<![CDATA[Landscaping, Patios, and Retaining walls Holmes, Wayne, and Tuscarawas counties ohio

<![CDATA[Landscaping, Patios, and Retaining walls Holmes, Wayne, and Tuscarawas counties ohio - 4 Season's thoughts]]>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 21:59:46 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Building Retaining Walls]]>Wed, 03 Feb 2016 19:10:46 GMThttps://www.davisons4seasons.com/4-seasons-thoughts/building-retaining-wallsWhen building projects for our clients, we take into consideration everything that will make their landscape stand the test of time. In the pictures that follow , Davison's is using geogrid to help "tie" the wall back and stabilize the backfill. What do you mean by that?
What I mean is this; Say we were to take the wall itself out of the equation, technically the geogrid and backfill should remain in place. Therefore its still a functioning wall, just without the veneer of the block. Geo grid has been around since ancient times. The Romans used it in road building and their complex structures. It was made out of
Another consideration is water and how do we get rid of it the fastest. Water in a hardscape is your enemy "most" of the time. It will erode, corrode, and help push
( freeze/ thaw) your expensive project over or down. By getting rid of the water, you are raising the longevity of the project.

Our footer or base of the wall is well thought out by us or an architect. If there is insufficient base material put down and it's not compacted thoroughly, the wall will fail. All of Davison's retaining walls, no matter how small , we use separation fabric or more commonly said in the industry "geofabric" between the footer and the undisturbed soil beneath. This serves a two-fold purpose, one it keeps the base material (usually crushed limestone call four eleven) from mixing in with the subsoil. If it mixes with the subsoil , integrity of the compaction could be compromised. Secondly, the geofabric acts as a bridge. If there's settling that occurs from trenches or organic matter breraking down, it will straddle the void like a bridge does and keep the settling from transferring upwards.

]]><![CDATA[Social Media Frenzy]]>Tue, 19 Jan 2016 16:09:40 GMThttps://www.davisons4seasons.com/4-seasons-thoughts/social-media-frenzy

Nowadays, it seems everyone and their brother's (or sister) company is on some sort of social media platform. Whether it's facebook, twitter, instagram , or linkedin ; we are all trying to get a piece of the workspace pie. I have connected with some great companies out there in on-line space. We have built each other up and helped one another in times when a question arose. I have formed friendships with some of these guys and met up with them in real life.
Social media is just another 'tool' to get your work out in front of potential clients. Quite afew of our clients follow us on these platforms and thats great, because we stay in front of them with new and inproved content. So give us a follow on the sites at below or at the top of the page and watch us grow as a company!

]]><![CDATA[Plant placement and designing]]>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:39:39 GMThttps://www.davisons4seasons.com/4-seasons-thoughts/plant-placement-and-designing

rendering for commercial client

Being in this business for most of my life now, I've run across many different landscapes. Some good, some bad, and some gorgeous. What makes a landscape good or bad?
In my opinion, a well thought out design can make or break a landscape. What do I mean? A lot of people and even "professional" landscapers don't take the time to consider what they wish to achieve. I see spur of the moment buys in people's yards and flower beds all the time. How can I tell?
That beautiful blooming shrub or tree that was so cute when it was little, is now crowding, overtaking, and overpowering the place it was put into.
How do I fix this? At 4 Seasons Landscaping, we take the following into consideration:
Space, light, soil, moisture, looks, color.
There are more, but these are 5 of the most important. When all these are thought through and implemented into a design , you can achieve that gorgeous landscape that will have people talking.
~ Bruce

]]><![CDATA[You know it's fall planting time when......]]>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 22:22:24 GMThttps://www.davisons4seasons.com/4-seasons-thoughts/you-know-its-fall-planting-time-when1.) Soil temperatures in your area are approaching 55 degrees F
2.) Fall nighttime temps stay between 40-50 degrees F
3.) You blow out the irrigation system before it freezes
4.) The fall striped bass run is on
5.) The fall foliage has moved just past peak
6.) Squirrels are digging acorns as fast as they can
7.) Birds start grouping
8.) you start to smell wood smoke or burning leaf piles
9.) In the north you close windows---In the south you back off a/c
10.) The grapes are ripening on the vine
11.) You dont hear crickels anymore
12.) While driving, you see leaves bouncing along the road
13.) hostas die down
14.) The dog stops lying in that round hole he dug in the garden, and moves to a sunny spot
15.) Your kids start putting on jackets without any nagging from you
16.) You no longer have to dodge night- flying insects to get in the front door
17.) the koi move to the bottom of the pond and become motionless
18.) You stop wearing white (except me!)
19.) You take the boat out of the water for the season
20.) You look for a blanket in the middle of the night
21.) There's frost on your windshield
22.) You see trucks loaded with firewood
23.) You say "man it cold" for the first time]]><![CDATA[fall]]>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:44:52 GMThttps://www.davisons4seasons.com/4-seasons-thoughts/fall

holmes county, ohio, fall setting

Fall is a season of change. The trees are readying themselves for winter, as are shrubs and perennials. You'll see beautiful arrangements of color as the trees give one last show before winter brings her icy , barren grip upon our land. Fall is the "perfect" time to plant or divide your flowers, shrubs, or trees.
The reason this is so--
1.)plants aren't sending so much nutrients out to their leaves, its all going into the root system. ( less shock will be involved)

2.) with cooler temps the ground stays moist longer , so less watering is involved
3.) gets winter moisture and spring rains to start the root system off rightsysteoff right.
4.) they go dormant

You can also plant grass in the fall and have great results, because of many reasons I listed above. Its a good time to roll out your lawn, but if you do this make sure it is aerated to break up the compaction you just caused. Bare spots in the yard can be seeded at this time too (overseeding).

]]><![CDATA[Readying your gardens for spring]]>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:04:22 GMThttps://www.davisons4seasons.com/4-seasons-thoughts/readying-your-gardens-for-spring

So with spring just a few weeks away. (Even though you wouldn't know it this winter! [warm]) There are plenty of things you or your landscape contractor could do to ready the beds for warmer weather.

1.) pruning - mid-february thru 1st week of April is the ideal time to
get those trees and overgrown shrubs into shape and a more manageable size.
2.) shearing- not recommended on every plant! Some plants like physocarpus seem to thrive on hard shearing, as do spirea. Do not prune or shear spring blooming plants as you will cut off all the blooms that were set the previous year.

3.) Light cleaning- what I mean by this: some perennials are still tender and suseptible to frost when they peak out of the ground. So by leaving some of last years dead growth and leaves on top of them yet will help the tender new growth have a chance to harden off before they get burnt by frost.

4.) Turning mulch- take a rake or hoe and break up that top crust mulch gets from sitting. This will in turn allow water and nutrients to get into the soil.

These are just a few tips to get you started and make the flowers beautiful this year!

]]><![CDATA[Thoughts on snow]]>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:06:39 GMThttps://www.davisons4seasons.com/4-seasons-thoughts/thoughts-on-snowThis is just wetting my feet so to speak in the blogging world. Last year Ohio saw one of its snowiest years on record, this year almost nothing! Alaska and Europe along with Japan are seeing record amounts. What's up with this crazy weather. A lot of guys in the industry are hurting right now because they rely to heavily on the white stuff. i was always taught from a business standpoint to count snow money as profit. In order to do this a company needs to recover their overhead and put money in the bank before winter hits.
Tonight and tomorrow we are supposed to get another storm ( we'll see).

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