Growing Your Own Vegetables: A Beginner’s Guide Posted July 21st, 2020 by dev & filed under Ask the Experts. Growing your own vegetables is both rewarding and fun. If you have never tasted garden-fresh produce, you’ll be delighted by its vibrant textures and the sweet, juicy flavors! Truly, there is nothing like fresh vegetables picked from your own backyard. Southern Botanical, your Dallas residential landscaping services company, would like to share some of the basics of vegetable gardening, which includes... Learn More Tags: residential
Mulching in Summer Posted July 15th, 2020 by dev & filed under Ask the Experts. Keeping your lawn in tip-top shape may be hard, but it’s very rewarding. To keep their garden in the best health, gardeners re-mulch their yard. In fact, aside from composting, mulching is a gardener’s closest friend. Doing this periodically will reap huge benefits and can keep your plants thriving and happy. Mulch are sheets of material or loose coverings placed on the surface of the soil. It is done to... Learn More Tags: commercial, mulching, residential
Chinch Bugs: Signs and Prevention Posted June 29th, 2020 by dev & filed under Ask the Experts. Have you noticed huge, brown, dead patches of grass on your lawn? This could be caused by a disease, but may also be the work of pests. Chinch bugs may be miniscule, but they can do massive damage. They not only suck the grass blades until they are dry, they also inject them with poison. This lawn pest causes irreparable damage to lawns if left untreated. Getting to know the chinch bug They are the... Learn More Tags: commercial, residential
Lawn Grub Prevention, Detection, and Control Posted June 22nd, 2020 by dev & filed under Ask the Experts. Grubs, also known as white grubs, are C-shaped and about ½ inch in length. They love the warm weather, so this summer, it’s important to be vigilant to signs of an infestation. Lawn grubs feed on organic matter in the soil and grassroots, causing patches of grass to die. They eventually become beetles, damaging flowers and foliage as they feed. Most beetles live up to a year. Adult beetles mate and lay... Learn More Tags: commercial, residential
Top Summer Lawn Maintenance Tips Posted June 16th, 2020 by dev & filed under Ask the Experts, Landscape Maintenance. Everyone loves summer – the warm temperatures, backyard play, and outdoor barbecues with the family. Surely, having fun family activities in a beautiful green lawn will make the whole experience more enjoyable! Follow these top summer lawn maintenance tips from Southern Botanical, your landscaping company in Dallas, for a lush, entertainment-worthy lawn. 1. Water Give your lawn a much-needed drink,... Learn More Tags: commercial, residential
Tips for Growing Herbs Indoors Posted June 1st, 2020 by dev & filed under Ask the Experts. Planting & Growing Seeds Are you interested about growing herbs indoors? You will be happy to hear that growing herbs will not only give you year-round, fresh herbs to use, but growing them is gratifying, fun, and easy. A lot of people have tried herb growing due to its convenience. Even if you live in a small space, you can still grow herbs! They are best grown in a kitchen, where you can snip them fresh... Learn More Tags: residential