Grow with Bovees – Page 52 – The Foundation of Great Landscaping

Rhododendron vs Azalea What is the Difference?

June 15, 2023August 14, 2020 by Grow with Bovees

The first thing you will notice when looking at a rhododendron is its size. They are often much taller than azaleas. This is because they are generally grown for their height rather than their width.

Rhododendrons are also generally wider than azaleas, and, well, just bigger!

Another major difference between the two is the shape of their blooms. Rhododendrons have symmetrical clusters of bell – shaped blooms that look like a starburst.

That’s not the complete difference between Rhododendron vs Azalea, for the full story, please read on.

Does White Vinegar Kill Weeds to the Root?

May 20, 2022August 14, 2020 by Grow with Bovees

Vinegar — much like commercial weed killers — can be an effective weed killer and kills weeds in your flower beds or garden. You will need a few tools and some acidic vinegar for it to be successful.

There is also a right way and a wrong way to use vinegar mixtures as weed killers, and it is important to know what to expect and how it works so that you don’t waste time applying it to stubborn weeds that may come back eventually.

How To Tell If a Tree Is Dead Or Dying?

February 22, 2022August 14, 2020 by Grow with Bovees

Trees can become damaged, diseased, or die for many reasons. One of the most common reasons that trees die is from a pest infestation.

Carpenter ants, termites, and pine beetles are just a few of the many pests that bore deep within trees and cause them to die. But, you need to know how to tell if a tree is dead or dying. Right?

Dogwood Tree Pruning – How and When To Prune Dogwood Trees

June 15, 2023August 14, 2020 by Grow with Bovees

Dogwood trees are a flowering tree that blooms in springtime, often coinciding with Easter. Dogwood trees typically stay small, only growing between 15 and 40 total feet, with small branches and a small trunk. The question is, when to prune dogwood trees?

Dogwood trees are dependable. You can count on them to bloom every year with several hundred flowers. Dogwood trees can produce either pink flowers or white, with both adding a beautiful display of color to any architectural landscape.

How To Kill Weeds Naturally

April 14, 2022August 14, 2020 by Grow with Bovees

Weeds are going to invade your lawn or garden beds and create areas of your yard that are not good to look at! Some weeds are flowering, like dandelions or clover, while others are invasive types of grass.

Naturally, when you notice that your lawn or garden is becoming invaded by these unwanted plants, you want to kill them immediately to stop the spread. Neglecting weed control as soon as they are spotted can cause quick spreading.

Weed control is an important part of garden maintenance, and learning how to kill weeds naturally is an environmentally friendly way to go about eliminating them.

Pruning Azaleas When and How

November 26, 2021August 14, 2020 by Grow with Bovees

pruning azaleas properly increases blooms

Azaleas are beautiful flowering shrubs that add color and character to your home or garden. They are a relatively inexpensive shrub that can quickly flourish with a little bit of tender loving care. Azaleas are a great shrub to add to your home, whether you are landscaping or gardening.

If you need to know more about pruning azaleas, read on.

Removing Tree Roots Above Ground : How and When

January 16, 2023August 14, 2020 by Grow with Bovees

When we think of tree roots, we often think of roots that have grown deep down into the soil to give our trees the solid foundation on which they stand.

While this is typically the case, tree root systems can also spread out from below the tree rather than grow down deep into the soil.

When this happens, tree roots can show up at the surface of the ground, ruining our lawn, new plants, causing soil erosion and potentially also damaging your lawn mower as well as taking soil nutrients away from grass and other plants.

Surface roots or shallow roots can also damage sidewalks, even though the foundation will form some kind of root barrier, tree roots have the power to break through these concrete root barriers.

Apart from causing soil erosion and disrupting the lawn, tree roots above the surface of the soil also make for a dangerous tripping hazard for any oncoming foot traffic.

In this article, we will go through some tree care tips that are helpful when wanting to stop roots from spreading this way.