Blog
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!
Reflecting on 2019 and Beyond
As a new year dawns it is customary to reflect on the past. In 2019, Big O Tree and Lawn Service celebrated 40 years of tree and lawn care service in Central Virginia. What started as a part time job for Orvin Kiser Jr., AKA “Big O”, has grown into a thriving tree...
2020 Lawn and Plant Care Renewals
Another year has passed and it is again time to renew lawn care and plant health care services for 2020. Traditionally, Big O Tree and Lawn Service mails out renewal notices for these services and this year is no different. Renewal notices were sent out at the...
Crew Cuts Down Tree for Charlottesville’s Grand Illumination
This past Friday was Charlottesville's 22nd annual Grand Illumination, a community event to light the city's holiday tree. This year Big O Tree joined in the holiday spirit by cutting down and transporting the tree donated by Betty Bollendorf, a former city employee....
Investing in Safety with New Equipment
Providing excellent tree services requires excellent safety procedures and having the right equipment is essential to completing a job safely and efficiently. This month, Big O Tree invested in a new track mounted aerial lift device. With this new equipment our tree...
Taking Care of Turf in the Mid-Atlantic
Premium turf in the United States can be very challenging to achieve. Cool weather turf generally does better further north while warm weather species tend to do better further south. Here, “in the middle”, we do the best we can. This is where...