Are you tired of watching your dollars and time spent on your landscape dry up and blow away in the wind? You’re not alone; homeowners all over the DC metro area are finding they don’t have the time to spend on maintaining their landscape and that their dollars are more successful in achieving their goal […]
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The heavy rainfalls we have been experiencing the past two weeks may bring us an influx of mosquitoes, according to the University of Minnesota‘s research, which states that heavy rains lead to more mosquitoes. But it’s not just itchy, red bug bites we have to look forward to. With the increase of mosquitoes you increase […]
Did you know June is National Rose Month? Roses have a long and colorful history. They have symbolized love, beauty, war, and politics throughout centuries. The Rose itself has been dated back to 35 million years old and its current family tree contains 125 different species of roses occurring naturally throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Give […]
New York City is filled with parks, trees, and farmers markets. Not the image you had in mind when someone references New York City. Well, Rentenna.com can show you that image. Rentenna allows a person to view apartment ratings, reviews, and rentals in different cities across the nation. Its newest feature is called the Green […]
Trees provide great curb appeal and increase the interest of a house. Recently, the Wall Street Journal and the Huffington Post published articles on how trees can do more for your pocket. The Wall Street Journal showcased a study in Portland, Oregon where homes with trees planted between the sidewalk and street, known as street […]
An issue of Nautilus, a popular science magazine, explored the idea that plants, including trees could communicate with each other. The plants and trees could “talk” to each other through chemical codes to help defend against threats like insects. Nautilus goes on to say that it is possible for the plants to summon predators to feed […]
Everyone has heard the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”. Well, what about “trees in view make a better you.” A new study is suggesting that people who live around trees tend to be healthier than those who do not. The Huffington Post wrote an article on the study’s hypothesized link between […]
With so much information in the world today it is hard for homeowners to figure out what is true and what is not, especially in a complicated industry such as tree care. There are a lot of unsafe practices and wives tales out there that are outdated and dangerous to trees and the people who […]
In the midst of downtown Oklahoma city stands a tall and sturdy American Elm tree that has come to be known as the survivor tree. The tree received its name after surviving one of the worst terrorist attacks on American soil, the Oklahoma City bombing, in 1995. Even before the bombing, the tree was important because […]
