennials in hanging baskets are all in bloom. Here are a few tasks to do in your Portland garden in July:
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July 14, 2011
One of the major concerns of Lake Oswego landscaping contractors and turf-lovers across the Portland area is how to water efficiently and effectively. The climate around Portland rarely lacks for water, but during the hot, dry summer months it is necessary to water many plants and most lawns – at least if you to want to prevent them from turning brown and crispy in the summer sun. Our densely built metro area has many condominiums and townhomes with HOA maintenance contracts that include
sprinkler systems and irrigation lines. It is good for homeowners and landscaping contractors alike to understand how these watering systems work.
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July 05, 2011
One of the most important aspects of summer landscape maintenance and lawn care is pest control. There are a number of plant pests that can do major damage to most landscaping designs. Here are five of the worst pests to find in your garden. Keep an eye out for them!
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June 30, 2011
When it comes to landscaping design, Oregonians take things seriously. Perhaps it’s our abundant rainfall or the lush, green temperate climate of the Willamette Valley – either way, Oregon’s environment is ripe for professional and HOA landscaping using eco-friendly yard and
organic lawn care methods. Following are five landscaping design and maintenance methods to keep your landscape healthy and green – in more ways than one.
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June 27, 2011
Summer will be here any minute, and if you’re like most Portland-area homeowners you’ve already got a good idea of what you’d like your yard or garden to look like this summer. When it comes to
landscaping, Beaverton and surrounding homeowners often spend months planning and preparing for summer activity.
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June 22, 2011
The Fourth of July is just around the corner, and you know what that means: barbecues! Is your yard ready?
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May 26, 2011
The Pacific Northwest is known for its lush vegetation and more specifically evergreen trees. What many homeowners forget, though, is that there are many beautiful flowering trees and shrubs native to Oregon and the surrounding area. The following are a few landscaping contractor approved native flowering shrubs that work well in both home landscaping designs and
HOA landscaping:
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May 24, 2011
One of the benefits of living in the Pacific Northwest is the abundance of edible plants native to the area. For homeowners who are interested in adding edibles to their
landscaping, Beaverton and other neighborhoods in the Portland area are home to many types of berries, lettuce and flowers that can go from the yard to the table. A knowledgeable landscaping contractor won’t think twice about adding edible plants to a landscape design, as long as they look as good as they taste.
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