by Green Thumb Expert | Aug 10, 2012 | Landscaping
Unless you have a natural edge on your landscape beds, you most likely have a landscape edging product installed between your bed and your grass. Most beds have metal, plastic, paver or natural landscape edging products installed. Personal preference is the biggest...
by Green Thumb Expert | Aug 10, 2012 | Landscaping
Dyed mulches are a quality alternative to natural products. All mulch products lose their fresh color and natural smell once they have had a chance to weather for a period of time. Using recycled mulch products allows you to re-dye the mulch when the color fades. ...
by Green Thumb Expert | Aug 9, 2012 | Landscaping
Installing paver edging and polymeric sand. Once you have installed all of your pavers including any cut blocks that were made; it is now time to finish up your project. If any of your cut blocks are cut too short, now is the time to cut a new block. Before you...
by Green Thumb Expert | Aug 9, 2012 | Landscaping
Once ground excavation and base installation is complete, you can now begin to set your pavers. Simple patterns require less time, while more complex patterns may require significantly more time. Having a more complex pattern may be more attractive and captivating,...
by Green Thumb Expert | Aug 8, 2012 | Landscaping
Base material can now be set once your site is excavated and the proper depth is reached. Setting Base Material Paver patios or walk ways that do not have heavy equipment running over them, generally will have a base of 6″. Drive ways will usually have a base...
by Green Thumb Expert | Aug 8, 2012 | Landscaping
Paver patios, walk ways and drives are a great way to increase the eye appeal of your property. The possibilities are endless when it comes to designs and color combinations. Paver installation is more labor intensive than the typical poured concrete options because...
by Green Thumb Expert | Aug 7, 2012 | Turf Grass
If you want to remove dead grass from your lawn then you should dethatch your yard. If your lawn has been damaged by the recent drought conditions, chances are that you will have to do some lawn repairs come fall. Depending on the extent of the damage it might be...
by Green Thumb Expert | Aug 7, 2012 | Insects, Turf Grass
It is that time of year again when you may start seeing grub damage to your lawn. In eastern Iowa lawns, we usually start seeing signs of damage toward the end of August. By this point it is too late to get any effective control from a grub preventor product. Grub...
by Green Thumb Expert | Aug 6, 2012 | General, Grounds Maintenance, Seasonal, Turf Grass
Lawn painting is one of the newest trending services for the lawn and landscape industry. Drought stricken lawns now have a chance to green again. Lawn painting allows a lawn to go from dead brown to bright green in just a matter of minutes. The benefits of lawn...
by Green Thumb Expert | Aug 6, 2012 | Lawn Diseases, Turf Grass
Fungus out breaks have been minimal his year because of the lack of snow fall in the winter, to the early onset of spring in March. Our lack of rain and drought conditions have even decreased the amount of fungus seen in eastern Iowa lawns. Most fungus like leaf...
