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After the coldest winter in recent memory, plummeting temperatures along with high winds left many plants with cases of winter burn. There are three causes of winter burn: low soil moisture, freezing temperatures, and harsh wind. When these three factors are in place, plants loose water from their leaves faster then they can replace it (transpiration). With that being said, one can probably guess that massive plant damage took place over this past winter.

As a business owner or manager, you probably spend a great deal of time ensuring that everything is running smooth, you're staying within your budget and that your ROI is in line with what was projected for the year.  But have you ever thought about what your commercial landscape maintenance is saying to your customers?

Edible residential landscaping is in the news in Idaho, so why not at your home? Why not have edible landscaping that functions by adding beauty to your home, yet is also a food source? What is edible landscaping? 

Residential landscaping can be the deal breaker when trying to sell your home. Potential buyers drive up to your property and the first impression is your landscaping. Barone states that investing in lawn care can add 15 percent to the value of your home. She states that many people pay attention to the interior and spend time updating the interior. Yet many people do not update the exterior and lose potential sales.

The appearance of landscaping is vital to maintaining curb appeal. Landscaping is by no means a set it and forget it proposition. Plants must receive the proper care including watering, weeding and trimming to remain robust. Residential landscape maintenance can add as much as 14% to the resale of the home and speed up the selling process by as much as six weeks when it is time to sell, but that will only happen when the landscaping is well maintained and healthy.