Our approach to maintenance attempts to work with natural forces to provide the best possible environment for plant health. Excessive insect or disease occurrence is often the result of an imbalance in the soil environment or improper maintenance procedures. Our experience over thirty years has shown that a common sense approach to plant health involves very few, if any, chemical inputs. By understanding the soil environment and providing the proper fertility, moisture and other cultural inputs, our plants are able to withstand stress; healthy soil grows healthy plants.

Deer Resistance - Deer Resistant Plant List
Pruning - The Science and Art
Soil - Important Basic Considerations
Total Plant Health Care - A Common Sense Approach to Plant Care

Though somewhat overplanted, the beauty of this commercial landscape is at times breathtaking; it was designed and built by the employees of this company. A few of the trees will soon be removed.

This fescue lawn used to brown out every summer, despite adequate irrigation. We found an incredibly thick layer(1 1/2") of thatch and went to work with regular verticutting in early spring and core aeration in the fall. Removing all of the thatch at one time would injure the turf beyond repair, so the process is accomplished in two to three years.

After two years of seasonal renovation work, this lawn has improved dramatically. The high lignin content of fescue promotes excessive thatch; this can be controlled culturally by wise irrigation and fertility management practices. Excessive irrigation and high nitrogen, quick-release fertilizers are often the cause of thatch problems.