5 Native Maryland Plants for Easy Container Gardening

Container gardening is ideal for those with a small outdoor space like a balcony or a postage-stamp lawn. Pots overflowing with flowers can also add colorful accents to gardens, porches, patios, pool decks—wherever you want to take your landscaping additions. Even the design possibilities are limitless with containers in every size and shape available, and […]

Tips on Managing a Seasonal Business, like the Landscaping Industry

One of the biggest hurdles for people who choose landscaping as their small business is the feast or famine aspect. Revenue peaks and valleys are a real issue. Not only for lawn mowing services but for any business that has ups and downs in cash flow during the year. As business owners, we can view […]

4 Pros and Cons of DIY Lawn Care in Washington, DC

Living in Washington, DC provides bushels of options when it comes to lawn care. You can choose from hundreds of professional landscapers or you can go the do-it-yourself route. Depending on your schedule, property size, and the shade of your green thumb there are several pros and cons. Keep in mind. Lawn care shouldn’t stress […]

Grass Vs. Turf: What do the NFL’s Best Teams Play On?

In a 2017 Washington Redskins season filled with the team’s typical humiliations — being swept by their rival Dallas Cowboys, blowing a 15-point lead to New Orleans with less than three minutes left in the game — one of the NFL’s most moribund franchises added a new point of disgrace: players blasting the condition of […]

How to Make Spring Lawn Care Miserable – What Not to Do This Spring

Ever wondered how your perfect neighbor down the street has a top-notch lawn at the beginning of every spring? Maybe the guy is a former landscaper at Augusta National Golf Club. Or maybe he sold his soul in exchange for the best lawn in your whole county, annually. I’m sure you’d like to believe one […]

New Neighborhood Checklist

There is more to moving into a new home than just the actual house, townhouse, co-op or apartment. You are moving into a new neighborhood, and you may not be happy if you don’t like the community. The ideal thing to do is to visit the area at different times of the day to get […]