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Tim Abbot — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:52:40 +0000

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Lawn Care in Autumn for Winter Preservation

landman — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:40:17 +0000

As soon as autumn begins and leaves start to fall, lawn care becomes an increasingly important task to prepare for the winter. This is a time of year when the days become a lot shorter quite quickly following the long, lighter days of the summer. The yearly cycle of gardens regenerating comes to an end as the temperatures get colder and the winter sets in before it all begins again.

Lawn care should be at the top of the list for lawn gardeners to ensure that lawns get the best chance of making it through the cold, heavy winter. In order for lawn care to be successful, there are a few things to remember to do.

Firstly, it’s really important to free the lawns surface from the smattering of leaves and twigs that have fallen on windy days. Because of windy conditions, lawn debris from trees can increase during the autumn months leading up to the winter. Organic matter that’s left to fester on the lawn’s surface in wet conditions can cause serious damage to a lawn’s quality.

The second thing a gardener responsible for lawn care should try to achieve is to make sure that the lawn has been raked (or scarified) using a lawn rake specifically designed for the purpose. During the summer, mowing the lawn can often leave a layer of ‘thatch’ on the soil surface from the grass that has been cut. Thatch creates a poor drainage problem, which can then lead to wet and waterlogged areas of soil that is subject to disease much more easily. Grass can also be prevented from forming properly.

Lawn care can also be a useful drainage aid. Heavy footfall and use by children playing can cause compaction in a lawn. Aeration is a way to return the lawn to a good condition through a method called spiking. Getting more air circulating and more water drainage, the lawn care gardener can use a garden fork to create holes some inches deep into the lawn. Whilst it may seem like damage is being done to a lawn by doing this, lawn care involving spiking is highly efficient and recommended by all lawn care experts.

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How To Start A Landscaping Business

Tim Abbot — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 01:52:14 +0000

In my experience, I would say that most landscaping companies are small (2-4 employees) and only have the ability to handle a certain amount of customers each year. Once some landscaping companies establish core clients after their first year, many of them don’t even market. Their business comes from previous jobs or referrals from current clients, which usually is made up of neighbors, family and friends. Each season, you will find that more calls come in than can ever be fulfilled. I have found this to be a very common complaint from landscapers: too much business! I can’t think of any other industry that has a problem turning down customers!During the Spring, things get really busy any calls start pouring in. Landscaping services are in such demand that people are really willing to pay whatever they think it’s worth to have it done. Growth is the goal and most important aspect to your new business. Be careful though because you don’t want it to grow so quickly that you find yourself overwhelmed. This will only lead to a series of problems that will have a negative impact on your business. Don’t bite off more than you can chew. Only make commitments that you can keep. Never say you will do something and not follow through. Your reputation is your most valuable asset and you should protect it at all costs. Take this business one job at a time and don’t be afraid to tell a client that you are booked. Things tend to get very busy and there is only so much you will be able to handle on your own. It may be hard at first to turn down jobs, but be aware that there is always next week, month, or even year. Keep a database of names, numbers, and email addresses. Even if you don’t get to them this time around, you will be able to contact them soon to ensure that they become a client. Make sure that you take down as many details as possible about your clients and contacts. Names, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, how they found you, job description, and price quote are all important to have in a database. The more organized you keep your business, the more efficient you become and the more profits you make.You should have a good handle on your strengths and weaknesses as a worker and a business owner. If you don’t, you will soon learn them. Owning a business will teach you a lot about yourself. By knowing your skills and what you bring to the table, you will be able to take advantage of many opportunities that will make your business as efficient as possible.

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Landscape Services Market in the U.S-Aarkstore Enterprise Market Research Aggregator

Tim Abbot — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:56:19 +0000

Landscape Services Market in the U.S. documents and analyzes both residential and nonresidential landscape architecture and installation services. It examines consumer demographics, market size, and firms’ promotional strategies. While landscape studies are often dominated by a focus on maintenance services, including fertilizing, lawn care, pest control, etc., this report concentrates on professional design services and the installation/construction of those designs. Increased awareness in both the public and private sectors of environmental issues are a major driver of landscape installations, making landscaping a source of aesthetic, ecological, and financial improvements.The report provides five-year forecasts of market size for landscape architects and other landscape services (except maintenance). Statistics are provided for number of establishments and industry revenue.Report MethodologyThe information in Landscape Services Market in the U.S. is based on secondary research including articles appearing in trade, marketing, general business, and regional publications; data from government commerce, census, and regulatory agencies; reviews of company literature; association reports and data; and more. The analysis of consumer demographics and product usage rates primarily derives from the Simmons Market Research Bureau (New York, New York) Spring 2008 consumer survey. Statistics on market size and certain company revenues are based on an evaluation of available information on market sales and trends, with exclusive SBI determinations of both current and projected data.What You’ll Get in this ReportLandscape Services Market in the U.S. makes well-considered predictions and recommendations regarding the future of this market, and identifies ways firms can capitalize on current trends and be at the forefront of new ones. Extensive data have been compiled and analyzed by SBI and are presented in easy-to-read and practical tables and figures. How You Will Benefit from this ReportThis report includes a comprehensive view of landscaping design and installation services, providing information and insight to anyone directly or indirectly involved with the industry. Competitor profiles and information on industry associations indicate the range of potential services and involvement. This report examines the important trends and factors for growth that will affect the landscaping design and installation industry through 2013.This report will help:Landscaping and related firms recognize that the current environment is a potential springboard for professionals to grow and profit from their unique expertise.Marketing managers identify market opportunities and develop targeted promotion plans for both residential and nonresidential customers. Research and development professionals stay on top of competitor initiatives and explore demand for landscaping services. Business development executives understand the dynamics of the market and identify possible partnerships. Information and research center librarians provide market researchers, brand and product managers and other colleagues with the vital information they need to do their jobs more effectively.
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An Eco-Friendly Backyard Garden

