Okay, enough griping. Here’s what you need to do to get ready. Once the snow melts, and you can again walk your grounds, (better wear your boots, it’s going to be muddy), survey your shrubs and trees. The snows have taken their toll, and you can expect many broken branches. The leaners can probably be tied up and secured, but the broken branches will need to be properly removed.

Better yet, when the snow melts, give US a call. It’s that easy. And free. We’ll be happy to take a look, and let you know what we find, and what it will cost. Said and done.

We look forward to seeing all of our clients again for 2010. And, hopefully, SOON.

I wish everyone a very Happy 2010!! This post would have arrived sooner, but it seems someone hacked my website, and it has been down for over a week. After much effort on the part of my web guy, we’re finally up and running again. Why someone would go to the trouble to hack my site, I don’t understand.

Anyway, our cold winter drags on. Our late December snowstorm was interesting, to say the least. And I have a feeling we’re in for a long, bumpy ride, but hopefully, Spring will arrive on schedule, and we’ll be back to landscaping before we know it.

Plan your 2010 landscaping projects NOW. It’s really quiet, I’m rather unoccupied with much at the moment, and you’d have my undivided attention to your project. What are you waiting for? get to be the first on the new 2010 list. Call NOW!

Are your leaves picked up? Don’t let them lay on the lawn all winter. You’ll find large dead spots. Leaves in the beds? Favorite spot for insects to overwinter. Have you deer-proofed your evergreen? No sense feeding the deer all winter. There’s still time to apply. Call us.

Thanks to all our clients for a really good year!! See you in 2010!

Control of Bagworm

Bagworms have certain preferred plants to eat, but can also be found on other varieties. They are especially fond of arborvitae and junipers, but can sometimes be found on maple and others as well. The best course of action is to find and hand-pick as many of the cocoons as possible. This is most effective in a small scale infestation. Look carefully, as they are easily hidden amongst the branches.

Tell-tale signs of a problem are a sudden browning of one or more areas on a tree. Look closely for these cocoons. If they are present, you have a problem. For large-scale infestations, power spraying is recommended.

While it is a little late in the season for bagworms, the eggs will over-winter in the cocoons, so finding them now is crucial. Remove them, seal them in a plastic bag, and put them in the trash. Simply throwing them on the lawn does little good. They could still hatch, and find your trees.

For further information, or questions, contact us.

I sprayed DeerPro™ on a row of evergreen shrubs, with the exception of the one in the middle. Not one was touched, EXCEPT for the one in the middle! This stuff WORKS !

DeerPro™ works by creating a bad taste on anything the deer might eat. They will initially browse, but are repelled by the bad taste. No more ‘lollipop’ shrubs, where the bottom is eaten , and they leave the top. No more plants eaten down to the nub.

Call us for an estimate. Pricing is based on the number and size of your trees and shrubs. We only have to spray up to 4 feet high. They don’t eat any higher. Protect your landscape plants NOW, before the deer’s food supply gets scarce for the winter. By November, the damage will have been done.

Go here http://www.deerprorepellent.com/index.html to find out more about this product. This preventive spray can only be purchased and applied by a licensed pesticide applicator. (Like us.) Call us soon for more info.

Plant, plant, plant

Most folks don’t realize that this is one of the best months of the year to either design and install new landscapes, or renovate older ones. The weather is ideal, and most nurseries are still full of great plants at this time. Tired of that old landscape out front with the overgrown shrubs that hide the house? No light coming through the windows? Or, shrubs too big to be able to be cut back without being ugly? Then it’s time for a change! A new design could be a lot less complicated than you think. Call TODAY for a free consultation. You’d be amazed what a difference new plantings could do to the appearance of your home or business.

Just A Thought For Next Season

For those clients of ours who are currently using somebody else to apply your lawn treatments, all I can say is, “WHY?” Did you know that we also do that? Probably for less than you are currently paying, and more specialized than the large ‘whatever’s in the tank’ companies.

We are partnered with a local lawn care outfit that has been giving us outstanding service and results this season. Our most recent round not only fertilized and took care of broadleaf weeds, but also eliminated that horrible yellow nutsedge, you know, that fast growing yellow grass you’ve seen lately. And guess what? Your present company probably charges EXTRA for that. WE DON’T!!

Before you sign a contract for next year, check with us! We can probably save you money, and make your lawn look better than the other guys. Why go anywhere else??

This is a project we did a few years back. It entailed the removal of the wooden steps the builder of the house installed, and the construction of the wall and patio you see here. The really fun part was including the bed in the patio. The base of the patio included 32 tons of stone.

This is done in E P Henry TerraceWall, and Coventry stone in Harvest Blend

This is one of our commercial sites. We’ve been maintaining this property in NE Philadelphia for many years.It was time to renovate the existing landscaping, which was sparse.

We did all new foundation plantings, and really spruced up the look of an otherwise plain-looking industrial building.

