Try planting mosquito repelling plants for a greener approach Do the mosquitoes drive you indoors when you’d rather be relaxing and enjoying your backyard? No one enjoys the uncontrollable itching that comes with a mosquito bite. It’s enough to ruin a nice family barbecue. Now don’t get your hopes up that certain plants will eliminate […]
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Add a burst of color to brighten up your landscape. For shrubs to earn our ‘fabulous’ label, we insist on ease of care. The last thing you want is a fussy shrub that spreads like wildfire and becomes a maintenance nightmare. Keep in mind what your particular needs are before buying a plant. Are you
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Native columbine. Photo Pixabay Everybody is talking about native plants in our landscapes. Why? What are native plants? Native plants are plants that have evolved in a particular place over a long enough period of time to develop complex and essential relationships with the physical environment and other organisms in an ecological community. Why is
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Fertilizer label 18-24-12 If plants don’t get the necessary nutrients, they will not grow effectively. Soil tests were specifically developed to identify situations where nutrient supply is inadequate so a gardener can supplement the soil with fertilizer. Now is the time to find out the make-up of your soil so you can provide optimal conditions
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Does your yard look like a mini lake after a heavy rain? Do your plants and lawn struggle to grow because of wet areas? Do you have erosion and migrating soil and mulch? If your yard doesn’t effectively drain during wet periods, you’ve got drainage problems. However, you’ll be happy to know that most drainage
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Inspiration and ideas can come from different sources Do you ever look at your landscaping with disappointment? Do you realize you just don’t have the vision or creativity to see your yard’s potential? Don’t despair. You can always call a landscaper for ideas OR you can check out some of these favorite places that we gather
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Cherry Tree Blossom. Pixabay Image Chosen for beauty, performance and hardiness in our region. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) selects plants each year that are easy to grow, pest free, and add beauty to the landscape for many seasons. If you are thinking about adding a new plant to your garden next spring, you might
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The Late Winter Start Tricked Plants into Blooming December was uncharacteristically warm in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We noticed daffodils, tulips and crocus poking out of the ground. In addition to bulbs, we saw shrubs like forsythia, rhododendron and early dogwoods come out of dormancy earlier than usual. The average temperature for December was approximately 15 degrees
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Most great yards don’t happen overnight. None of us were lucky to have won the grand power ball jackpot so it looks like we’ll all stay put and make indoor and outdoor improvements as our budget allows. For some reason, it’s easier to decide what to do next indoors, but outdoors is often more daunting.
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Longwood Gardens’ Nightscape Exhibit Families take pride and comfort in their backyards With 2015 firmly in the rear-view mirror, Whitehouse Landscaping thought it would be perfect timing to talk about upcoming trends in gardening and landscaping for 2016. Why not start dreaming and planning for the landscape changes you want to make this spring. Some
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If things look shabby, don’t worry! Change can be exciting! First impressions matter and if you think your current landscaping isn’t attractive and your plantings are 15-20+ years old, chances are things are looking tired, overgrown and outdated. As a professional landscaper in Southeastern PA, we talk to many homeowners about updating their landscaping. We
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Give a Gift Certificate this Christmas for Landscaping Looking for something special for that hard-to-buy person on your list? Think Out-of-the Box and give the Gift of Green with a Gift Certificate from Whitehouse Landscaping. If your special person loves their yard, then a gift certificate for landscaping gives them something all winter to anticipate
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