Fall presents a transition stage for your landscape. Yards and gardens continue growth cycles begun in the Spring, but then begin adapting to the dormancy of the Winter months. Here is a recently completed initial cleanup of a property so we could begin our standard maintenance contract work. These initial cleanup activities included fresh mulch, … Continue reading Fall Prep
Our guys were out in force last week on a big job: pruning the large, stately evergreens at the entrance of Eaton's Crossing. The 28 Green Giant Arborvitaes and 21 Leyland Cypresses required about all the tools we have for this sort of work -- an aerial lift, pole saw, chain saw, and extended gas … Continue reading Pruning at Eaton’s Crossing
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!
