Category: General

The Lake called, My Backyard

In the past couple years the amount of rain that has come down at one time has been significantly higher than usual.  Several clients who have never had problems with rain have commented on rain in their basements, or standing water in their lawns.  This is a situation that is hard to remedy without seeing it at first. There are …

Let it go…frozen

We encourage clients to water until the ground freezes then let it go. Newly planted trees, shrubs and perennials need that consistent, deep watering to help them put down a good root system and help them store up for the winter. Evergreens especially need water for winter storage, because their needles are exposed to the cold winds causing them to …

Keeping Annual Bulbs

There are a few beautiful summer flowers that come from bulbs and tubers, but can not withstand the cold Nebraska winters underground.  Flowers like the Canna, Dahlia, and Gladiolus are not hardy bulbs.  They need to be dug up after they have died back from a frost, then dried in a shady spot and stored in dry peat moss at …


Andrea Shaw
Andrea Shaw
Andrea Shaw