Tip of the Week – Go Green with your Landscape!
House shaded by trees Large growing deciduous trees planted on the south and west sides of your home will help keep your house cool during the summer when the trees are in leaf. Summer cooling bills can be reduced up to 50% or more. During the winter, when leafless, the trees will allow the […]
Tip of the Week – Raised Planter Boxes & Trees
Unless the surrounding grade near a particular tree is being lowered due to nearby construction or grade change, there is no benefit in having a raised planter box or flower bed around trees. The necessary additions of soil required to meet the new retaining wall grade adds fill over the roots and usually […]
Tree of the Week – European Copper Beech “Riversii”
The European Copper Beech is a large deciduous tree typically growing to 50’-60’ tall with a dense upright oval to rounded spreading crown. This is normally a low branched tree(unless trained otherwise in youth)with the purple leaved selection ‘Riversii’ featuring large glossy leaves up to 5 inches long. Foliage of this selection emerges deep […]
Tip of The Week – Proper Pruning
ALWAYS PRUNE JUST IN FRONT OF THE BRANCH COLLAR Proper pruning is important in maintaining the health of your tree. Cutting the tree improperly creates large wounds that leave the tree open to disease and decay. Trees have amazing natural defenses that enable them to heal……..IF, they are pruned correctly. When pruning, the “branch collar” […]
Tip of the Week – Proper Pesticide Application
Risk of Spraying Pesticides to tree foliage at Extreme Temperatures People often apply pesticides to trees in leaf to protect the leaves from insect or disease damage. Unfortunately, pesticides can sometimes burn the foliage if applied when the air temperature is too high. Typically, any temperature above 85 degrees Fahrenheit are considered a risk when […]
Community Associations Institute 2012 Tradeshow
After an extremely successful showing at the Mid American Horticultural Show, we will be at it again at the Community Associations Institute (CAI) Trade Show. This year’s show returns to Arlington Park in Arlington Heights. The show spans two days, February 3-4. We will be on the exhibit hall floor at booths 181-182. The […]
Did you know…
…Recycled Christmas Trees have been used to make sand and soil erosion barriers and been placed in ponds for fish shelter. …From 1887-1933 a fishing schooner called the “Christmas Ship” would tie up at the Clark Street Bridge in Chicago and sell Spruce trees from Michigan to Chicagoans. Read more here regarding the “Christmas […]