Articles tagged with: Plant Care Gone Bad
Any guesses as to what this might be? I have some inside information on this one (I watched it happen) but before I reveal the problem, any ideas on what it might be? This type of damage is actually fairly common. It happens “all of the sudden” and then the grass typically recovers a […]
It’s no secret that the Bradford pear tree has proven to be a problematic tree. While its spring and fall beauty is undeniable and hard to compete with in our climate, its inherently weak branching structure makes it very susceptible to breaking apart as it matures. Wind, ice or heavy snow often end the lives […]
Applying salt to help melt ice and snow is a common practice. From a plant (and environmental) perspective, I would like to caution you to consider what happens to the salt as it runs off with the melting snow and ice. The photo below was taken of a spot I walk daily. This is not […]
….for the best way to control those pesky spring weeds in your bermudagrass lawn. By pesky, I mean the henbit, chickweed, bromes, annual bluegrass and others that create the need for several early mowings before the turfgrass begins growing. From a botanical standpoint, these aren’t really spring weeds, they are winter annuals. They germinated last fall […]