Tim Abbot — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:25:59 +0000

Imagine a healthy, green backyard garden: perfect for lounging, great for ball games and barbecues, a real asset to your home. But did you know that your bakyard garden, and how you take care of it, can also help the environment?
Healthy grass provides feeding ground for birds, who find it a rich source of insects, worms, and other food. Thick grass prevents soil erosion, filters contaminants from rainwater, and absorbs many types of airborne pollutants, like dust and soot. Grass is also highly efficient at converting carbon dioxide to oxygen, a process that helps clean the air.
Caring for your bakyard garden properly can both enhance its appearance and contribute to its environmental benefits.
Your backyard garden can be tough but you don’t have to be an expert to grow a healthy backyard garden. Just keep in mind that the secret is to work with nature. This means creating conditions for grass to thrive and resist damage from weeds, disease, and insect pests.
It means setting realistic goals for your backyard garden, whether you or a professional garden or lawn care service will be doing the work. And if you choose to use pesticides, it means using them with care so as to get the most benefit and reduce any risks.
Let’s talk a little about organic gardening. We will discuss the term “Organic” in a gardening context, it might be a useful start to define exactly what that means, so here it is, “Organic gardening is the way of growing vegetables and fruits with the use of things only found in nature”. Really simple isn’t it, but most certainly not commonplace any more in today’s world I suggest.
Having led up to all of that, a good question might arise as to exactly why you would want to indulge in organic gardening as such! Well, as the title of this articles suggests, here are six good reasons why you should do so, in my opinion at any rate.
1. You can easily make compost from garden and kitchen waste, alhough this is a bit more time consuming than buying prepared chemical pesticides and fertilizers. However it certainly helps to put garbage to good use, and so helps the environment.
2. Organic farming does not use chemicals that may have an adverse affect on your health, which is especially important when growing vegetables. The chemical companies do tell us that the chemicals we use are safe, provided that they are used according to direction. Research has shown however that even tiny amounts of poisons absorbed through the skin can cause such things as cancer, especially in children. Quite a sobering thought is it not!
On average, a child ingests four to five times more cancer-causing pesticides from foods than an adult, which could lead to various diseases later on in the child’s life. Remember, pesticides contain toxins that have only one purpose, which is to kill living things!
With organic gardening, these incidents are lessened.
3. Less harm is caused to the environment, because poisons are not washed into our waterways to give but one example, causing death to the native fish and polluting their habitat in most cases.
4. Organic farming practices also help prevent the loss of topsoil through erosion. The Soil Conservation Service says that an estimated 30 – 32 billion tons of soil is eroded from United States farmlands every year, and that’s only one country.
4. Cost savings, because you do not need to buy costly chemical fertilizers and pesticides with organic gardening. Many organic recipes for the control of pest and disease come straight from the kitchen cupboard, and sometimes other plants can even be grown as companions to the main crop. One example of this is the marigold, which helps to repel aphids from vegetables.
Mixing 1 tablespoon of liquid dishwashing soap, and 1 cup of cooking oil, can make a cheap garden pest spray for example. Put 3 tablespoons of this mixture in 1 quart of water and spray on to your plants. You will find this to be very effective!
5. A simple mulch of pine needles will help to suppress the growth of weeds, as well as keeping the moisture in. Another simple and much safer solution!
6. Organic gardening practices are much more likely to help keep the environment safe for future generations, and all of us who are responsible ciitizens, should always bear this in mind
The whole subject which is part of an on going worldwide debate, is far too complex to cover in such a short article, but I do hope that at least I have left you with some food for thought.
Imagine the overall benefits to be had in our environment, by many people undertaking even some small changes.
Caring for your bakyard garden in an environmentally sensible way can have a bigger impact than you might think. Your backyard garden is only a small piece of land, but all the bakyard gardens across the country cover a lot of ground.
That means you and your backyard garden care activities, along with everyone else’s, can make a difference to the environment. And that’s why taking care of the environment begins in our own backyards.

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Southern Mulch

Tim Abbot — Thu, 27 May 2010 20:08:07 +0000

Got mulch? For landscaping purposes, playgrounds, walkways, and a zillion other uses, go to Southern Mulch, in Greenville, SC. They offer a huge assortment of mulch, topsoil, masonry sand, decorative stone and more, with both pickup and delivery available. Whether you’re landscaping your yard, designing an office garden, or just need mulch for your lawn, Southern Mulch has it! Visit us www.yellowpages.com

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2 Things Every Lawn Mowing Business Owner Needs

Tim Abbot — Wed, 12 May 2010 11:40:59 +0000

Lawn mowing business entrepreneurs need a lot of two very important things. They aren’t talked about much because most experts don’t know about them or if they do, how to explain it.

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