Category: How to Landscaping
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Should I Use Landscape Fabric
When I started my career I thought landscape fabric, or weed fabric, was a wonderful invention. The magic cloth ensures a weed free landscape for years. Or does it? Should I Use Landscape Fabric or Weed Fabric? Landscape Fabric is a nuisance that creates more work for you and an unhealthy landscape. What happens when mulch starts to break down? …
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How NOT to Mulch a Tree
I drive through neighborhoods daily and see trees mulched improperly. People want to do the best for their trees and apply the “More is better” principal with disastrous results. Trees that have been over mulched dry out quicker in hot summer months and are prone to disease and attacks by rodents. Mulching a tree like a…
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Keep Dirt and Mulch Off Your Siding
A drip edge is a trench filled with gravel that prevents mud from splashing against your home. You install it where water drips off the roof. I also use a drip edge when the grade next to the house is the same level as the siding. Install the drip edge one foot from the siding when controlling a grade and…
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How to Renovate a Lawn
In this video I show you how to renovate a lawn using a tool called a Rotodairon. If your lawn is not growing well look at the big picture to see what is causing the trouble. Some, of the many, causes of a poor lawn are: Sandy soil Too much shade Soil has a low…
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How to Prune a Tree Hydrangea – Part 3
In the last video in my series on How to Prune Tree Hydrangeas I show you the results of our effort. A tree hydrandgea full of flowers. This winter I hope you will get out and try pruning your tree hydrangea. I know you can do it! By John Holden
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How to Prune a Tree Hydrangea – Part 2
Over the winter I showed you how to prune a tree hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata). In this video I show you the new growth emerging on the same shrub. I hope this video gives you the confidence to try pruning your tree hydrangea. By John Holden
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How to Prune a Tree Hydrangea – Part 1
Prune your tree hydrangeas (Hydrangea paniculata) after growth has stopped in the fall or before new growth in the spring. Tree hydrangeas can take a heavy pruning with ease. Don’t be afraid to prune them. Your goal when pruning tree hydrangeas is to: Remove crossing branches. Remove dead branches. Remove last years flower buds. Thin…
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How to Aerate and Overseed Your Lawn
A few hours aerating your lawn this weekend will give benefits for a long time. Why should I aerate? Aerate your lawn if you have compacted soil, the grass is getting thin or you would like to overseed with a more vigorous type of seed. When should I aerate? I prefer to aerate from late summer to early…
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How to Deadhead and Maintain Daffodils
While maintaining a gorgeous bed of Daffodils I thought, “I wish more people knew this simple garden tip.” The tips in this video will keep your daffodils blooming and looking their best. I deadhead the spent flowers to return the energy to the bulb to produce blooms next year, not to produce seed for next…