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Planting the Liberty Holly in Tennessee is a smart choice for an evergreen. It is a favorite of ours because of it's beautiful shape, shiny dark green leaves, and easy care. It adds great winter interest to the garden, the birds love the berries and I love it for decorating at Christmas! One caution though, [...]
Now is the time for planting your cover crops. Below you'll find some helpful cover crop tips for Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Today in Nashville, the forecast calls for bitterly cold weather to come in this week. If your like us, you've probably harvested your crops that need harvesting and maybe you've gone a step [...]
Indian Summer Rudbekia Perennials are the backbone to any garden. These flowers are some of the toughest and best performing plants that you will have in your landscape. With so many types of perennials to chose from, we came up with the following list of the best perennials that we have found [...]
Planting Hellebores (Lenten Rose) in Nashville, Tn Hellebores, also called Lenten or Christmas rose, is one of the best spring flowering perennials for the mid south. Not actually in the rose family at all, but in the Ranunculus order, this perennial is a gift from nature that shows its glory in the dead of [...]
Crocus are perennial spring flowering bulbs that scream "Spring is almost here!" here in Middle Tennessee. They grow beautifully in zones 4 to 10 and produce wineglass-shaped flowers in so many color combinations of purple, white, yellow and even striped, it's hard to decide which color and variety to grow. There are about 30 different [...]
Having a good landscape design for your home will help you to plan the best use of plant material for your site. It will also save you money in the long run since you won't have to replace plants that are in the wrong place. You may choose to design your own or hire a [...]
Q. How long should you be mowing your lawn in fall in the Nashville and surrounding areas? A. Basically, until it stops growing! We get this question a lot actually. It perfectly fine to keep cutting until temperatures get low enough that the grass stops growing. That's your cue that you can do one [...]
Acer Landscape Services is excited to announce the completion of the landscaping of the new Mars Pet Care Facility, now called the Global Innovation Center, in Thompson Station at the corner of State Route 840 and Columbia Pike. Construction of the new office included landscaping, walking trails and a rainwater irrigation pond. This $88 million [...]
Planting tulips in Tennessee can be a bit tricky. You have to wait until it's not too warm outside because you certainly don't want them to start coming up too soon! Wait until the days are consistently cool before you plant. Usually the middle of November. Below are more tips for planting tulips: Tulip bulbs [...]
Alfred aerating our lawn Fall, and particularly September, is the best time of the year to rejuvenate and reinvigorate you less-than-lovely lawn. One way to accomplish this is by seeding or reseeding since the new grass will be able to establish itself both now and next spring before summer's heat returns. [...]