Tips & Tricks

Actually, they are both beneficial to your lawn!  First, let’s talk about the structure of your lawn, typically you have a layer of soil and grass. Over the natural course of the grass’s life, blades will die and will be broken down into nutrients for the next growth. However the Read more

Have the leaves taken over your property yet? Picture it, gorgeous fall colors as the leaves shimmy and shake from the trees, dancing across the lawn with the crisp fall breeze. It’s a beautiful sight, right? However, autumn rain and colder days make it hard to clean up and leaving Read more

Many of the beautiful blooms we see in the spring require a little extra love and care in the fall or early winter. Many bulbs require a long span of cool temperatures, typically 6 weeks before the first frost, to spark a biochemical process that causes them to flower. During Read more

Jill Odom Nov 15, 2016 Updated Feb 13, 2023 Topping leaves open wounds on trees and can lead to their slow decline and death.Photo: Missouri Botanical Garden A huge mistake when it comes to pruning techniques is the infamous tree topping. This is an outdated practice that has been proven Read more

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Bag vs.Bulk mulch – Speedway has bagged black/red mulch, 3 for $11. This equals $66.00 per yard vs our $38.00 per yard. Bagged mulch is generally wood chips which do not hold moisture as well or break down as fast as our bulk mulch. This is the reason for mulch Read more