This is a great landscape for shady areas. Lush and low maintenance. Leave the leaves on top in the beds.

Leave the leaves if you can. They are great for the soil when they decompose but if you can’t and if you need help with leaf removal contact us.This pattern were in with cold weather and clouds and rain does not show any signs of ending. We could see this type of weather at least [...]

The leaves are falling everywhere. Sure the trees are messy now but you will appreciate them come summer when it’s 93 out! We need trees everywhere to cool the earth and clean the air we breath don’t ever cut them down if you don’t have to. We are talking about Oaks, Pines, Cypress, Maple- all [...]

Another 6 tenths(.60) of an inch of rain fell in NE St Pete from an el niño style low pressure and strong cold front. The weather continues to be very cold for Florida. from accuWX.com: An unusually strong and persistent area of high pressure over northern Canada has been forcing much of the cold air [...]

Three tenths of an inch of rain fell Tuesday as a cold front passed. El niño has 3 fronts passing every week. It has been cold with only short periods of sunshine.

Our plants must be just hating this winter. Temps on Saturday Night 2/13 expected to drop into the upper 30’s. Fortunately there will be wind so frost is not likely. You don’t have to cover you plants with this one. I just hope they can survive till warmer WX. When it hit’s 80 its going [...]

At our horticultural classes at the extension service we are taught to use IPM practices for our landscape management. One of the thoughts that comes crystal clear in the study of Integrated Pest Management is that we should not apply fertilizers or pesticides unless it is very necessary and they have a chance to function [...]

1 inch of rain(1.00) fell in St Pete on Saturday night as a powerful cold front passed. This front was associated with the blizzard that pounded the mid-atlantic with wind and snow, shutting down Washington DC the day before the Saints won Super Bowl XLIV.

We have had many calls from our clients asking us when it will be safe to plant again. Many of our clients are upset about the brown landscapes that have come following the Great Frost and Freeze of January 2010. Many are wondering when it will be safe to replant. Lets talk about the [...]

Two tenths (.20) of rain fell in NE St Pete as a low pressure lifted out of the gulf along with a cold front on Tuesday am. Later in the day the skies cleared, sunny and cool.