This is a lawncare update followed by a recommendation regarding warm season grasses. Information about cool season grasses like fescue can be found here. For those with warm season turf (zoysia, centipede, or bermuda), you may have noticed a slight wilting and grayish or purple-to-blue discoloration to parts of your lawns. This is actually not … Continue reading Warm Season Grasses & Summer Heat
Our guys are making progress. We've trucked in, moved, and graded a lot of earth to prepare for this patio/pool installation, and there is still much to be done. But the most important work - the heavy lifting, so to speak - is in place, the load-bearing retaining walls that will hold it all together … Continue reading In Progress – Patio/Pool Complex
This is a high heat lawn alert. We are experiencing unprecedented conditions, with a heat index upwards of 110-112 degrees. As these temperatures continue above 90 degrees, all lawns will show signs of struggle. Warm season grasses like Bermuda and Zoysia may discolor slightly but will quickly bounce back once the heat drops below 90. … Continue reading Fescue Lawn Alert
It takes a heavy duty vehicle to move 8' Green Giant arborvitaes around a customer's site, and our guys Keith and Brock are on the job with this truckload of ornamental beauties! With fully grown evergreens like these, there is no need to wait years for your landscape plan to grow to fruition. Just call … Continue reading Green Giants to Go
Spring is in full gear, and so are our maintenance crews. Landscape maintenance goes beyond simply tidying up and enhancing the beauty of lawns and gardens. Grass, trees, plants, shrubs, and flowers each follow an annual growth cycle, and our role in the Spring is to manage them thoughtfully, fostering healthy growth and preparing our … Continue reading Spring Maintenance
Our lawn maintenance services are offered on an annual contract basis. This is because your lawn and plants have a natural yearly growth cycle, and proper maintenance must match that cycle to promote the beauty and sustainability of your yards and gardens. Additionally, yards and gardens have their own special look in each season. So, … Continue reading Residential & Commercial Maintenance
Ben's Creek Nursery is a Landscape Contractor (#1482) and Irrigation Contractor (#C-044), fully licensed by North Carolina Licensing Boards, with all work bonded and insured for customer protection. Our licensing and bonding ensure we have the expertise to handle major property upgrades. Licensed contractors have mandated yearly continuing education requirements that update us on best … Continue reading Licensed & Bonded
