Articles & Complete Blog Archive

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Here you will find our blog posts and articles that date back almost 20 years. Browse over 400 blog posts from our Blog Turned Earth since 2005 and older newsletter articles loaded on our first website in 1998.

Here is a complete list in chronological order of blog posts, with older articles at the bottom of the page. For an easier time searching, visit the Blog page and enter a term in the search field.

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Deer at the Doorstep: Read our Article from Landscape Contractor Magazine

 

Articles from Older Newsletters:

Rose Pruning: A Cut Above Want to know how to maintain great looking disease free Roses? It's all here including illustrations
Bareroot Roses  Planting and Care of Bareroot Roses.
Deer Resistant Plants  List of Several Deer Resistant Plants
Climbing Roses Climbing roses can often make great fragrant additions to the garden
Gopher Busters  Do you have a gopher problem. This article will give you advice to get rid of those subterranean pests.
 Tough &Elegant: The Misunderstood Rhododendron  Why the Rhododendron is one of O'Connell Landscape's favorite plants
Ask John  President of O'Connell Landscape John O'Connell, answers some reoccurring questions from his clients.
Water Audit  In this article we look at lawn water uses.
These Pests won't  Bug you  Have you tried pesticides in you garden but don't like harmful chemicals? Maybe there is another solution. Here are some other Bugs that will help control your pest problems.
Fertilizer  Get to know the different types of Fertilizers.
Tips: Plant Feeding  Tips on feeding plants with fertilizer.
Top Topiary  Remember Edward Scissorhands? Learn how to cut hedges quickly and  easily
High Tech Drip  Underground drip irrigation can remove the hassle of watering by hand
Enjoy a Sneezless Season  Suffer from allergies? Find out what common plants cause the most trouble
Green is Better  An average front lawn has the cooling effect of 10 tons of air conditioning  while absorbing air pollution.
Choosing the right irrigation controller  Will there be a state of the art controller in your future?
Crab Grass  Defeat crab grass without chemicals
Shear Madness  Pruning should enhance a plant's natural beauty !
Firescape  Don't just landscape, Firescape
Fescue Grass  Fescue the grass of today
The Art of Bonsai  An Article describing the Japanese art of miniature plants
Allergy Facts  Want to more about Allergies? Look no further
Water Wise  This article gives tips as to who to reduce water consumption
Irrigation Design Process Gives an outline to the irrigation design process
Begonias:Brilliance in the Shade  Article on the shade loving Begonia
 
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