Green Industry Yellow Pages

Spring is the time to get your yard in order, and no more so than in Texas. The weather’s beautiful and the plants are blooming…get out there and get your garden growing! Here are a few tips for getting your gardening off to a great start this year.
Invest in energy efficient tools – Manufacturers are rushing to create lines of energy efficient edgers, blowers and even lawn mowers so get in on the action and save some money, not to mention the environment. Check with texaselectricityproviders.com to find (more…)

There are many products out there that can help you obtain a healthy, beautiful lawn. The most important part of growing a healthy lawn is realizing that your lawn is a living, breathing entity. It needs food, water, and oxygen.

Ensuring Your Lawn Gets Enough Oxygen

It is very important that your lawn is aerated. This is allows the air to get to the grass from all angles and that water is able to seep into the soil. This keeps the soil in your yard loose packed and allows room for the roots to expand. (more…)

A well-kept lawn is a beautiful thing, but it can often feel barren and cold by itself. The best way to beautify your lawn is to add trees and flowers around it, and even in the middle of it.
The best place to start adding trees and flowers are in the parts of your lawn that are already bare, due to too much shade or other conditions. A shady spot where grass won’t grow might be the perfect place to add shade plants and flowers. (more…)

If you are moving into a new house for the first time, you will need to purchase lawn care equipment to maintain your lawn. There are several items that you must own, and as you become more proficient, you may wish add to your collection at a later date.
The first item you will need is a lawn mower. There are many options to choose from depending on the size of your lawn and its configuration. (more…)

Summer time is around the corner, and lawn care is important to many homeowners. A common problem during the summer for many homeowners is the build-up of thatch on their lawn. Thatch can be viewed as a blanket that is smothering your lawn. It is described as a layer of living and dead organic material (dead grass, leaves and other un-decomposed materials) that rest between the turf grass and soil. Having thatch build-up on the grass can cause a lot of lawn problems. Too much thatch on a (more…)

There are some simple ways to tell if you have a healthy lawn. Specailists in lawn care can run tests and give you an indepth analysis, but your eyes can give you some very basic information first. By looking around you can spot the signs of a healthy lawn. First of all you should not have any bare spots. The grass should be full and thick. Walk across the lawn to be sure you still feel the firm ground underneath (more…)

There are not many different kinds of products needed to maintain a luscious and pleasing lawn. The key to getting the most benefit from necessary products is learning what grass needs are and then acting to meet those needs.

Sound watering and mowing practices will serve to reduce the need of products such as pesticides and herbicides. Watering occasionally and deeply encourages deeper root growth where moisture content and soil temperature are more consistent. Mowing so that not more than about one-third of the grass blade is removed at one time reduces shock to individual plants (more…)

Every house with a yard wants a lawn that projects an image of stability, security and attentiveness. Your grass actively affects the way your house is seen by neighbors and passers-by, as even otherwise pristine homes can be perceived in a negatively light thanks to an overgrown or unsightly lawn. Of course, proper lawn care isn’t suited to every home owners time or interests. Fortunately, there are professional lawn care services in nearly every town and city, with the tools, expertise and experience to give your lawn the treatment it deserves. If your regular upkeep is starting slack, ask yourself the following self-evaluative questions:Do I have a natural aptitude for lawn care?A lawn mower or pair of clippers can look and feel as out of place in an individual’s hands as a pair of overalls at a fashion show. Some people simply aren’t good at basic yard work. We all have different talents; there’s no shame if lawn care just isn’t in your wheelhouse.Do I have the time it takes to look after my lawn?Even early to bed, early to rise hard, hard working individuals can be crunched for time with a busy schedule, making time to dedicate to your yard a luxury that’s just not available. If you want your lawn to stay green, fresh cut and healthy, it won’t happen with a here-and-there level of dedication. (more…)

Offering an unparalleled selection of bird houses and bird feeders with hundreds of options available, whether it be by specific bird type, brand, design or decoration, one might think the Backyard Bird Company caters to bettering the livelihood of common birds as they fly in and out of residential areas across the world. This would only partially true. While yes, the Backyard Bird Company does love birds, they also harbor a special place in their business for the yard’s other fliers, crawlers and scurriers.While most companies specializing in bird products seek to avoid pesky squirrels at all costs, the Back Yard Bird Company offers a solution for both animals to live in harmony, offering Squirrel Feeders, as well as Bat Houses, Butterfly Houses and Ladybug & Bee feeders true friends of all animals in plain porch view. Though the Backyard Bird Company does offer squirrel-proof bird feeders in order to ensure separate space for both species, all such models are squirrel safe and made up for by the squirrel feeders designed specifically with our bushy tailed buds in mind. For years at-home bird watchers have fallen victim to squirrels who scare off the feathered diners and take the bird feed as their own personal appetizers. (more…)

Toro, Spanish for bull. But while Toro’s long line of yard care products may be tough and tenacious like a mad man-cow, there’s simply no bull about the brand’s reliability. The same specialists who bring their expertise to golf course management and sports fields across the country extend their line of products to homeowners looking to master the craft of lawn care. Toro takes pride in covering the wide variety of elements lawn lovers might find themselves subject to across the country and throughout the seasons, offering a diverse selection of yard tools from traditional standard mowers and leave blowers to zero turn mowers, lawn & garden tractors, snowblowers, irrigation tools and more. If your yard needs it, Toro most likely makes it.Encouraging homeowners to take pride in their yards since 1914, the company is taking that initiative even further this year, promoting the Toro Largest Leaf Pile Contest, in which the most impressive stack of fallen tree leaves will be declared world’s greatest. Winners will receive one of 5 brand new Toro Ultra Blower Vacs, and also get the opportunity to share their newly christened award winning lawn maintenance tips, photos and stories. (more…)