Posts Tagged Landscape

Landscaping in West Chester: How effective water and fertilizer to your landscape for summer
Landscapers in West Chester PA know that watering is very important for plant growth during the summer months to get hot and dry, but if you can not perform properly and damage to plants, shrubs, flowers and cause . If keeping your lawn or landscape watering this summer, after considering the following:
For annuals and perennials, designed with the hose “absorb” the bed slowly. Avoid “overhead watering” the plants and flowers and making them fall or be stained or damaged by the sun. For plants in pots, containers and hanging baskets, select a tube gently with a wide tip and end of the water. The plastic and glass containers of plants and flowers work best because they allow water to evaporate in terracotta pots. Grass, one inch of water a week is correct. If you notice runoff, watering your lawn to stop and wait until the water before you start your risk is reabsorbed.  (more…)

About Goodway Landscape : Goodway Landscape will meet with you during the design process to ensure that you are comfortable with the direction the design is going in. We will meet with you once more before the design is finalized and provide you with an estimated cost. While the design doesn’t typically change much at this point, we can determine how much of the project will be installed during the first phase. Because financial considerations are given at the outset, Goodway Landscape is often able to accommodate your budget and therefore install the design in one phase. (more…)

In the world of landscaping, any reputable landscape company would tell you that the key to a maintenance free property starts with a proper (what we call in the Long Island community) ‘‘Spring Opening’’ or ‘‘Spring Clean-up’’.

We all want a maintenance free property… Don’t we?  So here are 6 steps to help you create your very own maintenance free landscape.

Step # 1 – Raking Leaves and Thatching Grass

Start by raking all leaves, sticks and acorns from all flower beds and thatch all grass areas. This will give you a clean foundation to start from. Now your lawn areas can breath and are ready for the first application of lawn crabgrass control with fertilizer.

Step # 2 – Weeding and Mulching

All beds should be treated with a healthy layer of mulch to slow down the germination of weeds. A pre-emergence weed control can be used to also stop the weeds from coming up. A good covering should be put down over soil before the mulch is spread. Who wants to weed beds on the weekend?  NOT ME. (more…)