Japanese Beetles

Above ground they are a voracious cloud of destruction. Many gardeners and home owners have felt the effects of this pest. This thumbnail size insect has a circular life cycle and multiplies extremely quickly.    Above ground they lay eggs every 24 hours. Within 2 weeks the eggs hatch and the larvae begin to eat at the roots of grass.  As the weather becomes colder they travel lower into the ground to hibernate until warmer temperatures wake them up and they surface again to eat at the roots

Landscaping for Wildlife

There is a fine balance to be struck between attracting wildlife and managing potentially damaging pest populations on your property.  Most people enjoy the sight and sound of birds, butterflies, and even squirrels enjoying the landscape around their house, but with birds come bird droppings, with butterflies come bees, and so on.  Managing your expectations and tolerance can go a long way towards enjoying and sharing your landscape with the nature it mimics and includes.

Making Difficult Slopes Functional

There are a few ways that slopes can be transformed from treacherous mowing spots to useful, attractive spaces.     If the space is relatively small, perhaps the most cost-efficient means is creating a small landscape bed using generous amounts of larger cobble and boulders.  Limited planting in the space can help to keep costs low while improving appearance.  If the area is too large, it may be impractical and unattractive to simply cover the area with rock.  If the space does not need