Garden tables and planters can allow you to plant, weed and grow your garden from the comfort of your deck or patio. Backyard gardening is on the rise due to the health benefits of stress relief and increased strength, flexibility and stamina. The good thing about using garden tables, planters, hangers and stands is the minimal amount of space required to do so.

Plant hangers can create an exotic scene while keeping out of reach from pets and children. If you live in an apartment or condo you may want to benefit from using planters for a garden on your terrace. Gardening in containers allows you to create beautiful landscapes on a balcony, next to a sunny window or in a window box.

Consider the space available for planters and then consider what shapes would work best between square, triangle, rectangle and round. Decide what you would like to grow in your garden. Containers can provide a growing atmosphere for herbs, vegetables, flowers, small shrubs, grasses, and vines. Choose varieties that are able to live in planters, and use varied colors, sizes and even lighting to give an exquisite essence. For more on this topic, review our blog post on the Benefits of Container Garden Landscaping.

Small scale planters cost less and require less maintenance than larger outdoor gardens, so you could even add them to an already existing display. Keep posted on our blog and website for more tips, news and advice on landscaping related topics here in Central Florida. Contact us at 407-590-3118 for commercial and residential landscaping and pressure washing service appointments here in Orlando and Central Florida  today!

In general, you can prune dead or diseased branches any time of the year, in other words, as soon as you see them. Evergreen trees can be pruned sparingly, and the best time to prune most trees is the dormant season, being late fall or winter. This may lessen the impact of a flowering tree’s floral display for that year, but the pruning will be beneficial in the long run.

The key to pruning is to remove the unwanted branch and protect the stem or trunk of the tree. Tree branches grow from stems at nodes on the trunk, and pruning should always occur on the branch side of these nodes.

For larger trees you may want to hire a lanscaping service such as ours as the job may be too large for a resident to handle. Large tree pruning could involve climbing with heavy saws, cherry pickers or chain saws. Leave these jobs to trained professionals and contact us so as to not compromise your own personal safety.

Pruning minimizes any risks of fungus infection or insect infestation as well. In the case of deciduous trees, if you prune while the leaves are off you get a better idea of how the shape of the tree will be when the leaves grow back.

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Adams Florida Home Care Specialists offers solutions to to keep your yard, shrubs, flower beds, and property immaculate all the time. We provide expert knowledge and the correct products for your lawncare needs that make a difference. Using well maintained professional equipment, we clear underbrush and use proper mowing procedures to control weed growth and improve any drainage low spots that may be prone to disease. We offer palm trimming and removal, planters and other decorative items available for a finished look, and we offer expert advice and recommendations for a healthy lawn all year long.

Instead of painting your home, consider pressure washing to clean off any debris that may have collected over the years. A simple power washing could save thousands of dollars in the long run and leads to satisfied customers. Consider pressure washing for your driveway, pool deck, fences, trim gutters, sidewalks, boats, RV’s or mobile home. Your residential, rental, or commercial property can look brand new and beautiful in no time!

For more on pressure washing have a look at my former posts on pressure washing benefits and how pressure washing is an alternative to painting

Put your trust in experience for the care of your home or business property in Orlando Florida and the surrounding areas. Proper care to the exterior of your home and business makes a statement to your neighbors and visitors.

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Bamboo can live in any climate without the need of food or water. With bamboo, you don’t have to worry much about maintenance other than cutting and forming the bamboo one time.

Bamboos are classified as woody, evergreen, perennial grasses, and grow over 100 feet tall. Bamboos are most closely associated with the Orient, sub-Saharan Africa and Central and South America. A great number of bamboos can be easily recognized by their prominent, hollow stems, known as “culms,” punctuated at intervals by nodes.

Use bamboo to frame an existing part of your landscape, or grow the bamboo in its own section. Bookmark our blog and website for more news, tips and advice concerning your landscaping needs today, and contact us by phone or email for a quote on landscaping services in Central Florida.

The problem is to save your palm trees that are in poor health or possibly even dying. Even though palm trees are typically low maintenance, caring for them and performing scheduled maintenance are vital actions to preserve them to beautify your landscape for years to come.

If your palm fronds are yellow, brown or broken you should prune them off. Be very careful to avoid damage to your palm tree’s trunk. Should you damage the tree’s trunk, chances are that it may not heal.

Palm trees get many of their nutrients from the top soil and the top of the nearby ground. This means proper fertilization care is required around your palm trees.

Caring for your palm trees requires removing fruits, seeds and even flowers which unnecessarily take strength from the tree. Also, when matured, fruits could provide pests such as rodents and birds with food.

Keep your palm trimming to a minimum because it may weaken the palm and slow its growth. Removal of greener palm fronds could cause deficiency and eventually kill your palm tree. Prune carefully and if you are unsure of anything, study up on it before you take action.

Happy and healthy palm trees tend to have a longer life expectancy and can enhance your landscape for a very long time. Take advantage of our Orlando lawn care services for both commercial and residential purposes here in Central Florida, and bookmark our blog and website for landscaping news, tips and advice today!

