Weeds…the mere thought of them can keep you up at night. They can infiltrate gardens better than a well organized army can take a hillside. Every time your plants have a growth spurt, weeds seem to enjoy two, earning the potential to quickly overcome any garden. Ah, but as does every villain (even many great superheroes), weeds have their nemesis. …
DIY Projects You Can Do Right at Home with Our Large Rocks and Stones
Rocks are a timeless, versatile material that can add a unique, natural character to your landscaping. You can use large rocks to create a regal wall draped in vines or gorgeous large steps framed in lush foliage. Strategically placed rocks can line your walkways or flat rocks can BE your walkways. Beautiful, large rocks – painted or unpainted – can …
Barriers Can Help Keep Weeds and Bugs Away
In these precarious times, many of us most likely wish we had a barrier between us and much of what is “out there.” Barriers from germs can keep us from getting sick. You might also want a barrier between you and all the close talkers you know and maybe that guy with coffee breath at the office too. Oh yeah, …
Attention Landscapers: Buying Landscaping Products in Bulk Saves Money!
Edgewater Yard Shop has been providing commercial and residential landscapers, as well as the general public, with the landscaping edge they need for over 25 years. One of the ways we do this is by offering our customers the option to buy their landscaping products in bulk, saving everyone, including landscapers and their customers, money. Want to improve your bottom …
Sod vs. Grass vs. Mulch – Which Should You Choose?
Growing sod or grass in Florida can be challenging due to the excessive sun and heat, often less than ideal soil conditions and the large and varied insect population. First let’s talk about sod. If you want an instant lawn that is a great combatant against weeds, sod is an excellent choice. Sod can also be planted just about any …
What Grows Best in Florida
Volusia County full of bounty, How does your garden grow? With palms, mimosas, Aromatic flowers for your nose…ah, And honeybells all in a row? Looking for a heady cocktail of perfume, color and lush green foliage? The Florida growing season is luxuriously long, and, lucky for us, the list of flowers, plants and trees that flourish here is just as …
Basics of Growing Tomatoes
Want some good news? In Florida, with the exception of times of frost and extreme summer heat, tomatoes can pretty much be grown year-round! You can plant tomatoes in August and September for a fall harvest and January to March for spring fruit. Just keep in mind that tomato plants produce the most fruit at 75-85 degrees. Oh, and here’s …
End of Season Gardening Tips
The end of the gardening season is the perfect time to reflect and improve upon your landscaping efforts for the new year; and no matter what you grow and how you grow it, there are always ways to enhance your yard. Take, for instance, your soil. Fall is the best time to build and adjust the nutrients in your soil …
A Helping Hand from Edgewater Yard Shop
I love that the chaotic cacophony created by the birds in Florida makes my backyard sound like a tropical oasis, that the bright colored flowers that flourish in Florida make my garden pop and that the extended growing season enables my plants to become lush and full. With all that going on, the only thing left is to landscape my …
How to Calculate How Much Material You Need for Your Yard
So, you’re embarking on your next landscaping project. You know what you’d like to accomplish, but how do you determine how much material you will need? Here is a professional landscaping tip from Edgewater Yard Shop – the landscaping material experts who have been providing homeowners business owners and contractors in East Central Florida with quality mulch, stone, soil, pine …