Adding Woodchips to your Landscape
In the tree care industry, companies are left with a very large amount of green waste known as Woodchips. These woodchips are composed of chipped branches from trees that have been pruned or removed. Some loads of woodchips will have leaves in them depending on what time of year the trees have been pruned or removed, or whether the tree was dead or not. Most people opt for a high quality, triple-processed Mulch for most primary and prominant landscape areas of their homes, for aesthetic purposes. This Mulch is much more even colored, has a softer texture, and gives the look of a more manicured appearance in […]
Early Spring Garden Projects
The snow is finally melting, the days are longer, and the temps are finally warm enough to get out in the yard and begin clean up after what seemed like an eternity of Winter! Woo-Hoo! Before you head out into your yard, be sure to check out EarthEasy.com’s page to get the lowdown on what you can and should be doing for your landscaping in the early Spring. With a little work in your garden now, you will enjoy the benefits all season long. GARDEN PROJECTS FOR EARLY SPRING If you need any help with any of your tree care projects, make sure you give us a call to schedule […]
Poison Hemlock
Among Northeastern Illinois’ weed list is a very dangerous plant called ‘Poison Hemlock’ (Conium maculatum) and should be removed very carefully from your landscaping promptly! (Image from www.illinoiswildflowers.org.) On this plant of the carrot family, you will notice that the flowers have 5 petals on each set. The typical cluster is roughly 2-2.5″ across distinguishing it from Queen Anne’s Lace. Also, Queen Anne’s lace has one red floret in the center of its flower cluster, poison hemlock does not (as seen above.) (Image from phytophactor.fieldofscience.com.) You will notice that the leaves of the Poison Hemlock plant look similar to the carrot. The smooth stem is stout, has a ridged appearance and […]
