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Posted on November 20, 2013 in General, Seasonal FAQs/Tips

What Should Landscapers in MA Do During Fertilization? Nothing, except it’s easier said than done. The best thing to do is for a landscape in Massachusetts is to leave the fertilizer alone. Watering and sunlight help, but old Mother Nature will put in her due diligence with that. Try your best not to walk on […]

Posted on October 1, 2013 in General, Landscaping Tips

As a professional landscaper in Massachusetts, we try our best to inform the do-it-yourselfers as much as we can. The problem with many do-it-yourself landscaping jobs in Massachusetts are that they don’t consider design flaws early on. It may not appear as though you botched your landscaping job, to the naked eye, but eventually something […]

Posted on September 18, 2013 in General, Landscaping Tips

Okay, so anyone who has ever owned a pool has had to use a mowing bag. Mowing bags are great for Boston landscaping if you have a patio in MA, or a pool next to the grass. This helps prevent the sloppy clippings from getting everywhere. And when people walk through them they can get […]

Posted on September 16, 2013 in General, Landscaping Tips, Seasonal FAQs/Tips

Landscaping in MA can vary depending on where you are. Landscapes out on the Cape, for example, are very different than landscapes in Framingham or Needham or Boston. Every landscape in Massachusetts is unique to itself. In fact, there are many bee keepers all over New England. So it isn’t too crazy to think that […]

Posted on September 10, 2013 in General, Landscaping Tips, Seasonal FAQs/Tips

Are you a do-it-yourself landscaper in Massachusetts? This season is a blank slate of opportunity for landscapers in MA to plant new flowers and foliage. While flowers may be the most eye-catching detail of a landscape, because of their color, other specimens of foliage can have a more subtle effect on the overall aesthetics of […]

Posted on September 3, 2013 in General, Landscaping Tips

The problem with a landscape in MA is that the seasons change just as you’re getting used to them. Just because you don’t have snow to shovel doesn’t mean it’s time to neglect your landscape in MA. Did you know, that most of the mosquitoes that bite you were probably hatched within one-hundred feet of […]

Posted on August 30, 2013 in General, Landscaping Tips

Okay, so that sunburn has faded and you’ve accepted that it’s no longer summer. Many people think of winter time in the Bay State to be the most taxing on a landscape in MA. What many people don’t consider is the fact that summer heat can scorch your lawn and damage it into fall and […]

Posted on August 27, 2013 in General, Landscaping Tips

Okay, so you’ve planted all of your flowers, edged your gardens, seeded your grass, protected yourself against mosquitoes, and are ready to enjoy your landscape in Massachusetts. But before you fall asleep out in a lawn chair, there’s one more detail you may have forgotten: The landscape of your skin! Summer may almost be over, […]

Posted on June 18, 2013 in General

A Harvard Professor once assigned her class to wake up before the sun and listen to the birds chirping. And believe it or not, even in the hustle and bustle of a Boston, Massachusetts landscape, you can still hear the birds chirping. Don’t believe it? Neither did they until they could hear them. The point […]

Posted on June 16, 2013 in General

Okay, so you’ve planted all of your flowers, edged your gardens, seeded your grass, protected yourself against mosquitoes, and are ready to enjoy your landscape in Massachusetts. But before you fall asleep out in a lawn chair, there’s one more detail you may have forgotten: The landscape of your skin! Sunburns The last thing you […]