Central Pennsylvania Landscaping Tips

Warm weather is finally here in Pennsylvania! Have you begin preparing your Millersville landscaping? The experts here at Root’s Nurseries would like to offer some pro tips for you to keep in mind for your lawn and landscaping. We are a local landscaping company, we grow our own trees here in Central Pennsylvnia and are well versed in what grows best in our area. Help give your landscaping a great start by following these tips and then watch your landscaping come to life.

First, be sure to trim your plants to get the most out of them. Those that are dormant over the winter should be manicured so they look amazing once the weather begins to warm up.

Next, take a good look at how your flower beds are shaped. If they are all just straight lines, consider adding curves to the edges, or putting in boulders to help break up the flat lines.

Take a look at your plants trees and start applying some mulch to them. This helps your plants and trees retain water and keeps them warm during cool spells. If you aren’t sure what type of mulch is best for your yard’s needs, visit us to learn more.

Once the weather really begins to warm up which will be very soon you will want to start watering your home landscaping. The rule of thumb is to water deeply but only when your home landscaping really needs it.

Try shade trees. Large shade trees planted on the east, west, and northwest sides of your home create soothing shade from the hot summer sun and reduce summer air conditioning costs by up to3 5%. Maple trees are a great option and will be gorgeous come fall. Their root systems tend to be a bit shallower than other trees, so you should watch where you plant them.

And finally, plant some perennials. Perennials help stabilize ecosystems, like forests, and in that way, they help sustain wildlife. And thanks again to their deep roots, they don’t require as much fertilizer and water.

These are just a few of the great tips you can expect from one of our gardening professionals. So, when you’re ready to get started on your Pennsylvania landscaping, contact our landscaping company and we will get your projects underway!

Are you ready to get started on landscaping for your Millersville home or business? Start today by calling Root’s Nurseries at 717-898-0041 or Request a Free Estimate.

Protect Your Landscaping from the Damaging Effects of Jack Frost

Have you implemented a plan to protect your lawn this winter? If not, the expert landscapers at Root’s Nurseries are here to help! As a trusted landscaper serving Strasburg and the surrounding areas, we are here to offer up some advice that can help you protect your lawn and landscaping this winter.

First, make sure you’ve planted some shrubs or trees that don’t go dormant in the winter. After all, you’ll want something to look at! Your Root’s landscaper can help you choose distinctive evergreens as well as perennials with large seedpods that bring interest when covered in snow.

Next, deadhead your perennials. Deadheading is a necessary task for your landscaping. A trimming of the dead, old growth needs to occur so that fresh, new growth for the upcoming spring months can occur. If you do not wish to handle this on your own, call or visit our landscaper to let us know.

Also, the pruning of trees on your property should be done at this time of year or at some point during the cooler months. Our landscaper can provide you with the right pruning to help your trees thrive now through spring and back into summer. Pruning takes the skilled hands and knowledgeable training of a professional landscaper that knows how to encourage plant life to best adapt to our local Pennsylvania climate. As a local landscaper, we know how to do so! We can even provide pruning that looks great too!

We can help you create a garden maze or dramatic outlines with hedges that will look impressive all year long.

Remember! Your lawn is in something of a state of hibernation during the winter months. So, it is important to remember that if you place anything with some weight on it on the property during several months of freeze and thaw, you will encounter a flattened grass presentation. This will set your lawn up to have its grass grow horizontally, or, even, not grow at all in the spring time, possibly killing the patch outright.

Root's Nurseries can enhance your outdoor living area with plantings for four season enjoyment. Are you looking for a professional landscaper in Strasburg? Call Root’s Nurseries at 717-898-0041, or you can contact us for a Free Estimate.

Preparing Your Landscape for Autumn & Other End of Summer Tips

Leaves will soon be turning and falling to the ground. Summer is coming to an end and cooler weather is right around the corner. This time of year is a great time to take care of lawn problems or ward off some issues before they arise. After all, you don’t want to leave your lawn in a bad way heading into the cold; rather, you want to set it up for ample and healthy growth for next spring.

