Basic Grass Care
Author: Blue Grass
Basic Lawn Care
Sod Tips for Success
Choosing the Right Sod Determine your sod needs by understanding how much sun your yard will receive, what your green space will be used for and how much maintenance (watering and mowing) you want to do. We have four sod products available to suit your needs. https://www.bluegrassnursery.com/order-sod/ Planting and Sod Tips The most important part […] Read MoreBasic Tree Care
Tips for Success
Choosing the Right Tree Planting a tree in your yard is a long-term investment and an important addition to the landscape. Choose the site prior to choosing the tree – know your growing zone, consider soil and drainage requirements, desired level of maintenance, water availability, sun or shade and size of space. Growing Zones Gardening […] Read MoreShade Trees
Shade Providing Trees
A shade tree is a larger tree with a spreading canopy and crown whose primary purpose is to provide shade, where it provides shelter from sunlight especially in the heat of the summer. Blue Grass recommends trying Ash, Aspens, Birch, Elms, Linden, Maple, Oak, Ornamental Crabapple, Spruce and Willow. Read MoreBasic Shrub Care
Tips for Success
Choosing the Right Shrub How to plant shrubs? Planting a shrub in your yard is an investment and makes an important addition to the landscape. Choose the site prior to choosing the shrub – know your growing zone, consider soil and drainage requirements, desired level of maintenance, water availability, sun or shade and size of […] Read MoreColumnar Trees
Columnar Trees
Most home owners have limited space in their yards, so it becomes important to choose plants that will fit into the yard. Columnar trees are a great way to add height to a garden space without dealing with a wide spreading canopy. They are ideal for windblocks, privacy screens, sound barriers, where space in limited. […] Read MorePruning
Pruning Trees
Deciduous Trees Certain varieties of trees may require annual tree pruning. In order to avoid unnecessary pruning choose suitable trees for the allotted space. Maintenance pruning consists of removing dead, damaged, or diseased branches, crossing and rubbing branches, suckers (base of plant), water sprouts (trunks or main branches), and thinning and heading back to maintain […] Read MoreRabbits
Rabbit Resistant Trees
Although plants are considered rabbit resistant, if rabbits are hungry they will graze on most plants. If you are having problems with rabbit grazing on your plants Bobbex and PlantSkydd are two products that can help in preventing damage in your landscape. If you have any questions about these products, please talk to our friendly, […] Read MoreFlowering
Trees with Less Mess
Looking for some flowers for your yards but don’t want to deal with mess? Here are some great trees that will give you a show of flowers without the mess! Blue Grass suggests trying Courageous Crabapple, Japanese Tree Lilac, Linden, Muckle Plum, Navigator Pear, Princess Kay Plum and Spring Snow Crabapple. Read MoreDeer Resistant Trees
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