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• 8 Reasons That You Need A Landscaping Company During The Fall and Winter

  

  When booking a landscaping company, most people think that spring and summer are the best times to do it. In fact, even the most expert gardeners can get caught in the trap of neglecting their lawn through the cooler months. Falling leaves, cold weather, and dead plant life can make landscaping work seem hard and unnecessary. But forgoing proper lawn care during the fall and winter can create real problems for your landscape year-round. That’s why it is so important to let a landscaping company maintain your lawn during the fall and winter months! Read on for the top 8 reasons that you need a landscaping company during the fall and winter. COOLER WEATHER MAKES HEALTHY ROOTS One of the best reasons to maintain your landscape during the fall and winter is the cooler weather. As the temperatures drop from the hot summer months, your soil reaches the ideal temperature for plants to establish healthy roots. This means that the fall months are actually one of the best times to install new plants so they’ll have time to establish themselves and ...

• Let Krob Prepare Your Alabama Gulf Coast Landscaping for Winter

  

  When the temperatures start to dip in September, October, and November, it's the ideal time to give your Alabama Gulf Coast landscape the preparation it needs to thrive through winter.  Krob Landscape is your local solution for things like lawn care and landscape design, but did you know we also offer a wide range of other landscaping services for residential and commercial properties in Mobile and Baldwin County?  With expert services from Krob Landscape, it's easy to "put your landscape to bed for the winter" and ensure a healthy, beautiful lawn and garden come spring. Here’s how Krob Landscape can help protect and enhance your outdoor spaces for the cooler months ahead: Cut Back Plants at the Right Time for Healthier Growth To foster robust regrowth, many plants benefit from being trimmed back—but it must be done at the correct time of year for the best results, or you risk losing next year's flowers or leaving the plant susceptible to pests, disease, and harsh winter temperatures.  Krob Landscape’s team understands the right timing and technique to prune and cut back shrubs, perennials, ...

• Lawn Care, Lawn Maintenance, Landscaping - What’s the Difference?

  

  So much goes into maintaining your yard. From mowing your grass to trimming your trees to planting new flower beds, keeping your outdoor spaces healthy and beautiful can be a full-time job. Many property owners turn to professionals for help. But with so many companies available, it can be hard to know which to choose!   It’s not always enough to know what you need. Some lawn companies call themselves lawn care specialists. Others market as lawn maintenance companies, while still others provide services in landscaping. To muddy the waters even further, many of them provide the same services! You know you need help with your lawn, so what’s the difference? We’re here to make it clear. Read on to learn about the differences between lawn care, lawn maintenance, and landscaping.   Lawn Care   As the name suggests, lawn care involves taking steps to improve and maintain a property’s lawn. Lawn care companies specialize in creating lush, green grass that is attractive, healthy and resistant to drought or disease. In this way, you can think of lawn care as caring for a property’s lawn ...

• How to Prepare Your Lawn for Winter

  

    Soon it will be time for Turkey Trots, turkey basting and for the woodsy types, turkey chasing.  But before you get all up into who ate the last piece of Thanksgiving pie, consider your grass.  That’s right, before it goes into hibernation, your lawn deserves some final touches to make it ready for a wintery nap.   All I Need is the Air That I Breathe   Before the weather outside gets frightful And the fire feels so delightful Prior to the first frosty blast Make sure to aerate your grass   This fun jingle above is a reminder to all homeowners and caretakers: before the first frost of the season, aerate your lawns. Why? Like us, grass needs a little breathing room, and aerating also helps with the inevitable crowding that happens over the course of the warmer months.  Plus, you will want to fertilize and by opening the soil a bit, this helps the grass store those needed nutrients it will need later on.  And when it “springs” back to action, your grass will come up healthier and lusher!   Weed, Seed and Feed   Typically, the fall season brings ...

• Everything You Need to Know About French Drains

  

  Do you find yourself with a soggy yard after a hard rain? Even worse, do those first drops make you run for the shop vac to dry out a flooded basement or garage? If so, you have a drainage problem, and a french drain may be the solution. But before you start picturing croissants and funny mustaches, read on to find out everything you need to know about french drains.   What Is A French Drain?   A french drain isn't French at all. It was invented by an American named Henry French in 1859 when he noticed that farmland was destroyed by too much standing water. It's primarily used to redirect surface water and groundwater away from an area. This prevents flooding, runoff, and pooling water from damaging your yard or home. It can also distribute water (like for a septic system) or relieve ground pressure behind a retaining wall.   The concept is relatively simple. It's done by digging a trench and inserting a perforated pipe along the bottom. Gravel is spread over the top to filter water down, and the pipe then ...

• Preparing and Protecting Your Home during Hurricane Season

  

    What Is Known   If you live near or are visiting the Gulf Coast area, you should know hurricane season around here is now.  More specifically, hurricane season runs from June 1st to November 30th - September being the most active month, with the climatological peak happening around the 10th of September (that’s climate geek-speak for statistically the most likely day to find storm activity in the Atlantic Basin).   Hurricanes are caused by a lack of wind shear combined with warm water, a mishmash of evaporation, higher winds and other phenomena that, mixed together, create the potential for destructive weather.   Our big storm from last year, Hurricane Sally, produced over 3 million cubic yards of debris – more than Ivan did ten years previously, at an estimated damage value of $5-7 Billion! Almost no one was immune to some sort of landscape loss.   Predicting is not Preparing   We are all aware of the weather changes along the Gulf Coast as fast as all get out, and during these summer months when we’re not preoccupied with pools and beaches or praying for football, we’re watching or ...