Here at Root’s, as a landscape company in Ephrata, we know all the right steps to take to get your lawn ready. Aeration and fertilization is one place to start. We’ve put together a few tips to help you enhance the growth of your lawn through the rest of the summer and into the fall:

• Enlist the help of a professional landscape company if you feel you need help preparing your lawn for winter. Once your fall lawn and landscaping maintenance is complete, rest easy feeling satisfied over a job well done. The spring will yield a much healthier lawn and landscaping as a result.
• Keep the ground tidy around trees that bear fruit. Fallen fruit can eventually rot and invite disease.
• Start preparing for your raking routine. Have you been considering a compost pile? Now is the time to get one started! With the leaves ready to drop, you’ll soon have plenty to compost. Compost is amongst the greatest of all natural fertilizers in existence and you can easily add your landscaping waste into this.
• It will soon be prime time for planting and establishing new shrubs and trees as well as looking ahead with spring flowering bulbs. So plan ahead! Start shopping now for the best selection. The experts at our landscape company, Root’s Nurseries, can help you choose the perfect plants for your unique landscape and our unique climate. And remember, don’t plant too early or you bulbs may sprout early, only to be killed off by the first winter freeze.
• Plan your final mow. This particular mow will allow for you to drop those blades and cut a bit shorter that you otherwise would.
• Apply high-phosphorous fertilizer mix generously to your lawn. Utilizing this sort of fertilizer will encourage the growth of roots that will allow for green turf emerging much earlier in the Spring than otherwise it would.

 Interested in learning more about hiring a landscape company for your Ephrata home or business? Start today by calling Root’s Nurseries at 717-898-0041 or Request a Free Estimate.

Take Care of Your Trees and Weeds: Tips from a Professional Landscaper

The weather is getting warmer! This time of year, everyone is busy sprucing up their homes with some spring cleaning and a fresh coat of paint. But it’s important not to neglect the outside of your home - your lawn! To enhance the look of your home or business property, work with an expert landscaper at Root’s Nurseries and we can set your property up with all sorts of new trees and shrubbery.

With a new landscape also comes preventative care for your trees and weeds. And as a trusted landscaper for Landisville, we thought we would take some time to offer some basic lawn care tips. And if you have any questions about trees, weeds or other landscaping needs feel free to visit our garden center and ask a friendly Root’s landscaper for more expert advice.

All About Weeds

Did you know that one single weed is capable of producing as many as 250,000 seeds? These seeds can survive for a year or can lie in wait for decades. Other weed types even have seeds that can come to your lawn by air or can even be brought to a new location by your shoes. As such, you will want to be on top of the very first weeds you encounter. Once you see one, we suggest spraying with Round Up which kills the weed to the root. Simply pulling can leave roots in the ground which means weeds will just come up again. A landscaper at Root’s Nurseries can help you create a weed fighting regimen for your specific lawn.

Landscaper Tip! An empty patch of land will quickly become filled with weeds if they are not pulled as soon as they begin sprouting. Should you be a composter, take these weeds and add them to your compost heap to kill the seeds. If not, contact our landscaper and we can assist you.

All About Trees

Trees need just the right amount of water and moisture to thrive, but you can't assume that your trees are getting all of the water they need whenever you water your grass. Grass roots will compete with tree’s roots for that water. Most trees need the soil to be moistened at least a foot to a foot and a half deep in order for their roots to be able to get to the water.

Ask a Root’s landscaper about the specific tree you just bought to know exactly how much water to give it and how frequently it should get watered. You can check for how moist the soil is by using a soil probe or by gently digging into the soil. The type of mulch you get also depends on the type of tree you have. Young trees need plenty of mulch. Aim to have three inches of mulch around the base of your new tree at all times. Not sure what mulch to get or how mulch to buy? Contact us and a landscaper can give you their expert advice.

Are you ready to get more expert tips from our landscaper in Landisville? Call Root’s Nurseries at 717-898-0041 or you can contact us to get a Free Estimate.

Reinvent Spring Cleaning with a New Beautiful Landscape

Have you seen the tulips lately? Spring has in Pennsylvania! That means it’s time to get outside and begin sculpting the perfect new landscape for your home. As the weather warms throughout the season, your garden and grasses will continue to bud with new growth. Root’s Nurseries is ready to tame, design and guide your yard into a relaxing outdoor oasis to enjoy all summer long. As a trusted landscaper for Mt Joy and surrounding areas, we’ve put quite a bit of thought into landscape design. So, here are a few tips to consider when designing a new landscape:

Start Spring Cleaning

Now that the cold weather has lifted and the snow has melted, you will likely be able to see the marks left behind by winter. You’ll notice broken branches, bare patches and some additional cleanup that needs to take place in your yard. Here are some tasks you or a landscaper can perform:

• If you notice any bare patches, loosen the surface and spread a mixture of grass seed and compost or fertilizer over the bare spot.
• Carefully rake up all of the dead leaves, debris and pine cones that have gathered on your lawn over the last several months.
• You or your landscaper should apply a new layer of mulch to help your plants retain moisture; helping them to grow throughout the spring and summer.

Find Inspiration

Start online! Gather a few ideas and photos of your dream landscape you can show to your landscaper. Look for landscaping inspiration in the area or find some examples of properties that you think are done well. This may help you in presenting our team with a good idea of what you’re looking for.  Not sure what plants will grow best in the area? A landscaper at Root’s can answer those questions for you!

