Courtesy of Northampton Nursery & Northampton Building Solutions
March 2014
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Before & After
Refreshing a front landscapeLandscaping
Home Improvement
Sump Pump Protection
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Spring is Finally Here!
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Heads Up! It's Time to Clean Up!
We can probably all agree that it's been a brutal winter. The good news is SPRING is here! As soon as possible, you're going to want to remove fallen limbs, rake up the debris, lay mulch, plant new shrubs or install new garden features. As some of you know, now is the time to contact us about spring clean-ups and all your other landscaping needs. We get busy fast once people realize winter is over, and this is one case where being an early bird really helps. Give us a call to get on our schedule, and also ask us about our monthly maintenance program.
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Landscaping
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 It's Time To...
Transplant or Fertilize Your Yard's Shrubs and Trees
March, the saying goes, comes in like a lion, but leaves like a lamb. That means you'll have to factor in the possibility of raw weather when making garden plans.
- March is a good time to transplant shrubs and trees. You can move them as soon as the soil is workable, but before buds have swelled or broken open.
- March is also a good time to fertilize those shrubs.
- Divide and transplant summer blooming perennials now and fertilize established ones as soon as new growth appears.
- And speaking of dividing, split your snowdrops while they're still in leaf.
- Fertilize tulips as foliage appears and make another application after flowering. Fertilize all other spring-flowering bulbs after flowering with bone meal or bulb booster.
- If weeds appear in bulb beds, remove them by hand rather than using a cultivating tool that can damage the bulb base.
- Remove mulch covers from roses, azaleas, clematis vines and other tender shrubs once nighttime temperatures rise into the 30s (but re-cover them if temperatures drop).
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Before & After
| Refreshing the front landscape
 The above pictures represent the Before & After of a front landscape we had the privilege to refresh. Removal of old overgrown landscaping combined with new, low maintenance plantings, give the house a clean fresh look. The addition of the stacked stone wall on the corner of the landscape bed helps to highlight and soften the corner of the house with a classic look. |
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Home Improvement - Sump Pump Protection
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Never again worry about your sump pump runningYou can picture the scenario, we're having a storm, power goes out, and you worry about the sump pump running to keep your basement dry. We know, you have a battery backup (don't you), but think about that for a minute. The battery backup is only good as long as the battery will last. Then what? There is a solution, a backup for your sump pump which is powered by your public water supply. This requires no electricity or battery. The water backup works pretty simply, the water pressure from your water line will pump out 2 gallons of water for every 1 gallon of water it uses. Worried about running up your water bill, don't be. Would you rather have a slightly higher water bill or water damage in your house? The water backup only kicks in when the main system malfunctions (there is no electricity or your battery is dead). Northampton Building Soutions in conjunction with our plumbers can help you protect the investment you have in your home and take away the worry of whether your sump pump will be there for you when you need it most. Give us a call or email to discuss any details or to arrange for this protection.
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