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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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Joseph Pacocha
May 30, 20151 min read
Poison Ivy growing on your property? We can help eliminate the problematic vine once and for all!
As summer approaches and we spend greater amounts of time outdoors, be on the look out for poison ivy! Pacocha Landscaping Services, Inc....
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Joseph Pacocha
Mar 31, 20151 min read
Oh no…… my lawn has SNOW MOLD!!
Now that the snow has finally melted and warmer temperatures are upon us, many lawns are showing signs of a common fungal disease called...
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Joseph Pacocha
Oct 31, 20142 min read
Improved Snow Management Services: Provide unobstructed on-site areas to adequately accommodate snow
Whenever visiting a new prospective snow and ice management property, one of the first things we quickly notice is if there are any...
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Joseph Pacocha
Sep 29, 20142 min read
A fruit bearing perennial TOXIC WEED that has many unique uses dating back hundreds of years!!
One day a client asked if I would stop by his property to look at a few small projects he needed taken care of. So during my property...
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Joseph Pacocha
Aug 26, 20141 min read
Just a few locations we have found and eliminated the problematic POISON IVY vine
Poison Ivy growing along the base of a back yard chain link fence Poison Ivy growing within a stone covered bed space just off driveway...
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Joseph Pacocha
Jul 30, 20141 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...
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Joseph Pacocha
Jun 30, 20141 min read
5 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Control Methods
The goal of any successful lawn and landscape management program is to optimize (not maximize) pest control over time. A pest is any...
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Joseph Pacocha
Apr 28, 20141 min read
Rabbits have eaten my bushes this winter!!!
What a sight, just when the final snow cover melts away, we noticed that several bushes have had their bark chewed off (lower branches in...
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Joseph Pacocha
Sep 29, 20131 min read
Pine, Fir and Spruce Trees….. Do you know the difference?
Even though all evergreen trees are routinely called “pine trees” by the casual observer, there are other unique species that deserve to...
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Joseph Pacocha
Aug 27, 20131 min read
BEWARE…… Poison Ivy may be closer than you think!
We continue to find poison ivy plants growing in places that you would never expect. Whether the unwanted plants originally came from...
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Joseph Pacocha
Jun 27, 20131 min read
Coarse Textured Grass Variety That Can Handle the Heat and So Much More – Tall Fescue!
If you are looking for a lawn that can tolerate extreme heat, drought and even heavy foot traffic, than tall fescue is for you! Today,...
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Joseph Pacocha
May 26, 20131 min read
Yellow Nutsedge: The problematic “grass like” weed that will not leave your lawn without a fight!
If there is one persistent type of unwanted vegetation that is very difficult to control in most lawns it has to be the “grass like” weed...
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Joseph Pacocha
Apr 28, 20131 min read
Before digging in Illinois be sure to call 811, JULIE 800-892-0123 or CHICAGO DIGGER 312-744-7000
Whether you are preparing to install a tree, pond, hedge, drainage system, new concrete or even a road side mailbox, be sure to call 811...
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Joseph Pacocha
Mar 28, 20131 min read
Which flying insect loves stagnate water found in catch basins, rain gutters and plant containers?
Culex Pipiens or better known as the Northern House Mosquito! I think we can all agree that mosquitoes are a nuisance pest that can make...
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Joseph Pacocha
Feb 25, 20131 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...
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Joseph Pacocha
Jan 22, 20131 min read
Sewer repair or emergency utility work recently performed? Restore your lawn and landscape today!
The damage done to a mature lawn or landscape (in particular) after a major sewer repair, drainage improvements or new flood control...
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Joseph Pacocha
Oct 13, 20121 min read
Whether you say fall or autumn one thing is for sure…. It’s time to clean the fallen leaves!
Here in northern Illinois it seems that as soon as the summer heat is gone we move quickly into the much needed plant loving cool and...
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Joseph Pacocha
Jul 13, 20121 min read
Poison Ivy………… Leaves of Three, Leave Them Be!
If you ever came in contact with poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac you know exactly the type of painful skin irritation one can...
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Joseph Pacocha
Mar 5, 20121 min read
The damaging power of ice!
Many of us carefully travel atop slippery icy surfaces every winter with great care and awareness. We do our very best to lower the...
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