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Lawn Mowing Advice for Healthier Grass
By PINE BROOK LANDSCAPING STAFF 22 Jul, 2021
Caring for your lawn the right way will allow you the pleasure of a healthy, luxuriant green lawn. Lawn mowing may be a weekly ritual but are you sure you are doing it correctly? One of the secrets of a lush lawn is mowing your grass to the right height. Attentive lawn mowing services will keep your grass healthy and also help increase the density of your lawn...
Proper Practices for Planting a New Tree
By PINE BROOK STAFF 25 Jun, 2021
Trees are an investment. How well that investment grows depends on several factors including, the type of tree planted, its location and the care provided. Getting your new tree off to a healthy start will help the tree mature to its full size and ensures it will provide environmental, economic, and social benefits throughout its lifetime...
Shrub Pruning DOs & DON'Ts for a Successful Spring
By PINE BROOK LANDSCAPING STAFF 05 May, 2021
If the thought of cutting into what looks like a perfectly happy plant makes you cringe, you're not alone. Even homeowners who know the benefits of pruning—better health, more pleasing habit, bigger flowers—are often still confused about exactly the right time and right way to make the cuts. But once you understand how plants respond to pruning, you'll realize how many problems a well-placed cut can solve...
Landscaping Trends for Spring 2021
By PINE BROOK LANDSCAPING STAFF 16 Apr, 2021
After nearly a year of confinement, our outdoor spaces have become sanctuaries of solace and sanity. We all want to find more ways to integrate the gentle presence of nature into our dwellings. The pandemic has reinforced the idea that green spaces and private outdoor space improve health and mental wellbeing. Naturally, landscape and hardscape design has become a priority. Here are some predictions on the outdoor design trends that will influence our spaces in 2021...
Hardscaping Trends for Spring 2021
By PINEBROOK STAFF 24 Mar, 2021
The increased time spent at home in 2020 has given many homeowners reason to reevaluate how they utilize their outdoor spaces and the need to make them more functional. This move toward considering outdoor spaces an essential extension of the home is the common thread that runs through many of the top hardscape and landscape design trends for the upcoming year...
How Ice Melt Products Affect Your Hardscape & Landscape
By PINE BROOK STAFF 22 Feb, 2021
In winter you work hard to keep your home and your family safe by clearing ice and snow from walkways and the driveway. Safe access means no slips or falls for you, your pets and your guests. So in addition to shovels and snow throwers, ice melt products are probably part of your winter weather preparedness. There is quite a selection of deicer and/or ice melt products available but beware that these deicing chemicals can take a toll on hardscaping as well as landscape plants. This includes not only the living landscape and animals, but also a home’s hardscape – the asphalt, brick, and concrete of the surroundings...
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