by Green Thumb Expert | Aug 20, 2012 | Annuals and Perennials
Annual flowers are a great way add some instant color to your landscape beds. Most annual flowers will continuously bloom all season long if properly maintained. Spring is the best time to get your annual flowers in the ground because the sooner you start, the...
by Green Thumb Expert | Aug 17, 2012 | Grounds Maintenance, Turf Grass
Lawn aeration can help your turf grass recover from drought. Most lawns in eastern Iowa have been through some tough weather this year. Drought and heat have definitely taken a toll on the quality of grass in most of our lawns. With the recent cooler temperatures...
by Green Thumb Expert | Aug 16, 2012 | Fertilizer Products
Fertilize your turf grass to increase its color and health. When you fertilize your lawn, it helps add nuturients that are lost in the soil from plants extracting them. We fertilize lawns to fill the gap in nutrients, so that we produce the best crop of grass plants...
by Green Thumb Expert | Aug 16, 2012 | Fertilizer Products, Turf Grass, Weed Control
Fall fertilizer will definitely help your lawn get through the winter months if applied in the fall. Having an early spring in March set the pace for this years fertilizing and weed control programs. All fall fertilizer applications are about one month ahead of...
by Green Thumb Expert | Aug 15, 2012 | Shrubs and Trees
After you have installed your tree, we recommend staking it. The best materials are metal garden posts 5 feet long, wire and an old hose. You will want wire that is strong enough to support a small tree, but small enough so that you can bend it. You will want to...
by Green Thumb Expert | Aug 15, 2012 | Shrubs and Trees
Planting a tree is not as simple as digging a hole and dropping the tree in. If you want to give your tree the best chance of survival, make sure to plant your tree properly. Proper tree installation should include: planting at the right time of year, choosing the...
by Green Thumb Expert | Aug 14, 2012 | Shrubs and Trees
Since fall is right around the corner, it is now a perfect time to start thinking about fall plantings. In eastern Iowa, the optimal time to plant a new tree is in the spring or fall. Each type of tree will have different requirements based on the type of species...
by Green Thumb Expert | Aug 14, 2012 | Turf Grass
Lawn striping 101. Ever wonder how professional sports fields and professional lawn mowers get stripes in their lawns? It is not as hard as you might think. Lawn striping has a lot to do with the operator and type of equipment being used. Professional operators...
by Green Thumb Expert | Aug 13, 2012 | Landscaping
Installing concrete paver products such as bullet edgers are easy to install. Just like plastic edging, bullet edgers are installed much quicker if you trench your landscape beds instead of hand digging them. When trenching for bullet edgers, your trench machine...
by Green Thumb Expert | Aug 13, 2012 | Landscaping
Once you have your trench dug, lay your plastic edging in the hole with the flat part of the plastic edging lying against your outer side. Your material should be setting at an angle in the trench. Make sure that the “tube” part of the plastic edging is...
