Our team at NLC want to wish you and your family a happy NEW YEAR.

May it be filled with new adventures and fortunes.

We thank you for choosing us as your lawn care and landscaping company.

WINTER TIPS

How can I protect my plants?

Laying pine straw and or mulch helps protect your plants during the low temperatures. This measure holds in both heat and moisture to protect root systems.

Covering plants with "plant covers" also helps protect them from a freeze because it helps retain heat radiating from the soil and keeps them warm overnight. First thing in the morning, remove the covers to prevent condensation from developing on the leaves.

Where can I dispose of my Christmas tree?

Some Tree drop-off events are often organized in cities where trees can’t be picked up curbside. Check city and county listing for events.

In Lilburn, Fire Stations 2, 3 and 22 are listed as drop off locations.

Click HERE to find addresses and also other Gwinnett County drop off locations until January 26th 2023.

In DeKalb County, residents who receive trash service from county Public Works may dispose of their Christmas tree curbside. Trees should be seven feet or smaller; trees eight feet or larger need to be cut in half for curbside pick-up. Click HERE for details.

The recycled trees are chipped into mulch or used as wildlife habitat. Mulch is used for public beautification projects.

Do not burn your tree in the fireplace or a wood stove. The resulting creosote buildup can possibly ignite and cause a house fire.

Do I need to water my plants?

No, no need to water your plants, flowers or grass during the colder month. Espcially if a freeze is expected. Mother Nature takes care of it.

Plan for your new outdoor space ahead.

Dreaming of an amazing outdoor space this Spring? It is now the perfect time to plan it. If you wish to be on our schedule for an early Spring installation, we strongly recommend that you give us a call and schedule an appointment asap. By mid-March, we will be already booked for Spring projects.

To find inspirations and ideas, check our Facebook or our website, click HERE.

You can also check Google or Pinterest for some good inspiration.

It is important to know what growing zone you are in before deciding what to plant in a garden. Georgia's planting zones fall into a range from 6a to 9a, with the bottom half of the state overwhelmingly warmer.

Last month, we were busy besides lawn care:

• After an entire backyard remodel at the beginning of 2022, we finished the year by remodeling the front of the home. We installed a permeable paver driveway, retaining wall along new driveway with landscape lighting, new front steps, and a walkway to front house with landscape lightings as well. Check our Facebook page to see all the pictures of this project. It was extensive and the result is beautiful.

• At another property, we installed a new red paver walkway and steps, with wood edging.

• We installed over 40 tones of RipRap to help a client with a really bad erosion problem (yes!! 40). And we are scheduled to install an additional 20 tones at the end of the month. Our client received the RipRap for FREE from the County.

• We installed over 2,000 bails of premium long needle pine straw and over 50 yards of mulch during the month of December.

• We did a lot of irrigation winterization. Which, with the crazy Polar Vortex weather we experienced, was a great thing to do. If you have not and still need your system winterized, contact us asap. We will schedule for Christopher to come out as soon as his schedule allows it.

• We started a deck... The permit with DeKalb County took a while but we got it. We will show you pictures in our next Newsletter.

• This January, we are working on finishing a deck. We have couple hardscaping projects, some drain work, a fence to install, more pine straw and mulch, a cleanup or two, and more Rip Rap... Check our next month newsletter for pictures.

Check our website and Facebook pages for more ideas and pictures of our work.

Feel free to call us at 678-851-2142 to schedule an appointment for your next outdoor living project.