The Weekly Dirt

Balled and Burlapped Trees

Music by audionautix.com Harvesting Trees Have you ever wondered how we dig our trees from the nursery? Balled and burlapped trees are grown in our fields for 2 or more years. The trees are harvested in winter. We use a Tree Spade attachment on our tractor to dig up the large trees. There is an […]

Winter Landscapes

Winter landscapes are the perfect time to get a good sense of your hardscape layout. As the leaves begin to fall from the trees and the fall flowers are cut back, we can see more prominent plant structures in our landscape designs. Hardscape Statues, trellises, benches, and arbors stand out from where they have once […]

Out with the Old: In with Arborvitae

Our crews are out all around Fayetteville, NC. They are installing new plants, pulling out old ones, refreshing mulch, and performing routine maintenance for both residential and commercial clients. I caught up with a crew pulling old shrubs from the ground and replacing them with Emerald Green Arborvitae. Recently we photographed Green Biz specialists digging […]

Fire Pits For Your Outdoor Space

Nothing says come hang out this evening like a fire pit. It’s a place to sit, tell stories, listen to music and talk with friends and family. Fire pits are versatile; you can enjoy them in warm months roasting smores and hobo pies after long summer fun-filled days. The offer a place to sit back and […]

Creating Your Outdoor Space

Whatever your reasons for creating your outdoor space we have three things you must incorporate. Items that provide privacy and style add in elements of fire and water and lighting. Privacy & Style. Add blankets, pillows and resting spaces to provide texture and style. Some homes sit very close to their neighbors. Adding a privacy screen of […]

Green Biz Lawn Maintenance & Installation Services

Our lawn maintenance and installation services cover residential and commercial customers. We provide services such as trimming sod installation irrigation installation irrigation maintenance shrub and tree pruning planting and mulching Paver Installation Retaining Wall Installation ponds and fountains A freshly installed sod and patio circle Our Staff In addition, Green Biz Staff members are professionals with […]

Yellow Bellied Sap-Sucker

That Pretty Little Pest The Yellow Bellied Sap-Sucker comes from the woodpecker family. This pretty bird is a pest and will create lines of shallow holes in trees. These holes will leave trees susceptible to disease and insect damage. Yellow Bellied Sap-Sucker Identification These small woodpeckers have bold colored feathers. The body is made up of black and white feathers, […]

Pine Straw? Wood Mulch? Stone?

Do you mulch with pine straw? Should you mulch with a wood variety? Could you mulch with stone? Do you even mulch? Pine Straw, Stone or Wood Mulch? The purpose of all these choices is to aid in maintaining soil moisture, control soil temperature, slow weed growth, and provide beauty and contrast to a landscape.  Also, it can […]

6 Ways to Upgrade Your Summer Landscaping

Looking for the dirt on how to enhance your landscaping this summer? You have come to the right place. Summer is a great time to touch up outdoor areas and add an extension to your living areas. Here is a look at some great and simple ways to get the beautification you are looking for! […]

What is a French Drain?

Without proper drainage, water can build up excessively, leaving pools of water in the low spots of an area. A French Drain can reroute the flow of water in an area with water build up issues. What is a French Drain? A French Drain is a sloped trench filled with gravel and a pipe that diverts water […]