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11/2023

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TIPS OF THE MONTH:

Pine straw scam, avoid becoming a victim.

Across Georgia, homeowners are being targeted by pine straw scams. Consumers complain about aggressive tactics used by disreputable landscapers showing up at their door, claiming to have left over pine straw from a previous job. The “landscaper” is willing to offer it to the unsuspecting homeowner at a heavily discounted rate. Once the service is done, the scammer will then double or triple the price.

The best advice for residents are:

Ask to see the solicitation permit issued by the City, if applicable.
Ask to see a business card and make sure you get the name of the business and the employee.
Ask for the business’ website and check it out.
Check the Secretary of State’s website to see if the person has a business license.
Check Better Business Bureau’s website (bbb.org) to see if there are any complaints against the business.
Before someone starts the work, ask to get the terms in writing, including the scope of the job, quantity of materials and the final price.
To be safe, say no to door-to-door solicitations and instead contact a reputable company like ours, or one that a friend or neighbor recommends.

How to prep for the cold month.

Last Winter was one of the coldest our area had seen in a long time. This Winter may also bring some very cold days. Here are some advises we suggest to help your yard.

Protect pipes. When water freezes, it expands, adding pressure on whatever contains it, including metal or plastic pipes. To avoid this, drip water from faucets in the home and leave cabinets open to allow the heat from your home to keep the pipes warm. Pipes exposed to severe cold, like outdoor hose bibs, swimming pool supply lines and water sprinkler lines. Water supply pipes in unheated interior areas like basements and crawl spaces, attics, garages or kitchen cabinets. Pipes that run against exterior walls have little or no insulation. Winterization of your irrigation system is key to avoid damages.
Have your irrigation system winterize. The main reason why winterizing irrigation systems is important is that it prevents damage. Freezing temperatures can wreak serious havoc on an irrigation system. That's because when the water freezes, it expands, and this expansion can cause fittings, pumps, pipes, and sprinklers to break.
For added winter and temperature protection, install mulch and, or pine straw around the bases of trees and shrubbery.
Clean patio furniture and store it if you won’t be using it during the winter. Inspect cushions for wear and mildew to see if they need replacing. Cover or store grills, recreational toys, sporting accessories, and other items that may not be used until spring.

YOUR LAWN MAINTENANCE THIS MONTH

In the Fall, our crews are focusing on your leaves. Removing leaves from your grass is our priority. As leaves is not the only service we perform, we clean the beds out of leaves little by little. But by the end of the Winter all the leaves should be removed.

In the Fall, we mow the grass, we also trim shrubs as needed. We trim them once they are done blooming. A lot of shrubs bloom in the Fall. Fall blooming shrubs includes: some hydrangeas, Encore azaleas, Camellias, Gardenias, Indian Hawthorns, Loropetalums, Roses, Butterfly bushes, and more....

If you need your shrubs to be deep pruned or reduce in size, please contact us to schedule a quote.

If you have questions about maintenance, please check our Q & A page and our last month Newsletter, we detailed how we deal with leaves, but your can always contact us if you have any more questions.

OCTOBER PROJECTS

See the projects we did in October. Click on pictures for more...

LANDSCAPING & HARDSCAPING

For this project we added a new irrigation zone to the system already there, to cover the new sod. We installed new Bermuda sod on the right side of the driveway. We also installed a rock garden in the front. Fixed two drains. Added one drain box underneath the existing rain chain. We installed a small block retaining wall. We installed a dry creek bed. And finally we installed new fresh long needle pine straw.
Find all the pictures of this project on our Facebook.

TERRACE TO OPTIMISE THE BACKYARD

The client came to us looking for a way to make this sloped muddy backyard more usable. So this is what we came up with. We made some walls so we could level the area a little better, we installed some gravel, mulch and plants. It turned out great!
See all the pictures of this project on our Facebook page: HERE.

LANDSCAPING INSTALLATION

This project was for a repeat client that we have done many projects for. We installed new Fescue sod, added more river rock, and plants.
See all the pictures of this project on our Facebook page: HERE.

RETAINING WALL, PATIO, STEPS...

This small landscape project had lots of things we do. Sod, hardscape, drainage, landscaping and clean up work.
See all the before and after pictures of this project on our Facebook page: HERE.

INITIAL CLEANUP & PINE STRAW

This project is a property clean up to get the property ready for our lawn maintenance crew to start taking care of it. When we get a new lawn maintenance account that hasn’t been maintained for a while this is what we do. We do a clean up to get it ready for lawn maintenance, this allows us to keep it looking like this. The funny thing is. It’s a new client to us but the home we have done work to in the past. When you do lawn maintenance and landscaping for over 23 years you see the same homes over and over again just with new owners in them.
See all the before and after pictures of this project on our Facebook page: HERE.

WE SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY

Thank you Camp Creek Elementary school for our plaque.
We are very happy to be a 2023-2024 Corporate Member again.
See what we do to support our community HERE.

CLEANUP CREW

In the Fall we do a lot of cleanups. On this backyard cleanup, our crew cleared all the brush and extra vegetation that was invading the property all the way to the powerline.
See all the pictures of this cleanup on our Facebook page: HERE.