Total Landscape Care Digital Magazine
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READER TIP OF THE MONTH spend more time picking out the leaves from mulched beds, try this simple tip from Tim Laguaite, owner of Southern Gardens in Metairie, Louisiana. It will get you off of your hands and knees and let you watch your profit margins, not shrubs, shoot up. W Add life to worn out bed sheets by laying them over the mulched beds where you're about to prune. For hedges, fold the sheets lengthwise to fit the area where you're work- ing. Tuck it under the hedge and overlap it with another sheet on the other side. After pruning, fold the long Have a landscaping tip to share with others? Send your tip to LaurenHeartsill@ randallreilly.com. If published, you will win Firestone Industrial Products' Ride-Rite air-helper spring kit, compressor and control – giving you the total rear-suspension system for your specific pickup truck. edges of the sheet over and roll up, catching all of the clippings. Shake out the clippings into a compost or trash bag. The sheet method also saves time when pruning larger shrubs or shrubs in the middle of beds by draping the sheets (more than two sheets many be required) over any plants surrounding the one to be pruned, Laguaite says. Used sheets can also be used for weeding beds. Instead of keeping track of garbage bags or struggling to find the open- ing with hands full of weeds, spread out a sheet adjacent to your work area and toss the weeds on the sheet. This method also helps eliminate weed seeds from falling back into the garden when knocked around. Trim clean-up time hat takes longer, pruning boxwood, yaupon and other small-leafed shrubs or cleaning up the clippings? If you READER TIP OF THE MONTH REWARD Wherever your business takes you, we're there to help. At Progressive Commercial Auto, we know your business depends on your vehicle. For over 40 years, we've been offering Commercial Auto insurance designed specifically for small business owners. And with 24/7 live support and expert claims representatives, we get you back on the road fast. On the road with you. Now that's Progressive. 1-888-375-7905 ProgressiveCommercial.com Call for a Free Quote Find an Agent United Financial Casualty Co. & affiliates. 12B00197.L03 (05/12) 10 TOTAL LANDSCAPE CARE / July 2012 Write 370 on Reader Service Card or visit TotalLandscapeCare.com/info