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If You’re Considering Installing Artificial Grass, Read This!

If You’re Considering Installing Artificial Grass, Read This!

When you take a look at your lawn maintenance tasks for the year, does it feel like there's a neverending list of chores? Artificial grass may be the answer you've been searching for, and it's come a long way since its inception in the '60s. Gone are the days of ugly, obviously fake turf – the artificial turf of today is extremely natural-looking and beautiful on a lawn....
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3 Common Landscape Elements to Add to Your New Patio

3 Common Landscape Elements to Add to Your New Patio

Finally, your patio construction project is done, and you can sit down and relax – right? You may still want to add some more landscape elements to fully embed your patio into the surrounding environment and make it nice and cozy. Some excellent options to consider are a matching walkway, a fire pit, and outdoor lighting. A matching walkway will marry the patio into your landscape as a...
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Protect Your Garden from the Winter Cold with a Ground Cover

Protect Your Garden from the Winter Cold with a Ground Cover

You worked hard to keep your garden healthy and flourishing. But the winter cold can wipe out the amazing gains you made earlier in the year after putting in all of that hard work. And it only takes a few short months to undo your previous efforts. But the good news is you can protect your plants by installing a new ground cover or replenishing the existing cover in your landscape bed....
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Don’t Aerate Your Lawn in These Seasons Unless You Want to Harm Your Grass

Don’t Aerate Your Lawn in These Seasons Unless You Want to Harm Your Grass

When thinking about scheduling an aeration service for your lawn, you'll want to make sure you're getting the timing right. In Oregon, we primarily have cool-season grasses like bluegrasses and fescues, so that timing will look different than it will for regions with warm-season grasses. Cool-season grass is weak when coming out of winter dormancy, so spring would not be an ideal...
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3 Things to Consider When Designing Your Seating Wall

3 Things to Consider When Designing Your Seating Wall

A common addition that many property owners in Oregon add to their landscapes is a seating wall. While installing one of these may seem like a pretty straightforward project, there are many factors to consider before committing to a particular style or size. One of the most important is the height itself – it has to be a good height for people to sit on or it loses its purpose....
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The Last Mow of the Year - Prepping Your Lawn for Winter Dormancy

The Last Mow of the Year - Prepping Your Lawn for Winter Dormancy

Fall lawn maintenance is about helping your lawn recover from summer stress while preparing it for winter dormancy. Failure to do either takes away from its overall curb appeal and makes your lawn weaker. Weakened lawns are a target for weeds, insect infestations, and lawn disease. One way to help prepare your lawn for winter dormancy is to give it one last cut before winter hits. This last mow...
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Environmentally Friendly Landscaping - What You Can Do To Help

Environmentally Friendly Landscaping - What You Can Do To Help

Environmentally-friendly landscaping helps protect the environment. You can achieve this kind of landscape in several ways, including by reducing the amount of grass on your lawn, planting more trees, and growing wildlife-friendly plants. Your journey to an eco-friendly lifestyle can begin on your own property and can be extremely helpful to our planet as it combats climate change. Keep reading...
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Water Wisely Over The Summer - Tips To Survive Drought And Water Bills

Water Wisely Over The Summer - Tips To Survive Drought And Water Bills

When it comes to watering your lawn and landscape during the dry summer months in Gresham, Oregon, homeowners should work smart. Working smart means maximizing every drop of water through the right timing coupled with consistent lawn care and maintenance practices like aeration and mulch installation. If you want to save water during the summer season, preparing your lawn before...
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Plant These 5 Native Plants for a Fantastic, Low-Maintenance Landscape

Plant These 5 Native Plants for a Fantastic, Low-Maintenance Landscape

A beautiful, low maintenance landscape in Oregon is achievable as long as you make smart choices. One of the best decisions a property owner can make is to include native plants in their landscape. These are the plants that have been naturally growing in a certain area even before the European settlers came. They have had many years to grow and adapt to their environment, making...
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Prepare Your Lawn For Fire Season

Prepare Your Lawn For Fire Season

The 2021 fire season has started a month earlier than expected in some counties of Oregon. It usually begins in early June and lasts until fall or when state officials declare it. Burn bans are announced alongside the fire season to mitigate the risk of more wildfires. More than 1.2 million acres of land were burned in 2020's wildfires, leaving many residents struggling....
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