LANDSCAPING KENNETT SQUARE

LANDSCAPING KENNETT SQUARE Pa

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Landscaping services include pruning trimming of shrubs and bushes. Spring and fall cleanups. Bed edging and mulch spreading. Creation of patios and walkways using pavers, natural stones such as Pennsylvania blue stone, flagstone and other rock material found at quarries or local supply yards.

Lawn Care

Topsoil delivery and spreading for topdressing an existing lawn or redoing a lawn that wasn't done right the first time. Landscape maintenance or landscape construction give us a call and we will try to provide you with a competitive proposal.

Since we work in Kennett Square, Hockessin, Avondale, North Star, Landenberg the Pa - De border we have a number for everyone

Call 888 - 363 - 7670

Garden  Construction

Are you looking for a garden design utilizing native hardy plants, possibly plants that are resistant to deer. We will provide you with plant choices from growers of plant stock that will give you the best value for your budget from our local area.

Mulch 

Mulch Installed !!!!!!

Triple Shredded

$63 a yard installed

Triple Shredded Dyed Mulches – black, brown, red

$70 a yard installed

$75 delivery up to 25 yards

Pre-emergent to suppress weeds & bed edging additional

Weed Control $60 per Gallon sprayed for lawn or beds

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888-363-7670

S & A Services Inc.

Also available topsoil, native flower gardens, pruning, trimming, spring and fall clean up.

If your project involves a landscape service we can help--just give us a call.

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Best Tips For The Most Beautiful Garden

When you first decide you want to try gardening, you may be wondering where you should set up your garden. If you are a beginning gardener, you may want to consider setting up a raised bed garden. The reason for this is that, with raised bed gardening, you don't have to dig or plow. This makes it easy to set up anywhere - even on your deck, balcony or patio.

Swap seeds with other people you know, or join a seed exchange with others online. It is not uncommon to need only a small number of seeds from each of your seed packets for each growing season. Trading will help you gain a greater variety of seeds not found in your stores, and will save you from spending even more money just to get a greater variety of seeds.

If you are going to be doing a lot of work in your garden very close to the ground, such as weeding or planting, use a garden stool or pad to protect your knees. This will make it easier to get back up again and move once you finish, and will also reduce bruising on your knees.

If you plant flowers in a container, make sure that you water them and feed them regularly and that the pots have adequate drainage. Because there is limited soil in the pot, you need to pay more attention to the soil conditions. If the drainage is not adequate, your plants will result in root rot.

Selecting bulbs. Most bulbs are sold during their dormant period. Buy them as early as possible before they start to produce roots. Most spring flowering bulbs will begin to grow roots by early fall, and by planting them early, you will ensure that they have time to establish themselves. Bulbs will deteriorate if kept out of the ground too long. Don't buy any bulb that is soft or mushy, or appears to be diseased.

Finished compost can be soaked in water to create a potent brew for various gardening needs! This compost tea becomes a high-protein solution, rich in necessary nutrients you can use for foliar feedings, your backyard garden or even the plants that you keep indoors. Just another advantage of compost you can put to good use!

Grow plants from seed rather than purchasing plants from a nursery. It can be tempting to purchase plants that already have a head start, but it is usually not necessary. By growing from seed, you could find yourself landscaping your yard for under $50.00 worth of different plant seeds, rather than spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars at a plant nursery.

Get the most out of garden space by growing compatible crops.  When growing a crop like tomatoes plant lettuce and spinach in between to grow in the shade of the taller plants. This will maximize the space used in the garden. Also, grow plants which mature at different times alongside each other like carrots and radishes. The radishes will be ready in only thirty days while it takes much longer for the carrots to mature.

For basic vegetable or flower gardening, it is often not necessary to buy the most expensive gardening tools and accessories. Visiting discount stores will often allow you to find basic tools at a low price. You should also be on the look out each spring for most local supermarkets to set up an aisle or display with gardening tools you can get for a good price, too.

Try to avoid using pesticides in your garden. Pesticides can get into your food easily when you spray them on your edible plants. These pesticides can make you sick, and have been linked to greater health issues. There are many organic alternatives to pesticides that are safe to you and the environment.

You can use items in your fridge for a safe and organic way to adjust the PH of your water. You can use Lemon Juice or Apple cider vinegar to lower your PH (few drops at a time) or use Baking soda to raise your PH (a pinch at a time checking after each adjustment).

A wonderful treat for your indoor houseplants is to take them outside periodically and let them bask in the glory of a summer rainstorm.  You will be treating them to higher humidity and longer hours of daylight that far surpasses the stale conditions they may be getting indoors! You will want to minimize too much direct sunlight and make sure your plant containers have good drainage holes so that extra rainwater doesn't collect to cause root rot.  Some quality time in the outdoors will pay off with lush, healthy plants year-round!

Landscaping

Most people design their gardens with plants in their hands and a shovel. However, the best idea is to wait to choose your plants after you have decided upon a layout or landscaping design. Once you have completed the landscaping,  move on to the last step to your garden; and that is planting your favorite flowers, shrubs and trees.

Mulch

You can use natural materials or other plants in your garden to keep away pests. A border of onions or marigolds around a vegetable garden can repel slug. Using wood ash as mulch around the base of tree and shrub seedlings will also help keep away insect pests. These methods remove the need for harsh chemical pesticides.

Pavers

Don't plant large shade trees in your yard between the curb and the sidewalk. Large trees have powerful root systems. These roots will crawl under the sidewalk, lifting and breaking the sidewalk pavers. The sidewalk can't be repaired properly without removing the tree roots, which would damage the tree. Smaller ornamental trees will do less damage.

Shrubs

You can use small clay pots or milk jugs to protect your plants from a late season frost. A bed sheet is also an effective cover on shrubs or large areas. Typically, young sprouts are the most vulnerable. If you forget or your efforts fail, you may be forced to replant the crop.

Remember to keep your garden well-watered and be careful of pests. Soon you will be saving your family thousands of dollars in food costs by producing your very own fresh veggies. Of course, you are bound to make a few mistakes at first, but live and learn! Before you know it, you will be bragging about your green thumb!