Fall is one of the most productive times of year for landscape installation.
The intense heat of summer begins to ease, working conditions improve, and cooler temperatures can reduce stress on newly installed plant material. Contractors may be renovating existing beds, installing trees and shrubs, stabilizing recently disturbed soil, or completing projects that need to be ready before winter.
But finishing the installation is only part of the job.
A landscape completed in September or October still has months of changing weather ahead. Fall rain can move exposed soil. Weeds can establish in newly prepared beds. Winter precipitation and freeze-thaw cycles can put additional pressure on disturbed areas. Newly planted trees also need adequate moisture while their root systems become established.
That makes fall installation a good time to think about how the landscape will perform through winter and into next spring.
From landscape fabric and erosion control blankets to groundcover and tree watering products, DeWitt offers solutions that can help contractors protect the work they are completing now and reduce maintenance later. (more…)
By August, landscapes have been through a lot.
Months of heat, intense sunlight, irrigation, foot traffic, weed pressure, and summer storms have exposed the areas that are performing well and the ones that need attention. Mulch has shifted. Weeds have found weak spots. Slopes may be showing signs of erosion. Landscape fabric installed years ago may be reaching the end of its useful life.
At the same time, fall project season is getting closer.
For landscape contractors, nursery operators, property managers, and other professionals, August is an important transition month. There is still plenty of summer left, but now is the time to evaluate existing landscapes, make necessary repairs, and begin preparing materials for fall installations.
The work you do now can make fall projects easier and help reduce maintenance headaches next spring. (more…)
By July, summer has settled in.
Long days, intense sunlight, and persistent heat begin testing every growing operation. Container temperatures climb. Soil dries more quickly. Employees spend more time irrigating. Plants shift from active growth into survival mode.
For growers, nurseries, and landscape professionals, the goal is maintaining healthy, marketable plants while controlling labor, water usage, and replacement costs.
One of the simplest and most effective ways to accomplish that is with professional-grade shade cloth. (more…)
By the time June arrives, spring installation season is largely behind us.
The plants are in the ground, containers are filling nursery yards, garden centers are busy ,and landscape crews are moving from installation mode into maintenance mode.
Then summer begins doing what summer does. Temperatures rise. Rainfall becomes less predictable. Water evaporates faster. Weeds seem to appear overnight. Plants that looked healthy in May suddenly begin showing signs of stress.
For growers, nursery operators, and landscape professionals, June is where preparation starts paying off. (more…)
Late spring is when the season starts testing landscapes for real.
Temperatures climb quickly. Rainstorms become heavier and less predictable. Fresh installs begin dealing with stress before roots are fully established. Slopes that looked stable in April suddenly start moving after a hard rain.
For growers, nursery operators, and landscape crews, this is the point in the year where preparation matters more than reaction.
The operations that stay ahead of summer problems usually aren’t scrambling in July trying to fix stressed plants or washed-out beds. They started planning for heat, moisture loss, and erosion weeks earlier, while conditions were still manageable.
Because once plants are stressed or soil starts moving, you’re no longer preventing problems. You’re recovering from them. (more…)
