Nature nurtures and grows our landscapes, and we are thankful for her bounty. But she will also throw us curve balls in the form of extreme weather. In this case, it was historic low temperatures in January and February of this year that has resulted in significant cold damage to our gardens and plant beds. … Continue reading Winter, 2026: Cold Damage to Landscape Plants
We just received some January lawncare tips for both warm & cool-season grasses from our friends at Super-Sod. Warm-Season Lawns Here are some highlights. Or you can read the whole thing here. Super-Sod reminds at the outset what you already know about your Bermuda, Centipede, Zoysia, or St. Augustine lawns: "Your warm-season lawn should be … Continue reading January Lawn Tips
We just posted on the use of boulders, rocks, and stones as landscape design elements. Here is a maintenance customer that implemented that idea on a grand scale! But first, let's take a look at what our maintenance crews can do. Here are photos from a month or so back of the front lawn after … Continue reading Landscaping on the Lake
Rocks rock - when it comes to our yard and garden. Rocks come in all sizes and shapes, from LARGE decorative boulders, anchoring a stonework planting bed ... ... to small Delaware Chalet River Stone, protecting and embellishing garden plants. But first, where do rocks come from? They are frequently found in the wild, … Continue reading Landscape Design – Boulders, Rocks, Stones, & Gravel
Ben's Creek Nursery can design, source, and install a landscape and garden plan with decorative plants and specimen trees, as well as popular varieties of trees, plants, and shrubs for screenage, property line definition, shade, design emphasis, and overall esthetic satisfaction. All materials are, of course, subject to market and seasonal inventory variations. But if … Continue reading Decorative Plants … & More!
Lawns - like all God's creatures - have seasonal cycles and each season brings its own needs for nurture and growth. Just in time for October, we woke up this morning and received timely lawn tips from our friends at Super-Sod. Here are some highlights of their recommendations for warm season grasses like Bermuda, Centipede, … Continue reading October Lawn Care Tips
We are re-posting this article from years past because ... well, its that time of year! Armies are good, especially our army. And worms are good things, too. But armyworms … that's a different story. We like our lush, green lawns, and so do these little pests. Armyworms (commonly referred to as fall armyworms or … Continue reading If It’s Fall These Must Be Armyworms
