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Landscape Bed Re-Mulching

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 16 March, 2010

The Importance of Re-Mulching All Beds

Most people who care about landscaping understand the importance of using mulch on beds and around trees, but they may not realize the importance of re-mulching all beds periodically. Mulch is a protective covering of plant or natural materials or synthetics. The main reason for using mulch is to help offset any local climatic effects throughout the year. Mulch is also used for beautification of landscaping.

Our Landscape professionals at Peach Tree Landscaping have training and experience with applications of mulch products to the particular soils in the middle Tennessee region. We mulch, re-mulch and maintain landscape beds in residential and business properties in cities large or small, including Nashville, Murfreesboro, Gallatin, Brentwood and Clarksville. They know which mulch materials will work best in different areas and around various plantings. Our crews do regular mulch maintenance and renewal several times yearly for satisfied customers.

It is incorrect to believe that once mulch has been placed onto the landscape the job is done. Proper care of mulched areas means maintaining the quality of the original materials so that they work as desired. Since mulch is exposed to the elements of sun, wind and rain, it will deteriorate over time. Problems may also develop with unattended mulched areas. Re-mulching annually or twice a year can prevent many problems from developing. It is important that mulch be in good condition to function as intended.

Mulch is used on beds and in other landscape areas to protect plants from weather, keep soil moist, beautify, prevent weed growth, warm up soil for early season use, conserve water and to reduce soil erosion and compaction. Many types of mulch products can be used. Organics, compost, rubber, plastic or gravel are just a few common mulch materials that are popular. Some are temporary due to decay, while others are long lasting. All require follow-up attention for best results.

Things to watch out for include weed seed growth, termites, bacteria, toxicity, fungi and other problems that are negatives for plant success. Mulches should be kept a certain distance from buildings and trees to avoid unwanted damage. Layers should not be above two inches in height for maximum effectiveness and to allow air and water to circulate.

Peach Tree professionals know how different materials react over time and in the outdoor elements. Call our office today or visit http://www.peachtreeinc.comto learn more about our award winning landscape and design services.

Landscape Design

Posted by admin on Wednesday, 9 December, 2009

Landscape Design

 At Peach Tree Inc., our landscape design team envisions your property as an opportunity to create a fresh new living work of art. Professional landscaping adds value to your industrial, commercial or residential property and designing can be done at any time. Experience shows that the best time to bring in our in house landscape design team is during the initial planning stages prior to building. It is like starting with a blank canvas and creating a masterpiece with all the little essentials included.

Our team meets with clients to gather and exchange ideas to formulate a game plan that will efficiently and effectively create all the landscape features desired by the client that also work for the property. Our design services include planning, installation and maintenance services. Irrigation systems, piping, outdoor lighting, patio, deck, garden and water features are all important to proper landscape design. Our award winning staff is also proficient at planning and maintenance of hardscape areas such as patios, paved areas, and walkways.

Our Peach Tree staff includes an award winning landscape designer who is available for consultation and creation of custom master landscape plans for our clients in middle Tennessee. Our company serves commercial, industrial and residential customers in the central area of the state including Nashville, Bowling Green, Clarksville and Franklin. Our crews do maintenance regularly in all size towns and are always able to add new clients to our service routes.

We have over 400 clients in Nashville. Large corporations such as Wal-Mart, Lowes, Taco Bell, Cracker Barrel, McDonald’s, Kohl’s and Kroger have entrusted landscape services to Peach Tree Inc. We have many satisfied customers in Murfreesboro, Hendersonville, Brentwood, Clarksville, Manchester, Springfield and Cookville.

Our landscape design team starts from below the ground up, planning for custom irrigation systems, plant and garden beds, green areas and water features. They take all the guess work and hassles that come with achieving proper watering out of your project so your project progresses smoothly. Being able to get a photo finish look when completed is only possible with expert landscape design planning from the start.

You can rely on Peach Tree Inc. for continued maintenance service to keep your landscaping looking exactly as planned. Maintenance also keeps costs to a minimum as problems that might develop are caught promptly. We take Tennessee pride to heart and will be around for years to come with the same excellence of service. The size of our company also benefits your landscaping projects as we are able to make advantageous purchases for projects and have the best equipment available.

Contact our headquarters or visit our website at http://www.peachtreeinc.comto arrange for professional custom landscape design service for your property location.

