About Goodway Landscape : Goodway Landscape will meet with you during the design process to ensure that you are comfortable with the direction the design is going in. We will meet with you once more before the design is finalized and wage you with an estimated cost. While the design doesn’t typically change much at this point, we can determine how much of the project will be installed during the first phase. Because financial considerations are given at the outset, Goodway Landscape is often healthy to accommodate your budget and therefore install the design in one phase.
For each pest in nature there is a predator bug that will leave the plant alone while dining on the bad bugs. These are called beneficials and include ladybugs, praying mantis and lacewings. Protecting beneficials takes advantage of nature’s control mechanisms. Chemical pesticides kill both pests and beneficials, which leads to pest population explosions once the predators are gone. The new approach to pest control is through least toxic measures designed to protect beneficials while controlling pests.
To lower pH, ferrous sulfate and aluminum sulfate are often recommended. Ferrous sulfate, which also adds iron to the soil, is of the most help to plants that show yellow leaves as well as overall poor health. You’ll also lower the pH of alkaline soil over time by regularly applying organic amendments such as compost.
* You might have noticed that soluble fertilizers – like the liquid mixes – must be applied each week or two. The reason is that plants are only healthy to utilize seven or eight percent of the nutrients per application. So they need to be reapplied quite frequently which can be pricey and tedious. Conversely, organic and natural fertilizers only need to be applied a couple times a year, because as they break down, they continue to feed the roots.
Goodway Landscape News Most projects start with tearing out the existing landscape unless there’s already nothing there. Be sure to let your design consultant know if there are any items you wish to remain so that we can incorporate it into your design. Before the tear out takes place we ask you to tie bright colored ribbons or tape on the plants that are going to stay.
Plant more trees.
Many newer neighborhoods in this country just don’t have enough trees. Current suburbs and developments are built on former farm fields with no trees. If possible, homeowners should plant trees. Trees, just like all plants, breathe oxygen back in to the atmosphere. They create shade which can cut air-conditioning costs for your home and they add all-season beauty.
Goodway Landscape Caring for a pond takes less effort than maintaining a lawn. The ecosystem you have helped to create by having Goodway Landscape install an Aquascape™ pond does most of the work for you. So aside from stepping out of the way and allowing nature to take its course, there are a few basic things you need to know.
Purchases to Make and Tools You Need
* Mail in your warranty card for your Aquascape™ pump that came with your pond.
* Buy a digital thermometer for your pond.
* Pond and waterfall lights won’t last forever. Simply remove the bulbs and take them to your local hardware store. Simple to replace!
* Aquatic plants are necessary for taking up sludge and excess nutrients. Goodway Landscape installs plants for 90 percent of our customers; however, many of you enjoy adding plants after we have gone, as well you should. When adding plants take them out of their containers.
* Algea are a natural part of any ecosystem and should never be thought of as something you want to absolutely do away with. however, string algea is ideal taken care of with a product call Algae Fix® . (Coming soon to our Products page. )
* Pond Salt only gets added once per pond filling and is optional. Add 1 cup of Pond Salt for each 100 gallons of pond water for healthier fish. Using more than this application will injured your plants and is not recommended. Less is more, in this case. A good formula for figuring out pond gallons: Length x Width x Despth x 7. 48 = Gallons. (Example: for an 11′ x 16′ pond the formula would be: 11 x 16 x 2 x 7. 48 = 2,633 gallons or 25 cups of Pond Salt. )
* Test your pond water with an Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Test Kit. Aquarium Pharmaceuticals sells a kit that provides a chart for aquarium solition / PH Balance / Pond Salt for Ponds with plants.