 This was an unusual situation. We were referred by another landscaper. Seemed that this homeowner had hired another landscaper, purchased all the nursery stock that they thought that they needed, AND had a deadline for installation because of an upcoming family party. Lo and behold, the landscaper they hired disappeared. No return phone calls, driveway full of plants

Eden Landscaping Co. to the rescue! We installed the plants on hand, and purchased and installed more to finish the job, all in time for the party!

Just a simple but effective dry-laid fieldstone wall. Natural stone with some shrubs and flowers can be just as lovely as mass produced paver units.

This is a sitting wall we installed along side an existing concrete patio. We wired the pilasters for lights, and installed the caps and lights as well.

Adds a lot of extra seating during those large gatherings!

 This project was for a client whose landscaping had reached it’s maturity. It had gotten to the point where we could no longer trim the hedges back far enough from the walkway without destroying the appearance. It was time to rip everything out, and start over. With all the old growth removed, we did a new landscape design and installation. As you can see, it has really opened up the front of the house, allowing the house to be fully seen from the street.

 Don’t mind the paint job on the shed! That was being done AFTER we did our project. We had already done a major landscape renovation for a cute house in Hatboro that needed some TLC. The client was so pleased with what we had done, they called us back for an encore. They had a lot of stone that had been left in a pile by the former homeowner, comprised of some fairly large pieces. Big enough for us to create a nice new sitting area. it’s a nice shady spot most of the day, in the back corner of the backyard. A nice restful spot to enjoy looking at the rest of their newly redone landscape

 Here’s another recent project where we renovated an existing landscape. The homeowner wrote us a nice review:

“Eden Landscaping did an excellent job both designing and installing the landscaping for the front of our home. We worked with them to design the plan, select the types of plants and were able to actually see the plants at the nursery that were going to be planted. The job was done professionally, completed on time and for a very reasonable price. Very high value for the money!”      Mr. P. Voltz, Richboro, Pa. ( You can see this testimonial on our alternate site at EdenLandscapingCo.net)

Here’s one we just did late Sept. ‘09. The old landscaping had grown so large that it was out on the lawn. Everything was removed, and we did a new design and installation. We also regraded the front areas to return them to lawn. Here’s what our clients had to say:

“Eric Tarr completely designed and installed all the landscaping in the front of our house. He furnished us with information, pictures and even a CD to help us choose the different bushes & shrubs, which we then were able to see at a local nursery. His communication with us was wonderful during every step of the process, whether in person, or on the phone. We are extremely satisfied with his work and would definitely recommend him to others. We are enjoying the new “look” of our home!                 Mr & Mrs Gorlick, Richboro, Pa. ( You can see this testimonial on our alternate site at EdenLandscapingCo.net)

With the economy being in the state it’s in, you’d think that we would be slow with work. Au contraire, friends. This may be one of our busiest seasons on record. We’ve managed to get our weekly lawn cuttings done on schedule, (more or less), and get through most of our accumulated list of landscaping work. The rains have helped us by watering plantings that some clients tend to forget, and with some lost rain days, kept us working during normally seasonally slow times. I suppose that the economic forecasters are correct when they say that the economy is starting to turn around. We anticipate a continued trend in clients spending their money closer to home, and investing in the appearance of their properties.

Speaking of appearances, if your home is 30+ years old, then so is your landscaping. If there have been times when you may have put off some basic maintenance of your landscaping, then chances are that you have also taken years off the possible useful life of your plants. Useful life? Yes, as with most things, even landscape plants have a useful life. Over time, they become overgrown or unsightly, and eventually need to be replaced. Simply cutting them back won’t always work.

Is your landscape looking a bit sad? Plants overgrown, bare in spots, brown, or just plain ugly?
Consider a landscape renovation. Call us for a consultation. You may be pleasantly surprised with what we have to say. September and October are GREAT times for planting.

As I said before, we’ve been busy, so the sooner you call, the faster we can schedule you.

Enjoy what’s left of y0ur Summer!!

That doesn’t mean we can’t do YOUR project as well. July and August, while usually hot and dry, are still good months for planting. Call us for an estimate for that project you’ve been avoiding. We’d love to do it.

My apologies to anyone who has been waiting for us to work on a project for them. With 130 weekly lawn customers, our cutting takes a priority. We must get those lawns cut, over and above anything else we do. We cut 3-1/2 days a week, and the rest of the time is allotted for our other projects. When it rains, we lose our flexibility to get it all done.

We are keeping our fingers crossed that the rains will ‘normalize’. Evening rains would be the best. We could get so much accomplished with 6 straight dry days.

So we ask you, our clients, to be patient. Only Mother Nature knows when this strange rainy pattern will end. We are working our way through our list as fast as possible. It’s a first come, first served basis. It’s the fairest way possible to make everyone happy. We will eventually get it all done.