Drought Resistant Flowers in Sacramento The Purpose of Replanting for your Roseville Landscape Because of record lows in rainfall this year there will likely be city-wide limits on outdoor watering. This means if you’re looking for a beautiful backyard with tons of brilliant colors then you must plant with drought resistance in mind. With such […]
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Planning Drainage before April Showers
09
Jan
Jan
Understanding how to work with the weather and rain patterns of your local environment can have long-lasting effects on the health of your Sacramento landscape design. Part of preparing your lawn for the coming spring is planning on how to properly drain and control flooding or pooling in your backyard. Why does your Roseville landscape […]
What’s What? January is the month of remodeling. We are preparing our Roseville landscapes to bloom this spring and part of that process just might be a total renovation for your landscape design. However, you may just be on the hunt to repair a few little places around your backyard due to overuse and age. […]
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Beginning to Bloom: Mulch
07
Jan
Jan
Mulching Landscaping in the Sacramento and Roseville area is a delicate process that requires a lot of knowledge about the area and how to best keep plants alive and healthy. Mulch is one of the many little touches that can set up your garden for success all year long. Now that we are in January, […]
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Beginning to Bloom: How and When of Pruning
05
Jan
Jan
Pruning is an essential part of caring for trees, shrubs, and bushes. Not only does it invigorate the plants to produce new blooms, the use of pruning for your yard also keeps the plant from wasting energy on dead parts. Pruning the January is the first of many steps to preparing for a brilliant spring […]
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May
May
There are two zone maps to consider when planning your Sacramento landscape: the USDA hardiness zone and the Sunset climate zone. USDA Zone Map The USDA zone map is based off of winter low temperatures. As you can see from the map, zone 9 dominates the Sacramento area. Plants recommended for zone 9 should […]
05
Oct
Oct
Many people are steering away from installing lawns. Why? Well, as most of you probably have figured out, grass needs to be watered quite often. Grass is very needy and requires constant attention. You go out of town for a week, come back and your lawn is dead… In order to keep your lawn thriving […]
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Sep
Sep
Why haven’t you had your front or backyard landscaped? Are you too overwhelmed and don’t know where to start? Can’t make up your mind on what you’d like to have done? If you have been putting off landscaping because you don’t know where to start, start small. Figure out which yard needs the most help. […]
17
Aug
Aug
Subtly Going Green: Easy Means to Becoming Environmentally Friendly Everywhere you look, companies are promoting the “green movement.” Green isn’t a bad idea, but people don’t want to invest the time or money needed. Not to mention, does anybody really know what “going green” means? I mean really? Don’t worry I’m no saint. I use too much water, don’t recycle […]
15
Aug
Aug
It takes time and planning to create a landscape that requires little time and money to maintain. Invest early in planning and structures, and you will pay (and work) less later. Choose structures, plants, ground-coverings, and systems that will help to reduce watering, weeding, tree trimming, painting, and mowing. Consider your available time. Determine how […]