Parking Lot Sweeping

Posted by admin on Monday, 7 December, 2009
Parking lot sweeping sounds like a simple chore but to do it properly requires the right equipment, trained staff and a desire to be the best in the business. At Peachtree Inc., we provide top quality parking lot sweeping including catching all those easy to miss places like corners, curbs and behind buildings.

Our company has an entire division devoted to parking lot maintenance and sweeping. We go nightly to large shopping centers, hotels, apartments and other commercial properties to vacuum up trash and debris from the day’s business traffic. Our two man crews work as a team with one man operating the sweeper truck and the other blowing trash or debris out from hidden places to where the sweeper truck can vacuum all of it up. They make sure all parts and corners of the parking lot are clean and catch any random trash from behind the buildings as well. It is a thorough job that other vendors do not bother to do as well. We leave parking lots spotless, every night. Our clients include major retailers such as Wal-Mart, Lowes, Kroger, Publix and others.

Parking lot sweeping is important because having your lots cleaned at night means your business is ready for customers by looking sharp every morning. There are no unsightly cigarette butts, gravel or trash to greet your customers and proper sweeping helps keep your paved areas safer. We also change trash can liners and hand blow debris away from entrance ways and walkways.

As a full service landscape and irrigation company we are familiar with the best equipment companies and use sweeper trucks from top notch manufacturers like Swartz and Tymco. We service clients all over the middle Tennessee area in large towns like Nashville to small towns and industrial parks. Parking lot sweeping is an important part of our property maintenance division business just as is outdoor lighting, irrigation service and installation, and landscape design and installation.

If you are in Murfreesboro, Gallatin, Hendersonville, Clarksville, Brentwood, Franklin or towns in between, we will be in your central Tennessee neighborhood as we care for commercial properties. In Nashville alone we have over 400 clients such as Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Cracker Barrel, Kohl’s, McDonald’s and more. We are no strangers to towns like Bowling Green, Springfield, Cookville, Manchester or Spring Hill. Just call our office headquarters or visit http://www.peachtreeinc.comfor service to your commercial location.

Irrigation managment and water conservation

Posted by admin on Monday, 30 November, 2009

Irrigation Management and Water Conservation Preventative maintenance applies equally to your irrigation management and water conservation measures just like it does to any other complex mechanical equipment. Regular irrigation system inspections should be done monthly for optimum continued performance and prevention of problems that could be expensive. Broken heads, leaks and wasted water lead to equipment failure, misuse and waste of water resources and can cause water bills to skyrocket if left unseen and unrepaired.

Water waste and conservation procedures are very important current issues in the irrigation management industry. Routine inspections of irrigation and water control systems will catch problems before they cost clients up to thousands of dollars in excessive water bills. We service hundreds of clients in the central Tennessee area and are experts at doing irrigation management and water conservation. If your business is located anywhere near the central Tennessee area from Brentwood to Bowling Green or Clarksville to Cookeville, call on Peach Tree Landscaping for regular irrigation maintenance services. We are regularly in the areas of Nashville, Franklin, Spring Hill, Manchester and Murfreesboro with our award winning landscaping teams and can easily make a stop at your business.

Visit our website at http://www.peachtreeinc.comfor a complete listing of our service potential. Peach Tree teams will visit your location monthly and check the entire irrigation system for problems. In winter and spring they can also do your cold weather winterization and spring start up service. Leaks are never good even if they are outdoors. When you are pumping water it should go where you want it to go and not pay for wasted water resources. Irrigation systems experience heavy duty use and that is another reason for doing regular service maintenance on your system. Clients in Gallatin, Henderson, and Spring Hill are enjoying the peace of mind that regular maintenance of expensive irrigation systems brings. This type of service is best done by our professionals who know just what to look for and how to make needed repairs. Cut service costs to a minimum by having regular maintenance done monthly and catch problems before they become systemic and expensive. Call Peach Tree Landscaping today or get in touch with us through our website contact link. Landscaping requires more than a sprinkler and push mower to keep a business in top condition. We have the equipment and the professional staff to do your job efficiently and properly, every time. If you are cutting costs, be sure that a Peach Tree Landscaping crew is doing the cutting for you! Peach Tree serves all of central Tennessee with superior landscaping services.

We can come in on the ground floor when you purchase property, work with you for years, or salvage a disaster in progress on property recently purchased. Good looking landscaping makes good sense and saves you money in the long run. It is an investment that will grow even more beautiful over the years you own your property and aid conservation efforts at the same time.

