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Now is the time of year many people will start to bring in their houseplants they have brought outside during the warm weather.

But before you do, make sure you use a contact insecticide to kill any resident insects like scale or aphids that may be on the hiding on the plants. It is so much easier to do outside now than to have to do it inside in a few weeks when you start to notice problems.

I recommend using either an organic Soap Shield or Malathion, available at your nearest garden center or big box store. You can also use an oil spray of 3 oz of canola oil to 1 gal of water with a squirt of dishwashing soap to spritz thoroughly.

Now that we’ve officially entered the Fall season, there’s still plenty of time to add that special bed or border to your landscaping, with time for plants to acclimate before the ‘iffy’ weather of November.

Why not take advantage now of better pricing, weather and plant availability to contact us to schedule your work? You’ll save money from any price increase, beat out the Spring rush for scheduling and avoid any installation delays due to wet site conditions.

Give Jacrist a Call Today~

Now is a good time to divide some of your perennials so they have time to settle in, reroot and prepare for the winter.

Which to do now?

Iris, Lily of the Valley, Lamium, Daylily, Lilies, Sweet Woodruff

Which to hold off until Spring?

Shasta Daisy, Ornamental grasses, Sedums, Pachysandra, Myrtle, Bergenia

Call Jacrist and let’s schedule a visit to get it done for you~

So you just bagged some great discounted plants at your  nearest nursery or big box store. Best gardeners also buy a bag of shredded hardwood mulch and some 14-14-14 fertilizer. Here’s how to plant it like a Jacrist professional~

Dig a hole twice as wide as your pot, circle the outside of the hole with a layer of shredded hardwood mulch and sprinkle a small handful of fertilizer inside the hole BEFORE you backfill the space by chipping in the dirt/mulch mix into the hole around the roots. Tamp soil around the plant to squeeze soil in around roots and make a small ditch circle around the outside of the plant branch perimeter. Add some more mulch inside this collar.

Your plants will thank you and the resident earthworms will be attracted to the improved organic texture of the soil.

Had the pleasure of serving a delightful family by recomposing their landscaping by shuffling existing perennials and adding a new layout.

Can Jacrist help you?