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It’s A Perfect Time Of Year To Give Some Attention To The ‘Hardscape’ In Your Garden ~
Admin • May 31, 2019
Winter is a great time to take care of some ‘hardscape’ maintenance. Now that most everything has died back for the winter, you can clean your garden beds out and inspect and repair the structural parts of your garden such as edging, fences and pathways.
First you’ll want to cut back any ornamental grasses and clear out any debris left behind by plants that have died back. Once that’s done, you’ll be able to easily find potential problems like bowing in your edging and rotting wood in raised beds. Taking care of these garden structures now will give you a head start once the last frost has passed and planting begins.
Inspect & Repair
Be sure to inspect all wooden structures like decks and tables for rot and stability, and make all necessary repairs. The occasional mild days in December are perfect for treating those wooden structures in the garden, such as sheds, fences, and trellis, with preservative.
Patios and paths can be scrubbed with a stiff broom or blasted with a pressure washer. If your patios and walkways are constructed with pavers, this is also a good time to inspect, repair or simply refresh the grout. If you’re using dry grout you can scatter it onto the stone and sweep it into the joints using a soft brush. You may, however, need to go back over the surface a few times until the joints have been adequately filled. This should be done every year or so. Cracks in concrete should also be repaired as they’re an open door for invasive weeds come spring.
Any perennial plant containers that stay outdoors all winter should to be raised up with pot feet or a couple of bricks so they don’t get waterlogged. It’s also not too late to plant up a window box or hanging basket with winter bedding.While we don’t have a large numbers of birds that overwinter here, those that do will really appreciate suet feeders. Nutrients like nectar, worms and seeded fruit are scarce this time of year, and suet also provides energy sources like fats and peanut butter.
If you love to get in the garden at the first sign of spring, now is the perfect time to order your seed catalogs; these are all available online, but it can be a lot more fun to pour over a paper version. You’ll also be able to take advantage of pre-order discounts which can be significant this time of year.
Probably not with silver bells and cockleshells*, considering there aren’t any sandy beaches in central Kentucky 😉
February 15, 2019 Lexington, KY – Mow Mow’s Landscaping is proud to announce that it has earned the home service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award (SSA) for the second year in a row! This award honors service professionals who have maintained exceptional service ratings and reviews on Angie’s List in 2017 & 2018. “The service providers that receive our Angie’s List Super Service Award demonstrate the level of excellence that members have come to expect,” said Angie’s List Founder Angie Hicks. “These pros are top-notch and absolutely deserve recognition for the trustworthy and exemplary customer service they exhibited in the past year and overall.” Angie’s List Super Service Award 2018 winners have met strict eligibility requirements, which include maintaining an “A” rating in overall grade, recent grade and review period grade. The SSA winners must be in good standing with Angie’s List, pass a background check, record a current trade license attestation and abide by Angie’s List operational guidelines. “Mow Mow’s goal has always been to exceed our customer’s expectations in quality of work, professionalism and promptness of service. It is an honor to receive this reward and be recognized for attaining this goal for the 2nd year in a row.” – Jennifer Medrano, Owner Mow Mow’s Landscaping has been listed on Angie’s List since 2017 when the company was first launched. This is the second time Mow Mow’s Landscaping has received this honor. Service company ratings are updated continually on Angie’s List as new, verified consumer reviews are submitted. Companies are graded on an A through F scale in multiple fields ranging from price to professionalism to punctuality. For over two decades Angie’s List has been a trusted name for connecting consumers to top-rated service professionals. Angie’s List provides unique tools and support designed to improve the local service experience for both consumers and service professionals. ### For over two decades, Angie’s List has provided trusted reviews and information to help millions of consumers make smart hiring decisions. Angie’s List offers more than 10 million verified reviews in over 700 service categories, providing its members a credible resource for researching and comparing local service providers. Angie’s List is based in Indianapolis, Indiana and is an operating business of ANGI Homeservices (NASDAQ:ANGI). Contact: Steffanie Finkiewicz Angie’s List 303-963-8384 mediarelations@angieslist.com You can check out Mow Mow’s Angie’s List reviews here .
If you’ve been waiting for the perfect time to start your garden, this is it. It’s time to start seeds indoors so they’ll be ready to plant outside when spring begins in earnest. It’s a fun project to get you through the late winter period that’s really all about waiting for spring to finally come calling.
With this record setting cold, central Kentucky is experiencing what’s known as a ‘hard freeze.’ But what exactly defines a hard freeze? –
here’s plenty of time before spring comes a long, but it’s always fun to look through magazines like Southern Living at the beautiful gardens and landscapes featured there. They’re always lush and thriving, often filled with unique plants and flowers you may have never seen before. But before you start pining for that unusual flora, there are several factors to consider if you want to be successful in having the gardens of your dream. The four most important are sun, soil, water and zone – these factors are the key to having that green thumb. Unfortunately, you can’t count on a plant’s label to give you the whole story, it’s a generalization at best.
Happy New Year! With the beginning of 2019 here upon us, it’s time to start preparing your landscape to look its best in the spring. While it is easy to hide away from the cold winter weather here in central Kentucky, be sure to spend some time in January and February knocking out some simple yard work- beyond taking down the decorations you put up for the holiday season. Not sure where to start? Here are a few helpful suggestions:
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