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 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
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
Here is an unnerving update from the Turf Pathology division of NC Extension, whose team of research agents has been tracking the effects of the unseasonably hot weather on fescue and other cool season grasses. They summarize just how hot its been: This summer has been extremely tough, to say the least. Raleigh, New Bern, … Continue reading Report: High Heat & Fescue/Cool Season Grasses
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
Tired of wash-outs and other drainage woes around the Lake? You're not alone, and Ben's Creek Nursery has the solution! We design and implement water runoff controls, like grading and catch basins, to redirect and collect excess water. We fashion garden beds with proper drainage and have used simple things like river rock mulch for … Continue reading Drainage Controls
