There is a lot to enjoy about the fall season. Leaves are changing color, school is back in session, the heat and smoke from wildfires have subsided, and brown lawns are greening up again. As some plants prepare to go dormant for the cold season, it is a great...
Irrigation Technology Has Come A Long Way
Irrigation Technology Irrigation technology has come a long way in the last decade and a half. Drip irrigation is much more prevalent these days, along with smart irrigation controllers. Imagine a system that knows how much water your landscape needs on a given day and automatically delivers it to each...
Improving Irrigation Coverage
Why is Coverage So Poor? Conventional irrigation systems perform at about 60% efficiency, mostly due the need for coverage over irregularly shaped areas. This leads to lawns with brown spots, certain plants out performing other s in summer heat, overspray onto hardscape surfaces, or a few shrubs hogging water. There are a...
Many Choices for Lawn Installations
The traditional grass lawn remains a standby of residential landscaping. When it comes to establishing a new lawn, nothing offers the instant impact of rolling out newly farmed sod. However, other choices are available and even gaining in popularity. Synthetic turf options, sod lawn varieties, and hydroseed blends have all...
April is National Gardening Month: Give Your Property a Face Lift
National Gardening Month & Modern Landscaping Along with bringing warmer weather, April is National Gardening Month. And thank goodness! It’s been a long wet winter in Seattle, and many other places in the country have had record-breaking winter weather, too. Now that the weather is becoming pleasant enough to...
Winter Interest Plants for Landscaping
Dormant Months Our yards don’t have to suffer through a period of looking inactive and lifeless during the fall and winter months. There are many winter interest plants that thrive and even flower during this time of year in the Puget Sound region. While many shrubs and trees lose their...
Tips And Tricks For Creating The Best Fall Landscaping
Tips And Tricks For Creating The Best Fall Landscaping Fall is a wonderful time of year that offers many opportunities when it comes to landscaping a residential yard. For example, considering the use of evergreens throughout a yard can greatly enhance an exterior space in year-round fashion. Best of all,...
