Outer Banks NC and Southeast Va Landscaping Archives - Southern Scapes Pools & Spas https://southernscapesllc.com Southern Scapes is your local pool installation, design and maintenance company servicing the entire Outer Banks, NC. Thu, 11 Jan 2024 18:12:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.11 September Landscaping Tips NC https://southernscapesllc.com/outer-banks-nc-and-southeast-va-landscaping/september-landscaping-tips-nc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=september-landscaping-tips-nc Tue, 01 Sep 2015 19:23:01 +0000 https://southernscapesllc.com/?p=1933 September Landscaping Tips NC AHH! Fall is here… and you are probably wondering what to do in your yard this month? September in NC is such an awesome month – and a great time to start getting your yard ready for fall. The summer heat brings lots to do in the yard – and a […]

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]]> Re-mulching Beds Every Year https://southernscapesllc.com/outer-banks-nc-and-southeast-va-landscaping/re-mulching-beds-every-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=re-mulching-beds-every-year Sun, 03 May 2015 12:25:02 +0000 https://southernscapesllc.com/?p=1913 Do you need to re-mulch every year? YES!  A light top dressing is really all you need – about an inch is usually enough.  After your initial mulching, anything more than 3 inches actually does more harm than good.  Mulching not only freshens up the look of your beds, it also helps protect plants and […]

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]]> Got Bagworms? Southern Scapes offers these tips! https://southernscapesllc.com/outer-banks-landscaping/bagworm-help-southern-scapes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bagworm-help-southern-scapes Sat, 05 Jul 2014 18:30:34 +0000 https://southernscapesllc.com/?p=1861 Watch out for bagworms now!  Odds are these pesky, destructive pests have already cocooned themselves in your conifers by now, making most insecticides less efficient.  It is one of the most destructive landscape pests and thrive on eating cypresses, arborvitaes and cedars.  If you have any of these plants in your landscape, the best method of […]

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]]> Top Tips for Battling Ticks – OBX NC & VA https://southernscapesllc.com/outer-banks-nc-and-southeast-va-landscaping/top-tips-battling-ticks-obx-nc-va-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-tips-battling-ticks-obx-nc-va-2 Mon, 26 May 2014 14:55:43 +0000 https://southernscapesllc.com/?p=1686 Need tips for battling ticks? I decided to write this blog after pulling several ticks off myself and children over the last few weeks.  Here are some simple tips for reducing ticks in your yard this season: 1.  Clear Out, Clean AND Check tick hiding places.  Ticks love shady, moist spots in the yard – […]

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]]> Outer Banks NC and Southeast VA – May Landscaping Tips https://southernscapesllc.com/outer-banks-nc-and-southeast-va-landscaping/outer-banks-nc-southeast-va-may-landscaping-tips/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=outer-banks-nc-southeast-va-may-landscaping-tips Sat, 10 May 2014 20:34:16 +0000 https://southernscapesllc.com/?p=1672 Here are our May landscaping tips for the Outer Banks NC and VA.  If you need a hand, we are only a phone call or a click away! 1.  Go ahead and pull cool season annuals (i.e. pansies) and replace with warm season annuals such as coleus, petunias, begonias, etc. 2.  Apply a slow release […]

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