Susan’s Lawn Gardens is pleased to feature this article from today’s guest author, JODY HUDSON. He is an expert on landscaping, so we feel very comfortable recommending his work to our visitors.

Landscaping Adds Great Value to Real Estate And Helps You Sell
By Mr Jody Hudson

Over the years several of our clients have had professional landscaping done and it’s amazing to me how little landscaping, can be done for $5-10,000, by a professional Landscaper, and how little value it can add to your home.

Small shrubs, trees, and plantings add almost nothing, or actually nothing at all, to your home value on the open market — until they are several years older! There is another way! Read the rest of this entry »

Ideal growing conditions are essential for successful lawn garden care and maintenance, because they generate healthy grass. And healthy grass overcomes weeds and resists droughts, pests, and diseases.

Healthy grass needs loamy soil and the right amount of water… two very crucial ingredients of effective lawn care and maintenance.

How to have the right soil conditions for healthy grass:

The ideal soil is a loamy combination of sand, silt, and clay because it absorbs water readily and stores it.

Here’s how to determine if your soil is the right consistency… Squeeze a handful of moist soil. If it doesn’t hold its shape when squeezed, then it has too much sand. If it sticks together and barely breaks apart (if at all) when touched, then it has too much clay. If it holds its shape until poked, and then crumbles, then celebrate… you have loamy soil! This is the absolute best soil consistency for a healthy lawn. Read the rest of this entry »