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What Can I Do To Renovate My Landscape When It Looks Old and Tired?
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Greetings!
Solterra is growing . . . meet Russ and Lisa!
You may have seen Russ, our new Field Manager, visiting your property or talked with Lisa, our new Office Manager, when you called Solterra's office in the last few months. We are thrilled to introduce both Russ and Lisa in this month's newsletter. Find out more about them on the About Us page on the Solterra website. (Their hobbies may surprise you!)
Each member of the Solterra staff strives to be a valuable resource through our interactions and with this newsletter. Let us know if would like a particular topic addressed in an upcoming newsletter.
As always, we appreciate your support of Solterra Landscape and your confidence in us.
Peter and Dixie Speck
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Plant of the Month
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Local Plant Breeder takes First Place at
the Prestigious 2013 Chelsea Flower Show
This compact evergreen shrub can be used in containers as well as shady landscapes. Solterra designers find that the hardy plant's pointed, waxy leaves and blue-green foliage is visually interesting alone or paired with a wide variety of other plants.
Solterra owner Dixie Speck says, "Mahonia 'Soft Caress' has become one of our top recommendations for landscapes with partial to full shade. Congratulations to our friends at ItSaul Plants for winning Plant of the Year at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show in England."
ItSaul Plants released the Soft Caress Mahonia into the U.S. nursery market in 2006. The company has patented and introduced over 75 unique plants to the nursery trade in the U.S. and Europe which are sold worldwide.
Read more on page 12 of July/August issue of the Georgia Urban Ag Council Magazine.Contact Dixie if you want to discuss how Mahonia "Soft Caress" can be added to your landscape. dixie@solterralandscape.com
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An Alpharetta couple asked Solterra to improve the curb appeal of their townhome by adding seasonal color at the front and sides of their small landscape. After discussing the homeowners' love of flowers and seasonal color, Solterra created a design plan to indicate how the seasonal color could enhance their home.
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With plan in hand, the homeowners felt confident approaching their HOA to get approval for Solterra to make the changes.
After completion, the homeowner said, "I couldn't envision this, but I just love it!" See the dramatic difference in these before and after photos.
It is not too late to add seasonal color to your landscape. Contact Meg at meg@solterralandscape.com.
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Maintenance Focus
WEEDS!!!
The abundance of rain creates an abundance of weeds. I'm sure that if one was able to sit and focus on watching a weed for a 24-hour period, you would actually watch it grow 3 inches overnight!
Okay, I may be exaggerating a bit, but it sure seems that way. Most weeds in planting and mulched beds (areas not covered by lawn grass) can be controlled by treating with an herbicide such as Round Up.
There are two important things to keep in mind when using a non-selective such as Round Up.
- The product will damage any plant tissue it comes in contact with (including grass), and
- It takes several days for the product to travel from the treated leaves down to the root, therefore, it will be several days before the weed turns yellow or brown.
Solterra's instructions to our maintenance crews is to treat weeds in non-lawn areas with an herbicide unless the weeds are close to desirable plants. If very close to plants and within groundcovers, they pull the weeds by hand.
Contact Jason to schedule maintenance, including our "weed patrol," to help keep your landscape beautiful. jason@solterralandscape.com
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