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Landscape concerns and problems from the 2017 season These listed problems are affecting a great number of our clients, not everyone however.
- Pest control chemicals both lawn and home. Every season I watch our clients deal with cancer, heart problems, neurological problems and general ill health. Get a Safety Data Sheet for whatever chemical is applied to your property and read it, if you don’t understand it ask MaryAnn(my wife and owner of Hartscapes Inc). She has extensive knowledge of these products. I’m tired of seeing people use this stuff ignorantly and seeing the effects of it on those who don’t use it (kids, pets, wildlife and our drinking water). Life is short, don’t hasten it along.
- Bugs belong in the gardens, in spite of what you fall for in the marketing game of control products. Nature controls her own and no its not on your schedule. If you have a phobia of bugs, see a counselor. Growing up I had a phobia of needles, as a kid I had a lot of doctor visits and the aversion to needles developed. When I got older I realized it was a problem with me and not the needle. A counselor explained to me that a phobia is an irrational fear. He helped me with the problem by using the Emotional Freedom Technique. Overcoming this problem allowed me to help MaryAnn when she was going through breast cancer. We live in a society of fear, conquer it and move on, there are no excuses.
- We added a sawmill to our operations, this allows us to cut lumber how we want it. This is a behind the scene operation that most people won’t see but also I will have lumber for woodworkers and folks needing unusual dimension lumber.
- 2017 marked thirty years in the landscape business, the machinery, trucks and work have changed. The core client we have is the same, they still want a nice outside area around their house. Economic conditions dictate the size and cope of the projects but in the next 30 years the desire for a nice place outside will remain no matter what economic conditions prevail. That’s what has made the past 30 years fun and enjoyable for us.
- Until next time…. Eric
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