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Here you will find new project ideas, unique material information and discover the many ways our team at Pacocha Landscaping Services can help improve your Arlington Heights and northwest suburban Chicagoland property.
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From Wilderness to Wow: The Power of Monthly Plant Bed Maintenance
The Simple Strategy Behind Five-Star Curb Appeal. Learn how routine plant bed maintenance keeps landscapes healthy, attractive, and weed-free throughout the growing season.
Joseph Pacocha
May 302 min read
Dancing Delicately Among the Blooms
Your landscape should be a place of beauty and enjoyment, free from overcrowding or misplaced plantings.
Joseph Pacocha
Mar 30, 20252 min read
Invasive Weed Control is Our Specialty!
We will engage in a collaborative discussion with you to explore various invasive plant eradication strategies tailored to your situation.
Joseph Pacocha
Feb 25, 20251 min read
Enhancing Your Lawn and Landscape with Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Integrated Pest Management is the process of continually scouting for lawn and landscape related pests and injury.
Joseph Pacocha
Apr 28, 20241 min read
Never-Ending Thistle Control
It's that time of year again, where invasive thistle plants are thriving! In some cases, reaching over 4' in height.
Joseph Pacocha
Jun 29, 20221 min read
Crabgrass preventer before a spring cleanup?
We continue to wrestle with the benefit (if any) of applying a granular crabgrass prevention herbicide before a spring cleanup is performed.
Joseph Pacocha
Mar 30, 20222 min read
4 Basic Building Blocks of Successful Weed Control in Lawns
1). Cut Grass Routinely Tall (3-1/2″ or greater) 2). Forever Improve the Soil (aerate, fertilize, top dress with organic materials, water...
Joseph Pacocha
May 30, 20201 min read
Three basic types of turfgrass weeds
The basic definition of a weed is any plant growing in a place that it is not wanted. The three basic types of weeds found in managed...
Joseph Pacocha
Jul 30, 20141 min read
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for a healthy lawn and landscape!
Integrated Pest Management is the process of continually scouting for lawn and landscape related pests and injury. Pests can be defined...
Joseph Pacocha
Feb 25, 20131 min read
Types of Herbicides: Non-Selective VS. Selective
You need to know the difference between a non-selective and a selective herbicide before you perform or authorize any herbicide...
Joseph Pacocha
Jun 10, 20121 min read
Apply a crabgrass preventer to your lawn or plant grass seed.…please choose only one!
The challenge we turf grass managers face every spring season (in particular) is that in order to prevent the annual unwanted grassy weed...
Joseph Pacocha
Apr 25, 20122 min read
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