To plant a palm tree, dig a hole about twice as wide as the rootball and no deeper than it. Set the palm so the top of the roots sits about 1 inch below the soil surface. Backfill with native soil, water it in well, brace large palms without nailing into the trunk, and water […]
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When tree roots lift pavers, lift the raised pavers, look at the roots, and reset them, reroute the path, or add a root barrier. Do not cut large roots near the trunk without an arborist. A tree has only 4 to 7 major roots, and cutting one near the trunk can remove up to 25
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Dog urine spots on lawn happen when nitrogen and salts build up in one patch of grass. To fix them, flush the salts with water, remove dead grass and the top half inch to 1 inch of soil, and patch St. Augustine with sod or plugs, since it cannot be grown from seed. A gravel
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Why is my hedge turning brown? In most Palm Coast yards, the cause is the shape of the hedge itself. A hedge trimmed wider at the top than the bottom shades its own lower branches, and those branches thin out and die from lack of light. Water trouble, salt, cold, heat, and herbicide drift can
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Permeable pavers have wide joints filled with small stone, so rain drains straight through into a deep, open stone base instead of running off the surface. They usually cost about $10 to $30 per square foot installed, which is more than regular pavers, and they need the joints swept and topped up to keep draining
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The best landscaping around trees is a wide mulch ring with a few small, shade-loving plants set in by hand. Keep mulch about a foot off the trunk, do not add soil over the roots, and avoid cutting roots. Tree roots spread 2 to 3 times past the canopy, so most damage happens out of
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To install pavers, mark the area and call 811, dig out the soil, add and compact 6 to 8 inches of crushed gravel basers, slope it for drainage, spread a 1 inch bed of coarse sand, lay the pavers, add edge restraints, fill the joints, and compact. That order matters, and the base matters most
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Prune crape myrtles in Florida in late winter, about December through February, while the tree is bare. Remove suckers, dead or crossing branches, and limbs growing into the center, and trim only pencil-size tips if you want. Skip topping the trunks. UF/IFAS research shows topping delays blooms and leaves weak, drooping branches. Most crape myrtles
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To seal pavers, follow this order: clean them, let them dry for at least 24 hours, re-sand the joints, then apply a thin, even coat of sealer with a sprayer or roller. Pick a dry day between 50 and 90°F with no rain expected for 24 hours. New pavers should wait 60 to 90 days
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A clusia hedge is a salt-tolerant evergreen screen popular in South Florida. In Palm Coast, it can work, but it is cold tender. Clusia rosea is rated for Zones 10B to 11, while Palm Coast sits in Zone 9b. Buy the small-leaf type, plant it in a sheltered spot, and be ready to cover it
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