Landscaping Tips | Plant Care

Winter Moth caterpillars emerge in the spring, usually around April of each year. They feed on the leaves and buds of maple, oak, ash, apple, crabapple trees and more. Infested trees can become completely defoliated, which when gone untreated, can not only ruin the aesthetics of your landscape, but lead to the death of the tree.

Besides their general beauty, trees provide many benefits for us, wildlife, and the planet.

When plants harden off after the first frost or the equinox in September, water conservation becomes an important health factor for trees and shrubs as they prepare for winter stress. After the ground freezes, plants survive on stored water in their stems and needles. Long cold and dry periods coupled with winter wind can be devastating to our plants as they will quickly use up their stored water and become fragile. Evergreen trees and shrubs are particularly susceptible to winter damage.

Tired of pulling ticks off yourself, your family and your pets, and worrying about whether or not these ticks carry lyme? Here are a few actions you can take to help prevent tick bites:

Pollinators are animals and insects that are responsible for the fertilization of plants, including bees, hummingbirds, bats, and more. That may sound like a small job, but here are some facts about how big of a difference these tiny creatures make to us and our environment.

There is nothing more beautiful than fall foliage, but what do you do with the fallen leaves?  According to the EPA, yard waste is the second-largest component of our trash stream (behind paper and corrugated boxes) and makes up roughly 20 percent of most communities’ haul. Additionally, trucking the bulky bags to the dump requires a lot of fuel.