Spring Mulching

Time to think about cleaning up your yard and preparing your flower and planting beds for summer. Have you considered finding ways to lower the number of hours you spend weeding, edging, and watering your plantings?
Mulching is a great way to lower the incidence of weeds and keep moisture in your plant beds longer. Just make sure you get a high quality root mulch. This is a case where cost really means something. Your goal here is to get a mulch that does not contain any part of the weed plant, as this can bring fresh weed varieties into your beds. Cheaper mulches can contain seeds, spores and other parts of weeds and unwanted species.
Before you lay down your mulch, edge your beds with a spade. This gives your landscape a finished look, and helps keep your grass from creeping into your planting areas.
Finally, it is most important to keep your mulch away from the bark of the trees, or the bark will rot, and the tree will soon die. Mulch should be replenished at least every two years, preferably each year, as it decomposes and begins to fade into the soil. Need help with mulching? Give us a call - 908-996-3037.

Punxatawney Phil's prediction

As we waited for the bus this morning, my son stomped on the thick ice at the end of our driveway. His heels made impressions that reminded me of spiderwebs, and the water underneath - invisible before his creative jumping - gurgled up in small bubbles, just big enough to turn the white surface into clear glass. The hope of spring breaks through another winter. This one was mild in our area, but the latest snap of cold kept us all huddled snug in our homes for a while more. As the sun melts away the snow, thoughts turn so quickly to the outdoors. What do you need to do this year to shape up your home, expand your living space, and enjoy it more? Warm weather's coming... Let's work together shape up the outdoors and make it the best year yet.