[caption id="attachment_5579" align="alignleft" width="300"] Potentially Zika Carrying Mosquito[/caption] Doesn’t matter where you see standing water – in your plant saucers, birdbaths or kiddy pool -- you’re looking at a potential breeding ground for a mosquito-borne disease that’s emerging in Florida, Texas, Illinois and New York. As imported cases of Zika…
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Is your homeowner association (HOA) tired of its Washingtonian palms but clueless as to what to replace them with? The elegant Carnavon Gorge palm could be the perfect fit for your community (it also works great as an alternative for Chinese fan or sabal palms). Its resistance to Texas Phoenix…
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We were going to write tips for HOAs hunting for landscape maintenance companies, but thought you’d rather hear from an HOA board member instead. Although this is a positive testimonial for ArtisTree, the author – a board chairman in Sarasota County – makes several valid points that translate into tips…
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Signs of a dying tree can include trunk damage, bare branches, damaged roots and fungus. If you have a tree in question, check for vertical cracks in the tree’s trunk and areas where bark has fallen off and not grown back -- exposed areas of smooth wood can indicate there’s…
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