Fencing
Along with functionality, fencing should be pleasing in style and should compliment your home. For example, if the home is a modernistic style, the best fencing selections would include sleek lines of iron and aluminum. Ranch-style homes might consider split rail fencing and rugged wooden posts while traditional homes tend to remain with wooden picket and privacy fencing.
Whatever the selection, the key is to remain open to design and consider the style of the home rather than your personal preference. A fencing selection should be pleasing to the eye. For assistance with your fencing selection contact us for design recommendations and pricing.
I've always heard that fall is for planting. Why is that so?
In the fall, plant material goes dormant. When this happens, there is less risk of transplant shock for your plants, and less demanding watering requirements for you.
Do I need to be concerned about watering my plants in the months before winter?
Yes! Plants still need water all the way through autumn-especially newly planted trees and shrubs. This fall, make sure your plants get all the water they require, just as you did during the warmer months. (If drought restrictions are still in effect in your area, be sure your watering habits meet these requirements.)
When is it too late to plant or do landscape construction in our area?
You can plant and landscape through much of the fall, up until the ground freezes.
Is salting driveways and walkways bad for nearby plants and some paving surfaces. Is that true?
While deicing agents such as salt and calcium chloride are effective at melting the snow and ice, they can also harm some plant material. It's best to keep the use of salt and calcium chloride products to a minimum, and to remove them from your driveways and walkways as soon as the surfaces are clear and dry. If you do use a deicer, spread the smallest amount necessary to begin breaking up the hardened chunks of ice, then get in there with your shovel and some elbow grease.
Besides your plants, many driveway and walkway surfaces do not hold up well to excessive salting or deicing, especially those made from concrete. And don't forget that on softer paving surfaces, such as brick, concrete pavers and flagstone, you should stick with a plastic snow shovel. Metal shovels can chip and damage the material lying just below the ice and snow.
Do I need to shut my pond down for the winter? How will my fish survive if I do?
It may not be necessarily to shut down your pond for the winter. But, if you do decide to leave it running, keep an eye out for ice dams that can form on the waterfalls. These dams can cause leaks. Clear out leaves and debris as they build up in the pond, too. Since fish hibernate at the bottom of ponds for the winter, they should survive just fine. Just be sure the pond doesn't completely freeze down to the bottom. In the late, chilly part of fall, you can even stop feeding your fish, since they won't digest food properly in the cold water anyway.
