By Neat & Tidy Landscaping
Guides to common plants, weeds, invasive species, identification, removal, and control, with practical advice for Seattle and Pacific Northwest yards and landscapes.
The Landscaping Problem You May Not Notice Until After Closing You’re getting ready to make one of the biggest purchases of your life. You found the house. The parking isn’t bad. The location works. The kitchen is dated, but you can remodel it. The bathrooms need work. The roof is getting older. And the backyard? … Read more
A Landscaper’s Perspective on Cardboard, Bark & Landscape Fabric If you order anything online, there’s a good chance you have cardboard boxes sitting around your house. Amazon boxes. Costco boxes. Moving boxes. Shipping boxes. Eventually, someone looks at that pile of cardboard, looks at the blackberry or weeds growing in the backyard, and has an … Read more
If you’re looking at an overgrown patch of blackberry in your backyard, here’s probably the question you actually want answered: How much is this going to cost to remove? For professional blackberry removal in the Seattle area, a small project may start around $350, while larger projects can easily reach $1,000, $2,000, $5,000 or more. … Read more
You Can Absolutely Do It Yourself. Here’s What “Free” Actually Costs. Want to know the secret to removing blackberry for free? Do it yourself. Seriously. You don’t necessarily need to spend $2,000 or $3,000 hiring a landscaping company to remove blackberry from your property. Blackberry isn’t some mysterious plant that only professional landscapers know how … Read more
Invitation to Blackberry Mountain. Last July, I was finishing another landscaping estimate and getting ready to head home when my phone rang. It was a woman named Samantha. “Hey Samantha, how’s it going? What can I do for you?” She told me she had a large blackberry project and wanted to know if I could … Read more
Working in landscaping around Seattle, we come across English ivy almost every day. It’s in front yards. Backyards. Parking strips. Parks. Slopes. Fence lines. Greenbelts. And climbing up trees. Once you learn to recognize it, you can’t really unsee it. Before I worked in landscaping, I probably would have looked at many of these properties … Read more
You found the house. It’s close to work. Parking is good. The kitchen needs some updating, but you can already picture what you’re going to do with it. The bathroom needs work. The house is a little tight, but there’s enough space. And the price? A little below what similar homes in the area are … Read more
You found the house. Good neighborhood. Good school district. Parking isn’t bad. The house itself is in decent condition. Maybe it even came in a little below what you expected to pay. The yard needs some work, but that’s okay. You’re buying a house. You already know you’re going to paint some rooms, fix a … Read more