Your landscaper spots a plant with a problem on a regular walk around the property. Its leaves are black, sooty, and sticky. Unsightly. She prescribes a strategy that includes releasing beneficial insects. It’s one of many natural tools that will help. In the green industry, we call that problem a pest. Pests can refer to […]
If you drive by some of the North Bay’s expansive open fields, you can still see pools of standing water months after the rainy season. Get close enough, and you’ll see swarms of mosquitoes. Stagnant water is their favorite place to hang out. Now is the season when they emerge, trolling to suck your blood. […]
Our downloadable landscape activities guide for the year We’re featuring a downloadable infographic/calendar of landscape activities in response to the requests of many of our clients. (See link below). Broken out by month, we recommend three to five seasonal activities for each. Check out our sample activities for the first quarter of the year. Dormant […]
Fire Fuel Reduction is more important now than ever. Some people refer to it as Vegetation Management. They mean the same thing – reducing and eliminating any hazardous vegetation that poses the risk of wildfire. Weed abatement is a part of this process. What you need to know is – that now is the time […]
Marin Water, reporting that reservoirs are higher than they have been in years, (95% full in fact!) voted unanimously to ease the ban on irrigation. The district serves both Central and Southern Marin County, except for Novato and West Marin. See the next section for NMWD updates. This update means that residents in this district […]
Temporary solutions that will prevent erosion on your slope If you have your property has a slope – taking quick action now could prevent damage from erosion. We will probably have more rain before the end of the season and if your slope is not stable read our post. It explains erosion in the landscape, […]
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