Delaware Landscaping Services INC.

🌾 Get an Instant Green Lawn with Fresh Sod! 🚜
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Tired of waiting for grass seed to grow? Skip the patchy lawn stage and get an instantly lush, vibrant green yard with our premium freshly cut sod!

​⚠️ Important Note: Fresh sod is a living product and has a very short shelf life once harvested! You'll want to get it laid down quickly, so come grab yours while it's fresh off the truck and ready to root. We have high-quality turf that's perfect for our local Delaware soil and climate.

Stop by to pick up what you need today!

The Butterfly Puddling Station: Give Them What Flowers Cannot
Butterflies visit your garden for nectar but they also need dissolved minerals and salts that flowers do not provide. Without a mineral source, they resort to landing on sweat, mud puddles in driveways, or animal waste. A simple puddling station in your flower bed gives them everything they need in one safe spot.

WHY BUTTERFLIES NEED MORE THAN NECTAR:
Nectar provides energy but not the sodium and amino acids butterflies need for reproduction and flight muscle function. Males especially seek out mineral sources in a behavior called puddling. A garden full of flowers but no mineral access is only half a habitat.

THE PUDDLING STATION SOLUTION:
A shallow dish filled with coarse sand and a pinch of sea salt, kept constantly damp, mimics the natural mineral-rich mud puddles butterflies seek in the wild. They land on the wet sand surface and probe with their proboscis to draw up dissolved minerals without any drowning risk.

MATERIALS NEEDED:
A terracotta saucer or shallow ceramic dish, coarse builder's sand or river sand, a pinch of natural sea salt, and a few flat pebbles for extra landing spots.

HOW TO SET IT UP:
Fill the saucer with sand to about half an inch from the rim. Scatter a small pinch of sea salt across the surface and mix it lightly into the top layer. Press a few flat stones into the sand so their tops sit just above the surface. Add water until the sand is saturated but not pooling — the surface should glisten, not flood.

LOCATION:
Set it directly among flowers in full sun where butterflies are already active. Near zinnias, milkweed, lantana, or coneflowers works well. Butterflies are visual and will find it faster when it sits inside their existing flight path rather than off to the side.

MAINTENANCE:
Add water daily in hot weather to keep the sand damp. Replace the sand and salt once a month. Rinse the dish if algae builds up. The station works from spring through first frost.

🪏Your Next Garden Project Starts Here! 🪴

If you've been waiting for the right moment to refresh your landscape, this is it! We just received a massive new delivery of premium rose bushes, colorful flowering perennials, and healthy trees ready to transform your outdoor space.

From adding an elegant splash of color to your patio to completely updating your flower beds, our fresh inventory has something for every style and skill level.

Come walk the yard and grab the finest selections while they're fresh off the truck!

🕒 Spring Hours:
Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

📍 Find Us Here:
Delaware Landscaping Garden Center
800 New Burton Rd, Dover, DE

📞 Call us: 302-697-6000

Let’s get growing together! 💚