Privacy is a big plus with hedge landscaping. Hedges do not have to be painted nor replaced every few years. All you need to keep your hedges sustained such as rain and sun is supplied by mother nature.

Hedges can provide shelter for your livestock or be a breeding site for birds, as well as a natural habitat corridor for various other harmless creatures such as squirrels and chipmunks.

Hedges may be used as walls to separate livestock, or block off a certain area of your yard for many purposes. Hedges made of shrubs and bushes can be good for increasing the resistance of your soil to erosion.

Consider adding hedges to your landscaping whether commercial or residential, and keep posted on our blog and website for news, tips and advice concerning Florida landscaping and pressure washing, or contact us today to take advantage of our Orlando lawn care company in the Central Florida area.

Incorporating a garden into your landscape is a great idea for homeowners to produce their own fruits and vegetables. Vegetable gardening saves on the cost of groceries by simply hand picking fresh dinner sides by hand.

Utilize a garden to enhance your landscape with beautiful floral colors to accentuate a chromatic design while considering color and texture. Vibrant colors are what most visitors are drawn to, so an attractive design should involve proper combinations. Choose the colors and shades that are most vibrant and pleasant to look at. Use complementary colored flowers and evenly distribute your plants amongst them.

Combine fruit-bearing herbs, shrubs, vegetables and flowers to enhance your yard and landscape. Plant vegetables such as tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, basil and even corn, then decide which fruits and vegetables you’d like to harvest.

Locate your garden near the house where there is drainage, close to a water source where sunlight shines daily. Draw up a plan of where to plant and use organic matter such as animal manure, compost, leaves or commerical soil mixes to prepare the soil and then fertilize.

Adams Home Care Specialists can help you with all of your landscaping needs. For more tips and advice on lawn, landscaping and pressure washing, visit our blog often and find out more about what we offer by contacting us by phone or email today.

The quality of a lawn depends on the density and absence of parasites and disease. Color is usually overrated as a stardard for a quality lawn, and over-fertilizing for a dark green color can lead to problems. A dense, healthy turf is much less likely to have heavy weed populations.

For a quality lawn you should consider watering, mowing, proper fertilizing, and controlling weeds, diseases and pests. Fertilize your lawn to keep it the right color, thickness, and health. A lawn that is well taken care of tends to recover more quickly from stress and is more aggressive against weeds. Proper nutrition for your lawn is important to prevent disease and insect pests.

Fertilization begins with soil testing to find out what nutrients are in your soil. This leads to recommendations specifically intended for your lawn. Soil testing should be done about once every 3 years because of the constant changing conditions of soil chemistry. Testing acidity levels is important because fertilizers tend to work better when your grass has a proper pH balance.

The main nutrients for a quality lawn include nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and iron. Bermudagrass requires a large amount of nitrogen during the growing season whereas carpetgrass, centipedegrass, and creeping red fescue require small amounts of nitrogen for the best growth.

Potassium, also called “potash”, is indicated by the third number on the fertilizer label. The first number indicates the percent of nitrogen and the second number indicates the percentage of phosphate. There are many kinds of fertilizer strengths and materials available.

Fertilizing before the transition from dormant to full growth aids in weed control because the turfgrass will tend to grow more rapidly and provide a cover to shade out weed growth. In turn, the lawn achieves a darker color and looks better sooner.

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One of the main pathways created by paver bricks is to the front or back door. Some homes use paver bricks for the driveway and that could be a consideration as well.

One of the first options to bear in mind are the colors and style of the paver bricks you intend to use. Either match your existing brick style and colors from your home, or create an entirely new design. The outdoor styles and themes are limited only by your creativity.

Once you decide on colors and styles, you’ll next want to think about shapes, sizes, and types of bricks. Use rectangles, squares, triangles, pentagons, hexagons and octogons to make imaginative designs. Remember with different colors there is the potential to make your brick paver walkway a truly beautiful piece of art.

Interlocking paver bricks are less likely to shift over time, therefore maintaining your creation for years to come. Areas that have heavy traffic such as driveways and busy walkways perform well when fully interlocked shapes are used.

Some common layment patterns include herringbone, standard American, basketweave and the pinwheel layment patterns. You can create unique brick paver designs by varying their size and color, and visit your local home improvement center to see a variety of brick paver designs.

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Enjoy the outdoors any time of day lounging in your gazebo. Invite guests such as your friends and relatives to enjoy these moderate temperatures with you. A gazebo provides shade for your visitors and protection against the rain.

What better way to end a day of gardening than to relax in your gazebo? Enjoy a beautiful view of your garden and landscape as you feel the breeze, protected from the elements.

Hold events such as weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays in a beautifully designed gazebo. Have your wedding cake and marriage reception there, or years later the bride and groom can renew their vows beneath it.

A gazebo is also a popular setting for bands to play, a lounge for employees, romantic dinner dates, marriage proposals, or even just gazing up the stars at night with your partner. A gazebo can be converted to a guest house, a den, a breakfast area, or even a storage area.

Keep posted on our blog and website for news, tips and advice on Florida landscaping topics, and Happy Holidays to you and your family!