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Irrigation System Tips: Proper Settings for the Start of the Growing Season
As we approach the start of the growing season, it’s the perfect time to check and adjust your irrigation system to ensure your plants, lawn,…
Maximizing Curb Appeal: How a Well-Maintained Property Can Boost Your Home's Value
When it comes to selling your home, first impressions matter. One of the key factors that potential buyers consider is the curb appeal of a…
How to Stay Safe While Maintaining Your Property
Maintaining your property is a great way to keep your property looking beautiful, but it’s essential to prioritize safety while doing so. Landscape maintenance equipment…
Five Tips for Maintaining a Beautiful Property in the Florida Heat
The Florida heat can be tough on your property, making it challenging to maintain a lush and healthy property. However, with the right approach, you…
The Benefits of Gardening and Landscaping
If you own a house, there is no doubt that you want it to look its best. And one of the best ways to make…
A Guide to Seeding Your Florida Property This Spring
If you’re a Florida homeowner, chances are the arrival of spring means it’s time to start thinking about tending to your property. Whether you’re looking…
Add Color to Your Florida Property with These Spring-Blooming Plants
Florida has an abundance of native plants that bloom in the spring and add a touch of color to your outdoor space. Whether you’re looking…
Preparing Your Florida Property For Spring
As the temperatures begin to rise and spring is in the air, it is time to start thinking about sprucing up your Florida landscape. Spring…
How to Prepare Your Plants for a Northeast Florida Winter Freeze
Northeast Florida is known for its moderate climate and mild winters, but it’s still important to prepare your plants for a winter freeze. There are…
Get Ready for Spring: Start Planning Your Landscaping Projects NOW!
Once the winter winds down and the days become longer and warmer, it’s time to start thinking about your spring landscaping projects. Whether you need…
How to Protect Your Grass from Florida’s Winter Weather
Does your Florida lawn look like it’s been through the wringer after winter? It’s not just you. Florida can experience both freezing and mild temperatures…
How to Care for Your Lawn During Winter Months in Florida
As a homeowner in the Sunshine State of Florida, you may wonder how you should care for your lawn during the winter months. While it…
Lawn Weed Guide: Identifying Common Weeds in Your Lawn
Everyone who has a property ends up battling with weeds at some point. Weeds in your lawn, if left untreated, can make your grass appear…
Best Grass for Your Florida Lawn
Choosing the best type of grass for your Florida lawn is important. It’s no secret that having a properly maintained property can have a significant…
Keeping Your Lawn Healthy During the Winter in Florida
While the northern states are beginning to prepare to deal with snow and ice, Floridians are blessed with sunny weather and green grass. However, just…
Beginner Vegetable Gardening in Northeast Florida
Are you interested in starting a vegetable garden but don’t know where to begin? In this blog, we will be going over the basics of…
What Should I Do To Keep My Lawn Healthy Throughout The Year?
Fall has begun even if the signs aren’t as obvious here in Florida. As the seasons change your lawn will too. Today, we at Skinner…
The Most Sophisticated Plants for Your Florida Lawn
Florida’s natural beauty is all around you, the natural environment is filled with so many beautiful flowers, shrubs, and trees. Take advantage of Florida’s beautiful…
Ways to Spruce Up Your Patio Space
Looking for ways to spruce up your patio space? These 7 outdoor patio ideas are sure to make yours #patiogoals!
How To Add Curb Appeal in Northeast Florida
Whether you’re trying to sell a house or just trying to add a little extra ~pizzazz~ to your home, curb appeal is something to be…
Growing Fall Fruits and Vegetables in Northeast Florida
Have you wanted to get into gardening for a little while but don’t know where to start? You’re in luck! Today we are covering some…
Composting 101
If you are trying to make the most of your soil, we’ve got just the thing for you! Have you ever considered the benefits of…
Simple Mistakes You May Be Making in Your Landscaping
When wanting to prioritize your landscaping but getting inconsistent results, it can be incredibly frustrating to not know what exactly is going on. Today, we…
The Best Pollinator Attractors for Your Property
We all know how tricky it can be to get plants to flower and flourish in our yards! What we don’t realize is all the…
How Short You Should Cut Your Grass
Now that warm weather has hit, having a healthy and well-kept lawn is the ultimate goal of any lawn lover’s work, especially us. One of…
Avoid These Plants if You Have Dogs
If you have a spacious lawn and some furry fidos, chances are your pet loves to hang outside and run around! This is great and…
Fertilizer 101
You might know you’re supposed to fertilize your lawn, but not know much else about fertilizer. What does it do? How does it work? When…
Soil, Compost, Mulch, Oh My!
When it comes to your garden, you have options. You may be familiar with a variety of them like soil, compost, mulch, gravel, and so…
The Top 5 Worst Weeds for Your Lawn
You hear all the time that weeds are bad for your lawn but….why? Some people do not mind the look of floral weeds such as…
When and How Often Should I Water My Grass?
If you’re perusing our website, there’s a good chance you value your lawn and landscaping care, which hey, we do too! Proper landscape maintenance is…
The Top 10 Native Plants to Grow in Northeast Florida
If you’re looking to give your yard a little boost and plant some new plants, we’re highlighting the best native plants to Northeast Florida that…
What to Look for When Hiring a Landscaper in Northeast Florida
Spring is right around the corner of being sprung here in Northeast Florida! It’s the time in the year when you might be looking for…
Prepping Your Lawn for the Spring
Spring has almost sprung and we are excited to get back into doing what we do best in warmer weather! Today we at Skinner Lawn…