Month: October 2018

Pest Alert: Spotted Lanternfly

Spotted Lanternfly Is Heading To Our Area A new non-native invasive insect pest is moving towards our area and is a serious threat to landscape plants, forest trees and agricultural crops. The Spotted Lanternfly is a leafhopper originally native to China, India and Vietnam. It was first spotted in the United States around 2014 in Pennsylvania. Populations have since been confirmed in Delaware, New Jersey and Virginia. For the first

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Our Guide To Fall Annuals

Keep The Color Coming With Fall Annuals Just because fall has arrived does not mean the garden cannot have lots of color. In our climate, many fall annuals will bloom well into the approaching winter. Some, like pansies, will even bloom again once spring arrives. Consider these fall annuals as a way to brighten your fall and beyond. Chysanthemums One of the nice things about Chrysanthemums is that the varieties

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The Best Places To Buy A Pumpkin In Montgomery County, MD

Our List Of The Best Places To Buy A Pumpkin In Montgomery County, MD Halloween is just around the corner so it is time to gut a pumpkin and make a Jack O’ Lantern. Whether you give yours a scary face, funny face or create a work of art, you need a place to purchase your pumpkin. The following are the where we consider the very best places to buy

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Our “Prepare Your Home For Winter” Checklist

10 Tasks To Prepare Your Home For Winter Before long, fall will turn to winter and the weather will become cold. Now is the time to start preparing your home for winter. Instead of waiting until the last minute, knockout a few items every week and be ready when the cold weather hits. Prepare your home for winter now. Here are 10 important things to do now to get your

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Too Much Rain And Its Effect On Your Landscape

What Does Too Much Rain Mean To Your Landscape Plants and lawns love water, right? Well, yes, in the right quantity. Can too much rain have a negative effect on your landscape? Absolutely. July, August and September have seen an incredible amount of rainfall in our area. The Washington Post reported that the combined July-August total of 14.56 inches ranks as the 10th-wettest such two-month stretch in D.C. history, and

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