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Watering Tips for your Yard and Landscape in Hot Weather
There is no precise formula for watering landscape plants. A wide range of variables can influence when, how much and how to water: plant type, plant age (newly planted or not), soil type, microclimate, type of watering method used, etc. The suggestions for effective...
Springtime Warranty and Warm Season Plants
Spring comes to life in stages. Every year, we get several calls about “dead plants” regarding plants that are naturally late coming to life. Warm season perennials, grasses, and late budding trees take their time waking up from their long winter nap. These plants...
Luxurious and Eco-Friendly Landscape Designs
Five landscaping ideas that are beautiful, great for the environment, and will provide long-term value to your property. If you want your landscape to be on the forefront of design, it needs to be environmentally conscious. Studies show that the younger generations...
Composting Made Easy!
Composting is picking up steam as a trend, and it's great for the environment! In its most simple definition, composting is decaying organic matter to produce a nutrient-rich soil and fertilizer that you can use to help your garden grow bigger and better. Composting...
Here’s Your Spring Checklist!
Maintenance Tips for a Healthy Landscape The best part about spring is being outdoors and enjoying your landscape! After harsh winter conditions, however, our landscapes need some TLC. Here's your spring maintenance checklist to make sure your landscape is ready for...
Healthy Landscape Program
There are many reasons to join our Healthy Landscape Program, but the most important is giving you peace of mind that your landscape is well taken care of by professionals. Jensen Gardens only uses licensed and certified professionals to take care of your...
How to Prune Trees
Winter is the perfect time for pruning. Dormant pruning of trees and shrubs is best done in winter after the sap stops flowing, remove old growth and the trees and shrubs won't lose any energy because they are dormant. In winter disease and insects don't pose a...
How to Prune Your Shrubs
Winter is the perfect time to prune, when the sap is not flowing through the plant. This avoids energy loss. In winter, disease and insects don't pose a risk of infection because they are dormant as well. Often the ground is frozen and the leaves are gone so there...
Winter Is Coming: Prepare Your Landscape!
Harsh winter conditions are right around the corner, and now is the time to make sure your landscape is ready. Here are our favorite winterization tips for your landscape! Water Features You have two options, and while most people opt for the shut-down service, they...
Protecting your Trees with Tree Guards
Fall is a time in Nebraska when deer and rabbits start to rub and chew on trees and cause severe damage. Winter sun exposure and temperature extremes cause frost cracking. Tree guards protect against both of these. Install your tree guard now to prevent fall and...