Have a pond on your property? If you’ve decided to care for it yourself, follow these tips for how to take care of it in every season! Spring Once the threat of a hard freeze is over, pond heater may be removed. To clean, soak in vinegar (white works fine) to remove all corrosion and […]
Providing balanced moisture levels is critical to the establishment of all newly installed plant material and it is the responsibility of the home or business owner, unless Foegley Landscape is specifically contracted to provide this service. The amount and type of supplemental irrigation will depend on several factors including soil type, shade, slope, plant type […]
Has your lawn just been hydroseeded? Taking care of it is incredibly important if you want it to grow well. Use this guide! Watering After the lawn is first Hydroseeded, allow the mulch to dry before watering. (Usually dry by the next day.) During the first two weeks, water all areas every day keeping area […]
The drought of 2012 will be remembered as more than challenging by those of us in the green industry. While the central Indiana watering ban was eventually lifted, the lost revenue and environmental damage will be felt for years to come. All irrigation systems and irrigation contractors for that matter, are not created equal. Some […]
Spring showers and cool temperatures have turned things green. However, early to mid April is the time to fire up the irrigation system so when the dry times come as they always do, your landscape will get sufficient water to keep it thriving and healthy. Foegley Landscape irrigation technicians use the following sequence: Turn off […]
Trees are investments that require a small amount of care. For the sake of your tree’s quality of life and your own, take a few minutes to winterize your trees. Wonderful springs come from well-tended winters! Here are nine things you can do to winterize your trees: Remove or correct structural faults and deadwood that […]
Your lawn is constantly renewing itself. New roots, buds, rhizomes, tillers and leaves replace the old, diseased and worn ones in a continuing process. To keep this renewal going, your lawn needs fertilizer. You’ll need to apply adequate nutrients to insure a day-to-day supply. The big three – nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium – are of […]
We’ve started seeing Eastern Tent Caterpillars this week. They form webs in the crotches of trees and shrubs in spring to early summer. If reachable and small in size, in the morning take the web and contents of squirmy worms down and step on them – (a simple method that avoids chemicals). If you prefer […]
If you have mugho pines in your landscape, be on the lookout for sawfly larva. They can strip a mugho pine in short order, so an inspection is in order The following excerpt is from the University of Illinois extension: “The European pine sawfly (Neodiprion sertifer) is found in large numbers and “waves” in mass […]
As soil temperatures warm, seeds that have been lying dormant all winter will begin to sprout and grow. To save yourself a lot of work this year, get landscape bed weeds under control now. In another week, you’ll have more weeds to pull or spray. Our weed control program begins early when we apply Snapshot, […]
