Sweeneys Custom Landscaping Articles
8 Tips for Hiring a Landscape Provider
Spring can be a trying season. Lawns and gardens require our attention under the looming shadow of unpredictable weather and temperatures, leaving you overwhelmed, and at times, helpless. Hiring a landscape provider should never feel this way. Here are some simple tips to get you started while keeping your sanity…
Combating Crabgrass & Other Annual Grassy Weeds
Restrained by Spring’s lunacy, the landscape could not seem to free itself from the cruel and unseasonable shackles of April’s imprisonment. Soon, the restraints will release, and Spring will once again be liberated. And as the temperatures warm and the landscape awakens, there is yet another potential hindrance lurking that would like…
Healthy Lawns: Common Mistakes to Avoid
As you may have noticed, we are in dire need of rain, which, of course, can adversely affect our gardens, shrubs, trees and lawns. Although we have absolutely no control over mother nature, and my rain dancing skills have yielded little more than sneers and snickers, there are definitely things…
The Potential Effects of an Early Spring
Because Spring sprung so early for us in the Midwest, with consistent warm temperatures, we wanted to bring to your attention some of the potential issues you could experience with your lawns and gardens this season: Leaf spots appear in spring as small olive-green lesions on the upper and lower…