Make Plans

Setting things up in proper proportion is one of the most daunting tasks associated with designing the ideal home landscape. Your plants need to be proportionate to each other as well as to whatever plot they are being installed into. A  trained, professional home landscaper from Root’s can step in here, take measurements and help you visualize the scope of your project and what the outcome should look like.

Get Colorful

Colors will be a huge part of your landscape design. Do you or a family member have a favorite color you’d like to include? Tell your landscaper! This can be a great starting point and the experts at Root’s can help build from there.

A Root’s landscaper will come up with the perfect plan for your yard. We can plant shade trees, shrubs and a wide variety of other plants. Your yard and landscaping will be the envy of your neighbors this spring and summer! Are you ready to learn more about our landscaper in Mt Joy? Call Root’s Nurseries at 717-898-0041, or you can contact us for a Free Estimate.

Landscaping Tips to Prepare for Your Lawn for Winter

The cold weather is here and the leaves have already begun to fall. Don’t  leave your lawn in bad shape heading into winter. Instead, consider setting it up for ample and healthy growth in the spring. The cold air prevents growth of any lawn items above ground, but things can be done to improve the health of it for spring by indirectly taking care of that which lies below ground. The effects of the cold are buffered by allowing the moisture trapped within the soil and below the surface to enhance the strengthening of roots, a gift from Mother Nature that gives a head start of sorts that allows you to prepare for next growing season.   

The landscaping at your Strasburg or otherwise nearby home calls for adequate mid-fall care. Here at Root’s Nurseries we care about local landscaping and will be sharing a few suggestions that will help you enhance the growth of your spring lawn and garden by making some simple efforts now:

·         Get rid of dead items from any and all areas of your lawn and landscaping. Should the fall yield an excessive amount of heavy leaf cover, simply rake and remove. Loosing your lawn of dead material will enable otherwise blocked sunlight to reach your grass or landscaping.

·         Get some high-phosphorous fertilizer mix and apply generously to your lawn. Utilizing this sort of fertilizer will encourage the growth of roots that will allow for green turf emergence earlier in the Spring than it otherwise would begin to sprout.

·         Enjoy, celebrate the final lawn mowing session of 2016! This particular mow will allow for you to drop those blades and cut a bit shorter that you otherwise would.

·         Place the gathered leaves in an area where they will decompose naturally. This “waste” will become compost that you can use next year as a fertilizer for your lawn. Compost is amongst the greatest of all natural fertilizers in existence and you can easily you’re your landscaping waste into this.

·         Once your fall lawn and landscaping maintenance is complete, rest easy feeling satisfied over a job well done. The spring will yield a much healthier lawn and landscaping as a result.

Thinking about hiring a landscaping company for your Strasburg home or business? Start today by calling Root’s Nurseries at 717-898-0041 or Request a Free Estimate.

Getting Started with Home Landscaping

If your property, including the lawn and around your house, looks staid and lifeless year in and year out, try to spice things up a bit. This year add some home landscaping to your Manheim property. The aesthetic and potential resale value of your home goes up immediately upon the installation of fine home landscaping, the likes of which Root’s Nurseries can provide. A simple and creative solution to a drab looking property, new home landscaping will make you the envy of neighbors, friends and family.

The process begins with designing the ideal home landscaping set-up. There are many aspects of such an undertaking that you will need to consider. Our professional designers and installers will work with you, seeking your ideas on what you are looking to implement. In this blog, we will cover some of the basics for first-time home landscape designers.

Research

Thanks to the Internet, researching a perfect landscape set-up is not at all difficult. Countless examples from around the world are now at your fingertips. With just a few types and a few clicks, you begin to gain insight into what looks and feels right for your home landscaping set-up. Gather a few ideas together about your dream landscape. Find some examples of properties that you think were done well. This can help you present our team with a good idea of what you’re looking for at your home.

Color Scheme

Colors will be a big part of your home landscaping design. Perhaps you have a preferred plant or a favorite color (or both) that you wish to include? This provides a nice starting point, but our advice to you is to keep from getting too complicated here. The more bold and audacious you get with your color combinations, the more difficult you will make the process of ensuring everything matches. Go with just a few basic colors when plotting the look of your new home landscaping.

Plant Proportions

Setting things up in proper proportion is one of the daunting tasks associated with designing the ideal home landscaping situation for your property. Our team of trained, professional landscaping experts steps in here by helping you visualize the scope of what the outcome of the final project is going to look like. Your plants need to be proportionate to each other as well as to whatever plot they are being installed into.

Get started on new home landscaping for your Manheim area home today by calling Root’s Nurseries at 717-898-0041. You can also Request a Free Estimate.