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Springtime tips for healthy trees
Spring is an important time for the health of our trees in the gulf coast area. With the effects of last year’s drought still lingering, we need to make sure we give our trees a good start to the year. By following these tips you can help ensure that your trees have a healthy, long …
Reducing Water Use
Silversand Services has been making significant progress in addressing our client’s needs for reducing water use in the Landscape. We have developed a relationship with Aqua Management, an engineering and water management firm. We can now offer an Irrigation control device that uses wireless technology and cloud data storage to efficiently manage and track water …
Pansies: This Winter’s Top Pick for Seasonal Color
We’ve picked this winter’s best seasonal color and included white alyssums, yellow calendula, amazon-purple dianthus and more. On the top of that list we included the ever-so-popular, pansy flower. This colorful biennial is a great choice this winter because although they have a shorter lifespan, they are hardy plants and are able to survive freezing …
Keep Your Swimming Pool Water Balanced
Summer months are here and water temperatures are rising in pools. This is when we begin to run into algae problems. With proper chemical balance and sanitizer residual you will prevent many opportunities for algae blooms. A few tips to help avoid Algae in your swimming pool: Maintain adequate basic chemical levels (watch for high …
Winning the Battle Against Weeds & Diseases?
A weed is any plant that is growing where it is not wanted and usually grows and reproduces quite aggressively. Weeds are considered a nuisance because not only do they disturb your landscape, but they also compete with other plants for light, nutrients, water and space. There are many types of weeds with different ways …
June Irrigation Tips: Conserving Water
Right now due to the lack of rain and the hot temperatures, it’s extremely important to make sure you are watering effectively. Here are some tips that we can use for watering turf areas: If you don’t have a sprinkler system do not water in the middle of the day; you will waste water due …
Jana’s Gardening Tip: Summer Seasonal Flowers
Start Planting Your Summer Annual Flowers I hoped you enjoyed this week’s cooler weather because we probably won’t have this again until fall. Speaking of warmer weather; it’s time to start planting our summer annual flowers. The Pansies and Snapdragons are starting to fade away so let’s plants some flowers that will survive our Texas …
Silversand Services Mother’s Day Gift Giving Guide. For the garden-loving mothers!
We love mothers just as much as we love a garden in full bloom. Just as a mother nurtures her child, a gardener nurtures her precious plants. This Sunday, as we’re sure you already know, is Mother’s Day and we’re saluting the garden-loving mothers with a post on finding the perfect Mother’s Day gift. Some …
Jana’s Gardening Tip: Hibiscus – Perennial vs. Tropical
Tropical Hibiscus have some of the most gorgeous blooms of all flowers and are root hardy only in zones 8 and 9. If you are tempted by the breath-taking blooms of the tropical hibiscus; plant them in a container and bring them inside during the winter, unless you reside in south Florida or Hawaii. Since …
