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Yellow Pachysandra Should you fertilize?
Visualize Your Project With Hertzler & George 3D Design 3d models can help you see your landscape before it's constructed.
A Back Yard Zen Garden This relaxing retreat invites visitors to get up close and personal with plants.
A Front Yard Vegetable Garden This beautiful vegetable garden is front and center.
Designing the Bones of Your Garden If you plan ahead, your garden can look great in winter.
Forcing Spring-blooming Branches A few tips on getting blooms to brighten your winter interiors.
Our Design Process An explanation of how our design process works.
What Makes a Good Garden? Take a 3-D tour through one of our designs.
Queen's Lake Case Study Out of the box thinking creates a dramatic new entrance.
A Walled Entry Court A brick walled entry court provides breathing space for owners and guests.
Groundcover for a Shady Backyard What are some of the choices?
Alternatives to grass What can you use to replace a small area of grass?
Fall Cleanup Here are some tips for end-of-the-season cleanup.
Winter Tips Here are some ideas to get your garden looking good in winter.
A Williamsburg Botanical Garden Take a 3-D tour through a conceptual plan for botanical garden.
Specifying Plants How do we go about it?
Thoughts About Native Plants Why natives are a good choice for landscape designs.
How We Design Your Outdoor Spaces Listen to what Joe Hertzler had to say to about our design process on The Tide Radio 92.3 FM.
Watering the lawn How do I know if my lawn needs water?
Stiltgrass in my lawn How do I get rid of it?
Aerating My Lawn Can you do it in Winter?
When to Plant Grass Find out why spring is not a good time to do it.
Seeding Rates Why do we seed at the rate we do?
Ways to Beat Summer Lawn Stress in Williamsburg Learn about the typical problems for summer lawns.
How to Remove Bermuda Grass From Your Lawn Watch how Hertzler & George can help remove that pesky Bermuda grass from your lawn.
How to Remove Mushrooms From Your Lawn An entertaining video of how we recommend you remove the mushrooms that sprout up in your lawn.
Nimblewill In My Lawn Can it be treated?
Weed Control Find out about our approach to controlling weeds in a healthy lawn.
How to Water a New Lawn Here's a step-by-step pdf that you can download.
Dogwoods for Our Area Here are some recommendations on the best varieties to plant.
How to Prune Ornamental Grasses Take a look at this informative video.
Boxwoods on the Decline? How to keep your boxwoods healthy.
Japanese Stiltgrass Controlling with pre-emergents.
Starting Seeds Indoors Some basic tips on getting started.
Girdling Tree Roots Will they hurt my tree?
Buying Seeds Here's a list of some great places to buy seeds.
Winter Pruning Tips Here are some helpful guidelines on how to prune plants in the winter.
How to Control Weeds in Your Shrub Beds A video showing how to deal with weeds.
Shrubs With Fall Interest For Williamsburg, Virginia Suggested plants for fall color and fruit.
Tree Roots and Foundations Which trees should I remove?
Tree Mats Are they a good alternative to mulch?
Make the Most of Your Compost A few basics on compost.
7 Ways to Go Green Now Learn what you can do right now to help the environment.
Growing a Greener Lawn Here are some ways to keep your lawn soil in great shape.
Horticultural Oil What is it and when should you use it?
Moles and Grubs Should you apply grub treatment?
Black Widows What to do if you find them in your yard.
Tips for Deer & Rabbit Repellent Does anything work?
Coyote Scent Repellent Should you use it?
Deicers Which type should I use?
Using reclaimed materials How they can save in so many ways.
Construction Stress or Construction Fun Which would you rather have?
Venting and Waterproofing a Raised Terrace Here are a couple ways to go about it.
Inexpensive Replacement Materials Why they don't always stack up.
Q: What is causing the pachysandra under my white oak to be yellow versus the same stuff across the sidewalk that looks fine? Do I need fertilizer?
A:Is the Pachysandra you're talking about new, or has it been there a while? If it's new, I would not fertilize yet. You're right in thinking that the oak tree may be responsible. Large trees suck everything out of the soil. Eventually, supplemental fertilizer might help, but for now I recommend letting it sit f to see if it establishes on it's own. -Joe Hertzler
Stiltgrass In My Lawn How do I get rid of it?
Tree Mats Are they any good?
When To Aerate When is the best time?
Girdling Roots What should I do about them?
Alternatives to Grass What are the options?
Seed Rates What's the right rate?