Emerald Coast Landscaping

03/31/2026

Plumbago’s are always one of my favorite perennials to put into a landscape design! Shown here in an accent pot and being trellised!
Let’s get your landscape design started!
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03/27/2026

Wouldn’t you love a few of these Red Maples planted in your yard? Give us a call.

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03/20/2026

Look at these little cuties! Hydrangea’s are always a good southern plant to have in your landscape!
It’s time to get some planted for you!
850-276-5797

03/17/2026

Looking for landscape improvement or a new design?
Give us a call!
850-276-5797

03/16/2026

Another beauty done! Can’t wait to see it all flushed out in the next few weeks! Coffee Springs Al.
Ready for your landscaping? It’s time!

03/03/2026

Whoaaa! Now that’s “Impressive”!

03/03/2026

Now this would be a fun project! Give us a call and we can make it happen!
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02/26/2026

A friendly reminder, tonight you won't want to miss Gratitude Path, a guided meditation with Ms. Kim Fuller. 7PM start time. Reservations are requested but walk-ins are welcomed. $10 donation per person. Details are in the event section and on our website, www.capstonehouse.org

02/26/2026

Necessary! 🤭

02/26/2026

Bugs!!! Good or bad?

The insects you kill during late-winter cleanup are the same ones that protect your garden all summer. Most of them are hibernating inches from where you work.

WHAT YOU'RE REMOVING

→ Ladybug clusters in window frames — each adult eats up to 5,000 aphids by June. Vacuuming them out removes entire colonies.

→ Lacewing cocoons in garage corners — tucked into cobwebs and crevices since October. Their larvae are among the most effective aphid predators that exist.

→ Ground beetle larvae just below the grass line — pulled up by power-raking thatch in early spring.

→ Rove beetles under rock piles — they eat slug eggs by the hundreds every night. Clearing the rocks scatters them.

→ Hoverfly pupae on shed walls — cemented in tiny mud cases near the ceiling. Hosing down the walls washes them away.

→ Soldier beetle larvae in old potting soil — already hunting garden pests underground. Dumping the soil buries or exposes them.

WHAT TO DO INSTEAD

→ Delay the deep clean until mid-April — by then most hibernating insects have emerged on their own
→ Leave leaf litter under hedges and along fence lines until spring is fully underway
→ Check window frames and garage corners before vacuuming — ladybug clusters and lacewing cocoons are easy to spot and easy to leave alone
→ Move rock piles carefully rather than clearing them entirely — or leave them in place as permanent habitat
→ Old potting soil is still alive — spread it in the garden rather than bagging it

You spent all summer fighting aphids and slugs. Their predators were already on payroll. The difference between a pest-free garden and a problem garden is often just waiting a few weeks before cleaning up.