There are two main reasons to plant grass seed in September for your Kennewick landscaping.  The first reason is because our grasses are cool season grasses such as Kentucky Blue that don’t do as well in the hot summer months. So why not plant in May, you might ask?  That leads to the second reason […]

  As pictured Below this is the process that we have found to work the Best for installing Flagstone.  This picture was taken on one of our job sites in North Richland, WA.  We set the flagstone in concrete while the concrete is still wet.  This process is called wet-setting.  After the concrete hardens, We […]

It really doesn’t matter if you are extremely wealthy or middle class. When you are taking on a large landscaping project yourself or you’re hiring a landscape contractor to install your landscaping, a budget must be considered. We all have our dream list of things we desire and feel we need in our landscape, but can we […]

Is hydro-seeding better than sodding lawns in the Tri-Cities (Richland, Pasco, Kennewick) and Walla Walla, Washington? Hydroseeding is a fast, cost-effective way to have a new lawn that will turn your neighbors green with envy. Hydroseeding costs only a little more than old fashioned methods such as using dry seeding techniques combined with a messy […]

The Tri-Cities, which includes the cities of Pasco, Kennewick and Richland, require sprinkler systems to be winterized if the lines are buried less than 24 inches deep which is the frost line for this area.  The following is the basic procedure for winterization: Unplug your controller/timer. Shut off the water at the main valve. This is […]

A topic many lawn care professionals discuss is which method of application is better: spraying the lawn or using a granular fertilizer.  Well the short answer is both.  Using a spray truck is the most advantageous in the spring when many types of chemicals are applied to the lawn at the same time.  2-4D which kills dandelions is […]

The most important part of a lawn mower is the blade.  In order for the mower to cut properly the blade must be kept sharp and sharpened to the correct angle which is 30 degrees.  The factory edge that comes on the blade is not even close to being sharp.  The lawn care professionals are […]

Once you have a plan and solid base for your paver patio, it’s time to begin laying pavers. Begin at a corner and work your way across, using your first corner as your reference point. Be sure to check your work periodically – any jogs or curves in your pavers will only become worse as […]

The Tri-Cities is located near large amounts of basalt lava flows that occurred in the region thousands of year ago.  The lava cooled and formed massive formations of basalt. These provide an abundant supply of the best rock wall materal. With a large excavator fitted with a hammer large boulders can be broken off and used as accent […]

The Tri-Cities is well known for being one of the warmest locations in Washington State, however, we still grow cool season grass lawns.  Cool season grasses such as Kentucky blue, grow the best when the outdoor temp is between 68-73 degrees.  With that being said, May and September would be the ideal months to seed in a new […]

When the soil is properly aerated, there’s more room for roots to expand and for helpful microorganisms to go about their business. Rain and irrigation water is able to soak farther into the ground, and there’s less danger of runoff from such potentially harmful substances as fertilizer, pesticide and gray water. Of course, the fact […]

The best time to water the lawn is in the morning between 5am and 9am so that water is not evaporated and mushrooms do not form. If you water later in the day when it is hot more of your water will end up in the air and less in your lawn and landscaping. If you […]