By The Jacobsen Blog, Posted in Sustainable Practices on February 22, 2012
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By Carmia Schepmoes, Landscape Design & Garden Care Once winter sets in many gardeners consider themselves off-duty. They stow away their gardening gloves and bury their rakes and other tools behind the snow shovels. But there is more you...(more)

By The Jacobsen Blog, Posted in Industry Practices on January 30, 2012
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by Ed Gorman, Commercial Snow and Maintenance If you were to drive to the mall this weekend and do a bit of window shopping at your favorite clothing store, you’d have no idea that we were in the depths of winter. Even after our first sizable...(more)

By The Jacobsen Blog, Posted in Design Ideas on December 7, 2011
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by Emil Rostello, Jr., Landscape Design/Sales As a landscape designer, there are so many beautiful plants I can use to ply my craft. In most areas I do just that, with one exception—deer country! I liken it to the painter being limited in the...(more)

By The Jacobsen Blog, Posted in Sustainable Practices on November 11, 2011
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by Jessica Agnello, Landscape Design/Sales Winter cold and winds can be harsh on your landscape. Temperature fluctuations in the winter result in moisture loss for your plants, which can be devastating on your evergreen trees and shrubs that...(more)

By writer, Posted in Sustainable Practices on October 29, 2011
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by Michael Hartman, Landscape Design/Sales The signals are all around us.  With football season started and all of the harvest festivals around it’s easy to see that fall is definitely under way and we know that winter is right behind...(more)

By The Jacobsen Blog, Posted in Sustainable Practices on October 11, 2011
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by Emil Rostello, Jr. Fall is coming and so are the piles of leaves. Did you know that those leaves falling outside your window are a great raw material for making compost? I can hear it now, “I tried to compost my leaves, but it didn’t...(more)

By The Jacobsen Blog, Posted in Design Ideas on September 14, 2011
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By Jessica M. Agnello, Landscape Design/Sales Maintaining a sustainable yard can help conserve the natural resources on your property, reduce synthetic pesticide use, and make room for wildlife. Here are some suggestions for your lawn that will...(more)

By writer, Posted in Design Ideas on August 28, 2011
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By Betty Weist, Gallery Associate Dig a hole. Put down a liner. Install a pump. Place stones around the perimeter. Fill with water. Add some plants and fish. Voila! Your own private oasis. It's a bit more involved than that, but those are the...(more)

By writer, Posted in Design Ideas on July 20, 2011
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By Michael Hartman, Landscape Design/Sales In the natural world, plants species are only found in places that have the proper environmental conditions to support them. These include soil type, annual rainfall, average minimum temperature, and a host of...(more)

By writer, Posted in Sustainable Practices on July 4, 2011
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by Jessica Agnello, Landscape Designer Supporting native diversity in plants and wildlife is the foundation of a sustainable yard. To promote a healthy, diverse ecosystem introduce insects, such as ladybugs, to eliminate harmful bugs like aphids, white...(more)