Heavenly Greens Blog

 

Graduations are such wonderful milestones to celebrate. Whether your loved one is graduating from kindergarten or college, saluting their accomplishment with a party is a must! And nothing says party like gathering in the backyard for a day (or an evening) of fun with family and friends. Thanks to your artificial grass, there will be plenty of room for folks to spread out and enjoy the festivities.

 

 

 

 

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OOPS. Did you forget that you’re hosting your extended family’s Mother’s Day celebration this year? Relax. The party may be just days away, but you’ve got this! Your backyard is the perfect location for this event, and it’s already looking its spring best. Thank heavens you switched to artificial grass lawn in the backyard as well as in the front yard.

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Getting your yard ready for spring is a matter of priorities. For example, Sears published a blog article explaining how to prepare your lawn and yard for spring. Among their advice? “Apply fertilizer, pre-emergent and weed killer.” And, our favorite, “Mow early, mow often.” Are they kidding? Chemicals, chemicals, and more chemicals. Mowing, mowing, and even more mowing. Kinda makes you wish winter would stick around.

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An annual check-up is a good thing. Most of us take ourselves and our kids off to the doctor for a check-up once a year, and we take our pet to the vet. We do an annual spring cleaning, to spruce up our home. It’s a form of preventive maintenance. So it makes perfect sense to perform an annual check-up around your home’s exterior and yard, including your artificial grass.

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You just bought the home of your dreams. But the yard? Not so dreamy. In fact, it’s a mess – so overgrown it’s hard to know what to tackle first. Take heart, you’ve got this! It’ll be a lot of work, but the results will be well worth the effort. Just take things one step at a time.

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Well, we made it through another winter and the colorful signs of spring are all around us. You know that that means – it’s the season for a little spring cleaning. Not only inside your house, but outside in your yard as well. You don’t want to miss out on even one deliciously warm opportunity to start enjoying your backyard, so let’s get busy.

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Back in the early days of our famous California drought, many people thought their only choice was to rip out their lawn and replace it with water-free hardscape. Rocks. Gravel. Concrete. Ugh. So hot. And so unbecoming, even for those who prefer a minimalist yard. Thankfully, “greener” heads prevailed and artificial turf has become the lawn of choice for South Bay Area property owners.

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Spring is officially here, and that means it’s time to plant. One of the prettiest scenes is a vibrant array of bulbs, gracing the edges of your lawn.

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For many people gardening is a relaxing and rewarding hobby. It’s no wonder that each year consumers spend a fortune on beautifying their homes and businesses using flower, herb, and vegetable gardens. From serene country settings to apartment high rises, anyone can create an outdoor garden that provides more oxygen, shade, and a source of food and beauty. The National Gardening Center indicates that spending is up by gardening consumers, and a growing number are in the Millennial age group. But many of these gardening enthusiasts are also finding ways to bring the modern into traditional techniques to improve the convenience of this pastime.

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Living in an area that is prone to drought conditions can make it difficult to landscape your property. There are a number of shrubs, trees and grasses that are drought resistant and will thrive even in the most extreme conditions. Whether you are looking for tall, decorative grasses or ground cover, there are many different kinds to suit almost every desire and decorative taste. Different types of grasses and ground covers do better in certain situations and handle different levels of traffic. You need to know what type of activity is best tolerated and find a ground cover that meets all of your needs. Check out the different types of grasses you could use for drought tolerant landscaping. 

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