While our Florida winters don’t have the snowfall that some of the northern states may see in the winter, it doesn’t mean that we don’t have our own problems to deal with. Frost is a very real problem that can cause damage to your lawn and plants.
Once an irrigation system is installed, many customers don’t give it a second thought until a problem creeps up. Living in Florida, sprinkler systems become an important part of life.
April Showers Bring May Flowers Spring Hill may not have had many April showers this year, but because of our trusty irrigation systems, May flowers are still possible. There’s nothing like a bright, floral, splash of color to add interest and ambiance to your Hernando County home’s exterior. But with our oppressive summer heat, constant…
Recovering from Frost Damage Our neighbors to the north may scoff when we complain about cold fronts and rant about covering our landscaping during the winter. And while we won’t deny that they have it worse, Hernando County does have its share of frosty weather. The result? Brittle, brown, frost damaged grass that takes away…
Stop Making These Common Landscaping Goofs! You take great pride in your Hernando County lawn. You’ve got the fertilizer and pesticide situation figured out, you water only when you’re supposed to, and you keep it nice and trim. Thing of it is, you may still be making some mistakes that can harm not only the…
Do You Need a Water Audit? To say it’s hot in Florida is inadequate. The temperatures, combined with our humidity, make life without air conditioning almost unbearable. When it seems like cooling our Hernando County homes is costing more than it should, an obvious step toward cutting back on our power bills is having TECO…
Keep Your Lawn Healthy This Holiday Seasons From blow-up jack-o-lanterns to life-sized reindeer, nothing says “Happy Holidays” like a well-decorated lawn. Whether your entire Spring Hill neighborhood comes together every year to build gawk-worthy displays or you’re the only house on the block with a Nascar Santa and Elfin pit crew, you may want to…
Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle – Your Water? Everyone knows about the swamps in Florida, but only natives know that with our daily deluges, even our Hernando County lawns can become swamp land. So if our St. Augustine is looking and feeling more like the Everglades, then why should we be concerned with water conservation? For…
After the Storm: How To Rehabilitate Your Lawn If you’ve lived in Florida for longer than a year, then you know that we have a five-month window of time to worry about hurricanes and tropical storms. True, we’ve been lucky the past few years, but as every weather forecaster will tell you at the beginning…
When To Hand-Water Your Lawn and Landscaping With our daily summer downpours, it’s hard to imagine any circumstance that would require you to hand-water your Hernando County lawn. When your Hernando Sun is water-logged before you even get a chance to read it, it’s downright easy to forget the months of drought that – without…
