RAIN!

THE LAST TWO DAYS HAS BEEN LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAIN . THE GRASS IS AS GREEN AS IT HAS BEEN ALL SUMMER. NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO TRIM AND SHAPE ANYTHING YOU WANT ESPECIALLY AZALEAS AND CAMELLIAS. ALSO FERTILIZE NOW AS THE RAINS CAN WATER IT IN. USE THE WEEDKILLERS EXACTLY AS DIRECTED ON THE LABEL AND READ IT TWICE SO THAT YOU DON'T OVERDO IT.

THE GRASS IS GROWING FAST AND THE MOWER BLADE MAY NEED SHARPENING. ALSO BE SURE TO EDGE AROUND THE BORDER OF THE BEDS FOR A CLEAN CRISP LOOK.

THE LANDSCAPE JOB TODAY WAS INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL BUT IT TOOK A LOT LONGER THAN IT SHOULD AS THE RAINS WERE COMING DOWN PRETTY HARD. WE ALWAYS STOP THE SECOND IT STARTS TO DRIZZLE AS I NEVER TAKE ANY CHANCES WITH LIGHTENING. ONCE THE COAST IS CLEAR WE RESUME OUR WORK. I NEED TO CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THE DANGER OF LIGHTENING AS I THINK TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT REALLY AWARE OF THE DANGER. I HAVE STRESSED THIS ON THE LOCAL SHOW FOR 26 YEARS BUT I NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT EVEN MORE ON THE NATIONAL SHOW.

THE OTHER THING THAT IS IMPORTANT TO MENTION IS THE FACT THAT MANY MEN THIS TIME OF YEAR DURING HURRICANE SEASON TEND TO TRIM TREES AND END UP GOING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OF MY CUSTOMERS AND THE STORIES ARE NOT FUN TO LISTEN TO AS THEY TEND TO BE GRAPHIC WITH BROKEN BONES. I ALSO SUGGEST THAT CHILDREN BE IN THE HOUSE WHEN DAD IS USING POWER SAWS AND NO WHERE NEAR THE LADDER SO DAD DOESN'T FALL ON THEM.

Check those sprinkers!

dear friends,

this is a good time to check all of your sprinklers and clean them out or replace with newer heads if necessary. if you do not do this yourself then hire a professional to check all of the sprinklers at least twice a year, sometimes to get better distribution all they need to do is change the small nozzle on the inside of the sprinkler then you don't have to buy a whole new head. also sometimes plants will grow too tall and block some of the flow of water so this needs to be addressed from time to time, ill try to talk about this more on the national show.