Irrigation System Service and Winterization

Posted by admin on Friday, 20 November, 2009

Call upon the middle Tennessee experts at Peach Tree Landscaping for your biannual irrigation system service and winterization service. It is essential to properly protect your investment in your irrigation system from winter damage caused by freezing temperatures. Without proper professional preparation your system has many points at which costly damage may occur. Winterization prior to the first frost is the best way to prevent damage to equipment and added repair expense.

We offer winterization services to all areas of middle Tennessee from Nashville and Murfreesboro to Hendersonville, Gallatin, Clarksville and others. Peach Tree’s award winning service crews will come to your location and make ready for the winter onslaught all the pipes, valves, pumps, timers and other parts of your irrigation system.

From main shut off valve to underground piping your irrigation system requires a professional service treatment to insure that all parts of your system have no water left behind to expand during cold weather freezes. Blowing out irrigation systems can be a dangerous job. It is necessary to wear eye protection and gloves to prevent accidental injuries to those persons performing winterization service. Touching a high voltage wire or hot transformer may cause burns and high pressure compressed air blow outs could result in eye damage to those who are unprotected.

System drainage cannot be fully completed by gravity; it is important to get the system cleared of all water. Parts and pipes that are exposed to weather and that lie above the frost line must be winterized. In springtime call Peach Tree Landscaping to again turn your irrigation system on for the season. Technical expertise makes resetting of timers, stations and other aspects of irrigation systems a breeze instead of a nightmare.

Proper annual service to your irrigation system should be performed at least twice yearly, before and after winter freezing weather. Protect highly technical equipment properly to get longer lifetimes from your equipment and optimum operation. Modern systems have controllers, shut off valves, master valves, and pumps that can be damaged by overheating or by freezing temperatures. Any air vent or drain outlets need to remain clear and functioning properly for your system to continue to work.

If you are located in areas from Spring Hill to Cookeville, Bowling Green, Gallatin, Franklin and Brentwood call the award winning service team at Peach Tree. Visit our website for fast service and all the information you need, http://www.peachtreeinc.com

Peach Tree’s Landscape Maintenance Division

Posted by admin on Tuesday, 17 November, 2009

Beautification and maintenance of your commercial property is just a phone call away to Peach Tree Inc. for those businesses that are located in middle Tennessee. Call upon this area’s premier full service landscape professionals to perform excellent commercial landscape maintenance duties. We are ready to tend all your commercial or residential properties in Nashville, Murfreesboro, Brentwood, Clarksville, Franklin, Gallatin, Hendersonville, Clarksville and other central Tennessee areas with award winning service.

The best way to keep your properties healthy and looking their best is to have regular, on-going maintenance for lawns and landscaped areas. Our services also include sweeping parking lots nightly so that all areas of your business look their best. Services are available to all types of commercial establishments and residential properties. There is no need to call upon several companies as Peach Tree Inc. offers complete outdoor services and maintenance.

We already have service contracts with over 400 commercial properties in the Nashville area alone for commercial landscape maintenance. Here you can see our work in action at well known commercial businesses including Cracker Barrel, Kohl’s, US Bank, McDonald’s and other large businesses. No job is too large or too small for our crews to handle and every job receives our top priority level of service attention. Peach Tree landscaping services include maintenance, outdoor lighting, design and irrigation services and installations.

You probably have seen our crews on location conducting commercial landscape maintenance in the central Tennessee towns of Spring Hill, Manchester, Bowling Green, Springfield, Cookeville and others. We have a large staff that can handle your on-going landscape maintenance requirements year around. Your landscaping is a large investment in your property holdings and it should receive dedicated attention due to its visibility and the delicate nature of living plants and trees.

Peach Tree Inc. is fully licensed and we are insured. In a way we leave no stone unturned that should be turned. Our commitment to exceeding client expectations is held by all staff from management to crew members. We take Tennessee pride in our job and your satisfaction comes first. For this our Peach Tree team extends landscaping and maintenance services that still have a down home personal touch yet have received top awards for excellence and professionalism.

Peach Tree offers those in central Tennessee the best price for the highest quality landscaping maintenance service backed by industry awards. We have recently received “Best Landscaping Contractor” designation from Murfreesboro Magazine, and the “Beautification Award” from the Nashville Chamber of Commerce.

Call upon Peach Tree at your project’s first conception for superior professional landscaping planning. Rely upon our team of landscape professionals to maintain your property in like new glory through regular maintenance services. If you require additional information about Peach Tree’s commercial landscaping and maintenance services, please visit our website at www.peachtreeinc.com. To get started please call and ask for our commercial landscape maintenance division.