To understand fertilizer and what it does, you must know the roles plant nutrients play in a plant’s growth and development. Each nutrient has a specific function essential for plant health and productivity. In this blog, we’ve included a list of primary...
The lawn is the foundation of suburban American landscapes and the pride and joy of (almost) every homeowner. But maintaining that luxurious lawn can be a pain and time drain. Weekends mowing and edging the grass Time wasted watering, weeding, and fertilizing Multiple...
A recent gardening trend is to plant colorful peppers in the landscape, in containers, and in vegetable garden beds. There are several different sizes and shapes of plants, and many sizes, shapes, and colors of the fruit. Hot peppers are used worldwide more than any...
Mighty oaks from little acorns grow. And if you wait a thousand years, a little acorn might drop in the precise location where you’d like an oak tree in your yard. But if you want that oak tree sooner, you might have to take matters into your own hands. How hard...
There was a time when citrus trees grew everywhere in Southern California. You’d see them on the way to school, church, the root beer stand, or wherever you were heading. New housing tracts were planted squarely in the middle of active citrus groves. Even now,...
A long-time favorite for interior foliage, Ficus (fig) comes in many varieties, from large specimens to accent plants of various sizes. The Ficus genus contains 800 species of tropical and subtropical plants. Growth habits vary significantly between varieties. From...
