Ed Castro Landscape

RENEWAL & REMEMBERANCE' We volunteered at Arlington National Cemetery

Ed Castro Landscape, a member of the National Association of Landscape Professionals, participated in Renewal & Remembrance at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, July 16, 2018. This marks the 21st year that industry professionals have worked to help care for this national burial ground that serves as the final resting spot for more than 400,000 military service men and women and their spouses.
Every July, hundreds of landscape and lawn care professionals come from across the nation to Arlington National Cemetery to participate in Renewal & Remembrance which is organized by the National Association of Landscape Professionals. They volunteer their time mulching, upgrading sprinklers, cabling and installing lightning protection for the trees, pruning, planting, liming and aerating the soil. “Landscape and lawn care professionals give back to their communities in many ways through-out the year and volunteering at Arlington National Cemetery is very important to those who participate.” said Sabeena Hickman, CAE, NALP CEO. “It is privilege to be able to volunteer our time and talents to improve the health and beauty of the grounds at Arlington National Cemetery, one of our nation’s most sacred places.” NALP members were also joined by members of the National Hispanic Landscape Alliance and the Professional Grounds Management Society.

About the National Association of Landscape Professionals The National Association of Landscape Professionals represents an industry that employs nearly 1 million landscape, lawn care, irrigation and tree care professionals who create and maintain healthy green spaces for the benefit of society and the environment. For more information, visit LoveYourLandscape.org.

Do you have yellowing plants in your landscape? Some of our best performing shrubs such as Azalea, Gardenia, and Hollies are prone to nutrient deficiencies that cause yellowing leaves, leaf drop, and reduced flowering. This condition is called Chlorosis and occurs when plants do not receive key nutrients such as Iron and Nitrogen. Normal fertilization, as included in your maintenance program, replaces missing nutrients to prevent Chlorosis. Why then do we still see yellowing in landscapes that are on a fertilization program?

The answer is in the soil pH.

In some cases a change in soil pH can make certain nutrients unavailable to plants. Once the pH has left optimal range we see a variety of issues ranging from Chlorosis to more extreme symptoms such as stunting and even plant death. Our Azaleas, Gardenias, Hollies, and other acid loving plants are even more susceptible as they only thrive in acidic low pH environments.

Luckily there is an easy fix for pH issues in our Georgia soils. An application of an organic acidic fertilizer in the winter months will lower soil pH adding new macro and micro nutrients to the soil as well as freeing up existing nutrients and allowing plants to use everything that is available in order to thrive. We recommend a full application mid-January through the end of February to ensure healthy and happy plants! This service is site specific and in some cases another external factor may be causing symptoms so give us a call and we will evaluate the best course of action to ensure the health of your landscape.

An ECL project was recently included in an article on Houzz- check it out.

Elevate the Garden With Understated Art Pieces These 10 simple, thoughtful objects bring beauty and a sense of place to the landscape

A few photos from the Habitat for Humanity landscape installation in March. Many thanks to our dedicated ECL team members who gave their time and helped make this home beautiful for a deserving family.

Congratulations to all of the award winners at last night's UAC GALA Banquet and Ceremony. It was great to see so many companies in the area doing fantastic work! Ed Castro Landscape received three awards, and we are so grateful to all of the judges for this honor. To learn more about UAC, visit https://urbanagcouncil.com/