"Maintaining Beautiful Landscapes"
The Importance of Soil Management for a Healthy Landscape A thriving landscape starts from the ground up—literally. Soil is the foundation of plant health, and its management plays a critical role in the success of gardens, lawns, and ornamental plantings. Proper soil management supports robust plant growth, enhances water efficiency, and helps prevent disease and…
Common Pest Insects in the Urban Landscape: Causes, Identification, and Prevention Urban landscapes—composed of residential gardens, parks, streetscapes, and ornamental plantings—offer a welcoming environment for a variety of insect pests. These pests can cause significant damage to trees, shrubs, lawns, and garden plants, ultimately reducing aesthetic value, plant health, and property appeal. Understanding what attracts…
The most important landscape service I perform would have to be Plant Health Care (PHC). I say this based on my experience of working with woody shrubs and ornamental tree over the past fifteen years. I started out in this trade as a plant health care specialist, even though I knew almost nothing about landscape…
What is plant health care service? Why is it important? Plant Health Care (PHC) is one of the most important services that a homeowner can have! Plant health care is a service in which the landscape is scouted looking for pest, disease, and environmental issues guided by the science of phenology. By using known relationships…