Tips & Insights

Straight answers about mulch, mowing, pruning and keeping an Upstate yard healthy — from the crew that does the work every day.

Mulch or Pine Straw for Your Upstate Beds?

Both finish a planting bed and keep weeds down. Here's how they differ in look, cost, longevity and how they behave on slopes.

When to start mowing, how short to cut and what to do each season to keep a Greenville-area lawn thick and green.

Timing matters. A quick guide to pruning flowering shrubs, hedges and trees so they stay healthy and bloom well.