Maintaining a healthy and attractive lawn presents many challenges to Pennsylvania homeowners, especially when it comes to identifying and eliminating common lawn pests. Each type of pest creates its own set of problems. It’s usually not difficult to spot the problems that lawn pests create, [...]
read moreAs a business owner in North Central Pennsylvania, you need every advantage you can get when it comes to attracting new customers. Unfortunately, the opposite is likely to happen when a customer approaches your company’s physical location only to see a parking lot overrun with [...]
read moreWhen many people think of landscaping, they envision plants, trees, shrubs, and other natural materials. This is the softscape aspect of landscaping. It also includes hardscaping, which refers to the hard materials used to complement the softer features of a design. Some specific hardscape materials [...]
read moreAlthough you may not want to think about winter just yet, it will be here before you know it. The steps you take to care for your lawn now will affects it health while it remains dormant through the cold weather season. It also impacts [...]
read moreHomeowners sometimes look forward to fall and winter because they don’t have to spend as much time maintaining their lawns. What many people don’t realize is the care they provide their lawn in the fall affects how well it grows the following spring. As we [...]
read moreAs we wait for winter and spring to end their tug of war, most of us are rooting for spring to win and soon! March is when Vir Terra starts pulling equipment out of winter storage and making preparations for the landscape season. It is [...]
read moreFrom lawn mowing, edging and trimming to soil testing, fertilization, liming, aeration, dethatching, weed and insect control; Vir Terra Landscaping can make your lawn the envy of the [...]
read more“Fall is for planting.” A slogan often heard in our industry, but why? Even though the day and night time temperatures cool down, the soil is still warm and the rainfall becomes more regular and reliable. These conditions are excellent for root growth of new [...]
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