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Ecoscape Tips

Create a Mulch Ring Around Young Trees

Trees and Palms

Create a Mulch Ring Around Young Trees

Wide, flat mulch ring surrounding a young Florida shade tree with the root flare exposed.
Adjust Irrigation for Seasonal Conditions

Irrigation

Adjust Irrigation for Seasonal Conditions

Homeowner adjusting seasonal settings on a modern irrigation controller in a clean Florida garage.
Clean Clogged Sprinkler Nozzles

Irrigation

Clean Clogged Sprinkler Nozzles

Gloved hands rinsing a removed pop-up sprinkler nozzle beside a healthy Florida lawn.
Place Drip Emitters Over the Root Zone

Irrigation

Place Drip Emitters Over the Root Zone

Drip emitter watering the root zone beneath mulch near tropical plants in a Florida garden.
Check the Lighting Transformer Timer

Outdoor Lighting

Check the Lighting Transformer Timer

Hand checking an outdoor landscape-lighting transformer timer beside a protected GFCI outlet.
Remove Only Dead Palm Fronds

Trees and Palms

Remove Only Dead Palm Fronds

Healthy sabal palm with a full green crown and only brown dead fronds removed at ground level.
Investigate Wet Spots for Irrigation Leaks

Irrigation

Investigate Wet Spots for Irrigation Leaks

Cracked irrigation pipe bubbling beneath wet turf beside a pop-up sprinkler head.
Keep Lighting Connections Dry and Protected

Outdoor Lighting

Keep Lighting Connections Dry and Protected

Gloved hand checking a waterproof low-voltage lighting connector beside an illuminated path light.
Clean Landscape Light Lenses

Outdoor Lighting

Clean Landscape Light Lenses

Gloved hand cleaning the glass lens of a brass landscape spotlight in a tropical garden at dusk.
Maintain a Two-to-Three-Inch Mulch Layer

Plant Care

Maintain a Two-to-Three-Inch Mulch Layer

Hand using an unmarked wooden gauge to check mulch depth around a flowering Florida shrub.
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