Joseph Pacocha
Storm Water and Flood Management
When facing saturated soil and continuous heavy rainfall, what do you do when standing water occurs on your property?
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Here you will find new project ideas, unique material information and discover the many ways our team at Pacocha Landscaping Services can help improve your Arlington Heights and northwest suburban Chicagoland property.
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Joseph Pacocha
- Jan 28
- 2 min
Reducing the Risk of Ice Blocked Drain Pipes
It's not until extremely cold, sub-freezing winter temperatures set in, that water and/or melting snow can freeze just about instantly.
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Joseph Pacocha
- Nov 28, 2021
- 2 min
Problem and Solution: Redirecting and Burying Extended Downspout Drain Pipes
The goal of this drainage improvement project was to redirect and conceal (by way of burying) two existing downspout drain pipes.
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Joseph Pacocha
- Aug 29, 2021
- 2 min
Out with the mulch, in with the grass!
When analyzing your landscape, consider replacing tired wood mulch covered bed areas with beautiful, green, lush grass!
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Joseph Pacocha
- Jul 29, 2021
- 1 min
Steel Edging for Beauty, for Curves, for Fine Lines……..FOREVER!
The beauty of steel edging lies in its strength. Starting at 1/8″ thick (up to 1/4″ thickness) steel makes for the perfect edge material.
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Joseph Pacocha
- Jun 29, 2021
- 1 min
Just a few customer service requests received by our office this past month………
Decorative gravel delivery and installation Existing shrub removal Sump pump discharge relocation Late summer/early fall lawn seeding...
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Joseph Pacocha
- May 28, 2021
- 1 min
New Concrete Driveway, Patio or Walks Recently Installed? ………….. Lawn Repair Help is on the Way!
What better way to compliment your new concrete driveway, patio and walks than by adding professional lawn repair services to your...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Mar 29, 2021
- 1 min
Perennials, Shrubs, Groundcover and Trees………… We Can Plant It!!
We possess the ability and desire to install just about any size of nursery supplied plant material available. Anywhere from a single...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Sep 30, 2020
- 1 min
PINPOINT Vegetation Removal Services
A stump grinder will simply not work…………… PINPOINT Vegetation Removal Services: The skilled targeted removal (including stump) of...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Jul 29, 2020
- 1 min
Wind Sculpture = All-Season Kinetic Art for your Special Outdoor Space!
Being a bit of a mechanical enthusiast myself, I was very happy to hear from one of our valued clients recently, who asked if we could...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Apr 26, 2020
- 1 min
LIRIOPE…….. Can you please GET THAT PLANT OUT OF HERE!
When walking through shady areas, mainly on older, more mature landscapes, I occasionally notice a very special low-growing perennial...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Mar 28, 2020
- 1 min
String-Trimmer Contact vs Delicate Exterior Surfaces
String-trimmers are a very important piece of equipment for the professional landscape service provider. Often times they are used over...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Feb 23, 2020
- 1 min
Enjoy Professional Lawn and Landscape Care this 2020 Growing Season!
We can truly help! It is our complete pleasure to share our multi-decade industry knowledge and experience with you to ensure the very...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Nov 29, 2019
- 1 min
We Raise Sunken Air Conditioner Condenser Base Pads!!
Has your A/C unit settled over the years? Has soil and mulch found it's way around the bottom of your outdoor condenser? If so, our team...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Jun 30, 2019
- 1 min
Before and After – Back Yard Children’s Playground Area
We had the opportunity recently to assist a client of ours further improve their back yard by installing a multi-course treated wood...
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Joseph Pacocha
- May 30, 2019
- 2 min
What happened to our boxwood’s this past winter?!?!??
As anyone with a watchful eye on area plants and trees can probably tell you, this past winter, with it’s extreme cold (Polar Vortex!!),...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Apr 28, 2019
- 1 min
Yucca’s……the persistent perennial plant that will not leave without a fight!
While not very popular these days, yucca’s were a very common perennial found all over the Chicagoland area 20 plus years ago. These...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Oct 30, 2018
- 2 min
When growing grass, soil preparation is EVERYTHING!
Whenever repairing or installing a new lawn from seed or sod, one very important aspect of the planting process is soil preparation. ...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Apr 29, 2018
- 1 min
Take a look at that Forsythia over there, it’s trying to tell you something…
Spring is finally here!! A sure sign that spring has finally arrived is when the forsythia bushes bloom and take on an awesome yellow...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Oct 31, 2017
- 1 min
Ideas to relieve standing water from your lawn and landscape
If proper site drainage is lacking at your property and continuous rains routinely cause the ground to become fully saturated, standing...
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