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The Benefits of Using an ET Manager In Your Landscape

March 17, 2014 by hermes Leave a Comment

Plants need water, sunlight, and nutrients to grow. Together, they create a careful balance that keeps your plants healthy and happy throughout the year. However, too much of anything is never good and if you give your plants too much water they can rot and die. Fortunately, you can help manage the amount of water … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, Landscape Maintenance, Residential Tagged: Commercial Landscaping Kansas City, evapotranspiration manager, garden watering tips, gardening tips in Kansas City, healthy landscape Kansas City

Tips for Choosing the Right Mulch for Landscaping

March 12, 2014 by hermes Leave a Comment

Choosing mulch for your landscaping projects requires carefully considering your landscaping needs and then selecting the right mulch to keep your plants healthy and happy throughout the year. When it comes to mulch, there’s no shortage of options to choose from. Here are some tips to help you find the one that’s just right for … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, Residential Tagged: healthy landscape Kansas City, Kansas City landscape maintenance, landscaping contractor Kansas City

Beautiful Flowers for a Fall

September 30, 2013 by hermes Leave a Comment

Adding flowers to the fall landscape is a great way to extend the summer just a little bit longer.  You can choose to plant either annuals or perennials in the fall. While the annuals won’t last long, they’ll make your yard look beautiful even if’t is only for a short while. Here are some options … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, Residential Tagged: beautiful landscapes, Commercial Landscaping Kansas City, fall gardening Kansas City, fall landscape maintenance, fall planting Kansas City, greater Kansas City area, healthy landscape Kansas City, Hermes Landscaping, Kansas City landscape design, residential landscaping

Find Peace in a Zen Garden

September 26, 2013 by hermes Leave a Comment

If you are finding it hard to find a little peace and quiet in your life, it might be time to think about adding a Zen Garden to the backyard. Once only found in the shadow of Mt. Fuji, the rest of the world has latched onto the peace and tranquility they have to offer. Asian … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, Residential Tagged: beautiful landscapes, full-service landscaping and irrigation provider, garden design Kansas City, healthy landscape Kansas City, Hermes Landscaping, Kansas city gardening, Kansas City landscape design, Outdoor Living Kansas City, residential landscaping, zen gardening Kansas City

Improve Your Lawn’s Drought Resistance

June 30, 2013 by hermes Leave a Comment

Depending on the homeowner, a lawn can be the most cared for or most neglected part of a home’s landscape. Some owners dote on their lawns, fertilize them regularly and water them every day. Despite this seeming care, it is somewhat ironic that the best cared for lawns are the also most susceptible to drought. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured Tagged: healthy landscape Kansas City, Hermes Landscaping, Kansas City landscape maintenance, kansas city landscaping, Kansas City lawncare

Saving Seeds made Simple

November 3, 2011 by hermes Leave a Comment

Now that the Kansas City gardening season has come to a close with the start of the morning frost, it is time to start thinking about saving seeds for the next season. After the cold and lifeless winter passes, it will be time for our gardens to be recharged. And seeds are responsible for the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, Landscape Maintenance Tagged: healthy landscape Kansas City, kansas city landscaping, saving seeds, storing seeds

September: Time to Fertilize the Lawn

September 25, 2011 by hermes Leave a Comment

September is the best time of year to fertilize your bluegrass or tall fescue lawn for several reasons. Once the grasses break dormancy for the summer conditions there is an active growth period that takes place that aides in producing new root and shoot development, as well as rhizomes which help thicken up a sparse stand … [Read more…]

Posted in: Residential Tagged: fertilize lawn Kansas City, healthy landscape Kansas City, how to make your lawn green, landscaping contractor Kansas City

Good and Bad Compost Materials

August 13, 2011 by hermes Leave a Comment

Making your own compost pile is a wonderful idea because it is a cost effective way to make your landscape plants healthier and enhance the look of your landscape. If you are wondering what materials are best for using as compost, most plant material can be considered good. You want to make sure you compost the organic … [Read more…]

Posted in: Landscape Maintenance Tagged: bad materials for compost, composting Kansas City, good materials for compost, healthy landscape Kansas City, kansas city landscaping

Improve your Soil by using Compost

August 5, 2011 by hermes Leave a Comment

If you are looking to improve your soil, using compost is a good choice. When compost is added to the soil, it breaks up heavy clay soils, helps sandy soils retain water and nutrients, and releases essential nutrients into the soil. There are also microscopic organisms in compost that build up the soil and make nutrients available to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Landscape Maintenance Tagged: composting Kansas City, healthy landscape Kansas City, improve the soil, kansas city landscaping

The Benefits of Mulching

May 9, 2011 by hermes Leave a Comment

If you want to maintain healthy landscape plants, applying mulch to the soil surface is key. Mulch is basically any material applied to the soil surface for the purpose of protecting or improving the area covered. Mulch has been around since the birth of nature. Nature produces large quantities of mulch consistently – spent flower … [Read more…]

Posted in: Landscape Maintenance Tagged: beautiful landscapes, healthy landscape Kansas City, Hermes Landscaping, landscaping contractor Kansas City, mulching Kansas City

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