Landscape management is a comprehensive approach to landscape maintenance that places responsibility for the upkeep of your property in the hands of one company.  This “all-in-one” approach encompasses all aspects of the landscape. That includes: Mechanical systems. Maintenance and repair of water features, irrigation, lighting, and outdoor audio systems Constructed elements. Maintenance and repair of […]

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If you love your landscape and find joy in all the fine details of it, you deserve a “personal touch” from the garden services company you hire to take care of it.  You want a garden services crew that understands your lawn, garden plants, and trees down to the smallest detail, and who can provide […]

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See your lawn and gardens come roaring back to life Spring is THE time to perform routine lawn care and garden maintenance services in the landscape. Why? Our garden management people would say precisely because your landscape is a garden. And a garden is nature planned, nature composed, and nature tended. In this article we […]

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Consistently cold weather is good for plants in winter when they are dormant.  It gives them time to “rest” between growing seasons. However, if the temperatures are inconsistent, that can cause problems. An unusually warm winter with irregular temperature swings between freezing and warming may interfere with the “beauty sleep” your plants need to regenerate. […]

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How do we perfect the look of our landscaping? Many landscaping services companies in Northern Virginia offer a standard menu of seasonal garden care. The best companies are proactive. They customize their service offerings to address the changes they observe in your landscape. They recommend garden enhancements, updates, and custom treatments.    “Perfection” in a garden […]

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When you make a large landscaping investment, you need to protect it. You need meticulous landscape maintenance that nurtures the garden environment. Having a certified horticulturist to supervise plant health assures your specimen plants will thrive and that the landscape grows into all it was envisioned to be by the landscape designer. When landscape technicians […]

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New Ways to Prevent the Spread of Boxwood Blight Since the surprise attack of boxwood blight in our region in 2018, we now have three methods of preventing the spread of this fungal disease. Blight-resistant Cultivars Buxus Health Program Preventive Maintenance European and American growers have been busy developing boxwood cultivars that show greater resistance […]

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In recent years, our Garden Management clients have been asking: What can we do to move in the direction of sustainable landscaping? The question revolves around our shared desire to have a sustainable landscape–one that is beneficial to living things (including soil microbes) and doesn’t adversely affect the surrounding ecosystem. Interest in this question is […]

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Some people may feel uncomfortable with the practice of garden fertilization. The idea of applying fertilizer as part of a lawn and garden maintenance program causes concern about potential negative effects over time. This is a valid concern but not so much a cause for worry. It’s true that using the wrong type of fertilizer […]

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Whether you want an elaborate topiary garden, or something more relaxed and natural, pruning trees and shrubs is necessary to encourage sound structure, balanced shape, and denser growth. It is a garden maintenance task that helps to perfect the appearance and health of your garden without getting in the way of what it does naturally: […]

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