HeartScapes Electric Landscaping

05/17/2026

It's a good idea to give your lawn equipment a good wash and disinfecting before lawn fungus season hits, shortly. For the lawn lovers, look up different ways to disinfect your equipment. I'm not here to suggest which method is best for you, just do a method.

03/25/2026

Scale has been taking over hollies. If you have been noticing a black powder on your holly, it is sooty mold. Sooty mold is created by the honey dew secreted by bugs that suck the sap from plants. In this case the insects are called Scale.

Scale can be dealt with by selective pruning to introduce more sunlight to the middle of the plants, or by using an insecticide like Sevin. I prefer the dust after the plant has been moistened to ensure good contact.

05/02/2023

Dear Heartscapes customers,

Grass is in turbo mode this time of year. I am currently mulching customer's flower beds and cutting lawns in between.

Please feel free to reach out if you would like to make sure the lawns look nice for an event that you might have. Just let me know and I will make sure it gets done.

Thank you all for your patience!

09/08/2022

Don't go crazy dethatching your lawn just yet. If you have ever seen The Princess Bride, you will understand that the grass was just "mostly dead) ~Miracle Max. Our cool season grasses go dormant in hot weather. If the lawn was properly cared for beforehand, it will bounce back once cool weather and rain return. A couple more weeks and this lawn should be back to normal.

08/11/2022

This week's Drought Monitor report has been released and the drought has worsened.
Michelle Muscatello WPRI 's forecast is here: https://trib.al/7wkMgMu

08/11/2022

07/29/2022

“It’s been a dry season,” John Almeida said. “We can’t even get the corn to grow.”

06/20/2022

Important tip for this month's fertilizer application, W**d and Feed.

06/20/2022

Basic lawn fertilization schedule.

This month's lawn lovers tip is fertilization and pesticides schedule. With the exception of 2 applications of crabgrass prevention fertilizer in the spring and thatching or aeration in spring rather than fall, this is a guideline for lawn fertilizer and pesticide applications from the URI Master Gardener Program. Remember your landscaper MUST be licensed to apply fertilizer or pesticides and the license holder MUST be present when fertilizer /pesticides are being applied! Happy mowing!

05/11/2022

“Climate Change, Drought, and Demographics are Changing the way Lawn Care is Approached”

Recent hot, dry summers have resulted in watering restrictions in many towns, leaving lawns brown and stressed and prompting calls to URI from homeowners asking what they can do to counteract the effects of drought. University of Rhode Island Professor Bridget Ruemmele is an expert in turfgrass science, and shares some of what she knows in this recent ecoRI article:
https://ecori.org/climate-change-drought-demographics-are-changing-the-way-lawns-and-lawn-care-are-approached/
Photo courtesy of Chippers