Now is a great time to plant shrubs or flowers to attract pollinators. Planting these plants is a great way to spruce up the look of your lawn! They are available in all shapes and sizes and feature beautiful flowers. Not only will they decorate your yard, they will help the environment by keeping pollinators alive and healthy.
There are many options of plants that can attract pollinators that you can plant in the Upstate. This month, on our Facebook page, we featured a different type every Tuesday. Below, you will find every plant that we featured this month, all in one place! entertaining. It can also create a raised area to plant flowers. Most importantly, retaining walls keep soil in place, provide flood control, and prevent erosion. It creates a barrier to prevent movement. If your backyard is only dirt and lacks shrubs or trees to keep dirt in its place, then you are at risk of erosion due to heavy winds or rain. Retaining walls reduce surface runoff and controlled water drainage helps to prevent flooding of your backyard. drainage pipes are clogged. It is very important to make sure that pipes are free of leaves or other debris keeping water from flowing out. If heavy rain falls and the drainage pipes are clogged this could cause problems.
If you are thinking of building a retaining wall, make sure you have the help of a professional. While it may seem like an easy task to build a retaining wall, it is very easy to build one improperly if you don’t know what you’re doing. If the material isn’t the proper size, it may not be strong enough to hold back dirt during a heavy rainstorm. It is very important that you hire someone who knows proper sizes and building techniques. We are here to help you at ALL Outdoors! If you have any questions or concerns about building a retaining wall, drop us a comment, send us a message, or give us a call. We will be happy to answer any of your questions! By: Hannah Raines Copyright ALL Outdoors 2018 Have you noticed that your lawn isn’t as green as it should be? Does it have brown spots or feel dry? Your lawn may be stressed from the summer weather! In this article we are going to list five causes of summer lawn stress that you should keep an eye out for. 1. Stress from Drought: If your lawn isn’t being properly watered, it can cause your lawn to brown, wilt, or die. High summer temperatures and a lack of water are a bad combination for grass. If you are able to pull on brown grass and it is firmly rooted, this means your grass is brown because it hasn’t received enough water. 2. Dormant Grass: It could be possible that your grass has gone dormant. Grass becomes dormant as a way to protect itself and happens during the dry, hot summer conditions. Dormant grass will return to green if it is water properly, however watering one time will not make the green return. You must water regularly and your lawn should return to being green in 3 to 4 weeks. Cool season grasses may even need to be reseeded. 3. Pesky Insects: Insects are alive and well in the warmer summer months. Several insects such as grubs love to feed on the roots of grass. If you pull on the brown grass and it easily comes up with no sign of roots, you probably have an insect problem that you should look in to. 4. Overwatering: Just like you may not be watering enough, you could be watering too much. Grass does not need to be watered everyday. If there is too much moisture in the ground, it creates a perfect breeding ground for lawn diseases and can weaken your lawn. 5. Cutting Too Short: It is a common misconception that if you cut your grass shorter, you won’t have to mow as often. You are actually just damaging your lawn. If grass is cut too short, you expose your lawn to insects and exposed soil. Exposed soil leads to a perfect place for seeds of weeds to fall. You definitely don’t want a lawn full of weed and insects! If you have any questions or concerns about your lawn, drop us a comment, send us a message, or give us a call. We will be happy to answer any of your questions!
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