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At Big O Tree and Lawn Service, we pride ourselves on being experts in our field, dedicated to providing you with timely pest alerts and valuable plant education. Our blog is a rich resource filled with insights on maintaining your landscape’s health and beauty, along with occasional updates and stories from our company. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok to see what we’re working on next!
How Plant Growth Regulators Enhance the Health of Landscape Plants and Trees
For most homeowners, the phrase “plant growth regulator” sounds like something out of a chemistry lab rather than a tool for healthy, lower maintenance landscapes. However, more and more plant growth regulators are used, not only to suppress growth to maintain plant...
Gloomy Scale: The Silent Killer of Maple Trees
Have you noticed your beautiful maple trees looking shabby and lackluster? Maybe you've observed the canopy is thinning, early leaf loss, black sooty mold covered bark, or branch dieback. You may be dealing with one of the most serious scale insects in the eastern...
Celebrating National Arbor Day
Caring for the Trees That Care for Us April is a time of renewal, growth, and fresh beginnings—and it’s also when we celebrate National Arbor Day. This special day is dedicated to recognizing the vital role trees play in our landscapes, communities, and environment....
Why Spring Plant Care Matters
Why Spring Plant Care Matters: Setting Your Landscape Up for Year-Round Health Spring is more than just the season when plants begin to leaf out and lawns turn green again—it’s the most important time of year to care for your landscape. As trees, shrubs, and lawns...
What is a Soil Enhancement?
The average or typical landscape soil in Central Virginia is very poor. During the construction process the original “top soil” is removed from the site and replaced with the subsoil from excavation. This soil lacks the original organic material and is usually heavy...