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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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Storm Water and Flood Management
When facing saturated soil and continuous heavy rainfall, what do you do when standing water occurs on your property?
Joseph Pacocha
Apr 30, 20222 min read
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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.
Joseph Pacocha
Jan 27, 20222 min read
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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.
Joseph Pacocha
Nov 28, 20212 min read
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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!
Joseph Pacocha
Aug 29, 20212 min read
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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.
Joseph Pacocha
Jul 29, 20211 min read
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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...
Joseph Pacocha
Jun 29, 20211 min read
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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...
Joseph Pacocha
May 28, 20211 min read
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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...
Joseph Pacocha
Mar 29, 20211 min read
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PINPOINT Vegetation Removal Services
A stump grinder will simply not work…………… PINPOINT Vegetation Removal Services: The skilled targeted removal (including stump) of...
Joseph Pacocha
Sep 30, 20201 min read
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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...
Joseph Pacocha
Jul 29, 20201 min read
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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...
Joseph Pacocha
Apr 26, 20201 min read
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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...
Joseph Pacocha
Mar 28, 20201 min read
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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...
Joseph Pacocha
Feb 23, 20201 min read
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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...
Joseph Pacocha
Nov 29, 20191 min read
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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...
Joseph Pacocha
Jun 30, 20191 min read
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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!!),...
Joseph Pacocha
May 30, 20192 min read
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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...
Joseph Pacocha
Apr 28, 20191 min read
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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. ...
Joseph Pacocha
Oct 30, 20182 min read
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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...
Joseph Pacocha
Apr 29, 20181 min read
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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...
Joseph Pacocha
Oct 31, 20171 min read
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