Joseph Pacocha
Enhancing Your Lawn and Landscape with Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Integrated Pest Management is the process of continually scouting for lawn and landscape related pests and injury.
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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.
Thank you for visiting our site and we look forward to being of service to you!
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Joseph Pacocha
- Mar 29
- 1 min
What is Included in a Lawn and Landscape Spring Cleanup?
A seasonal spring cleanup is a one-time property service visit to prepare your lawn and landscape for the up and coming growing season....
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Joseph Pacocha
- Aug 29, 2023
- 1 min
Quick Fix to a Common Problem
After a fresh coat of paint, we added a high impact, protective PVC collar to prevent future grass trimmer contact with pole.
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Joseph Pacocha
- Jun 29, 2022
- 1 min
Never-Ending Thistle Control
It's that time of year again, where invasive thistle plants are thriving! In some cases, reaching over 4' in height.
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Joseph Pacocha
- May 29, 2022
- 1 min
What day of the week will my lawn be mowed?
Weekly lawn maintenance services are scheduled either for the first half of the week (Mon > Wed) or toward the end of the week (Thurs > Sat)
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Joseph Pacocha
- Oct 18, 2020
- 1 min
Lily of the Valley………… sometimes a little bit, is too much!!
Lily of the Valley, along with Liriope and Bishop’s Weed, is another one of those fast spreading invasive perennial plants that seem to...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Jun 27, 2020
- 1 min
Weed of the Month – COMMON BURDOCK (Wild Rhubarb)
If there is one weed that seems to appear in some of the strangest places (along with poison ivy) is common burdock, also known as wild...
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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
- May 31, 2018
- 1 min
Poison Ivy in ALL the wrong places!
Poison Ivy found growing up a brick wall Poison Ivy growing up a utility pole Over the years we have been very fortunate to provide lawn...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Aug 31, 2017
- 1 min
How to Identify an Oak Tree
The first step to begin identification of an oak tree is to determine whether the tree is from the white or red oak family of trees. You...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Jul 30, 2017
- 1 min
Natures Oddity…………. Slime Mold!
Slime mold can be found growing atop organic decaying material (wood mulch in particular) when hot and humid weather is the norm (June –...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Aug 30, 2016
- 1 min
MUSHROOMS are growing in my lawn ………. why my yard??
Every growing season, especially after heavy ground saturating rains, mushrooms start to appear in select lawn and wood mulched landscape...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Apr 30, 2016
- 1 min
Proper Routine Mechanical Lawn Maintenance = A Happy Lawn!!
One way or another, if you are the proud owner of property that happens to include a lawn, you need to understand that it will require a...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Sep 29, 2015
- 2 min
Mulberry Tree ……….. the UNINVITED one!!
There is one type of problematic fruit bearing deciduous tree that grows wild, grows fast and often within inaccessible areas surrounding...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Jun 30, 2015
- 2 min
Strange dark green colored circular shaped ring found on my lawn = FAIRY RING DISEASE
With the abundance of rain we have enjoyed over the past few months, you may have noticed a few odd looking circular shaped dark green...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Aug 27, 2013
- 1 min
BEWARE…… Poison Ivy may be closer than you think!
We continue to find poison ivy plants growing in places that you would never expect. Whether the unwanted plants originally came from...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Jul 29, 2013
- 1 min
Trumpet vine is a beautiful flowering vine that can quickly outgrow it’s surroundings!
If there is one vine that can almost certainly withstand any weather, any stress and at any time, it's trumpet vine! We're called upon...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Jun 27, 2013
- 1 min
Coarse Textured Grass Variety That Can Handle the Heat and So Much More – Tall Fescue!
If you are looking for a lawn that can tolerate extreme heat, drought and even heavy foot traffic, than tall fescue is for you! Today,...
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Joseph Pacocha
- May 26, 2013
- 1 min
Yellow Nutsedge: The problematic “grass like” weed that will not leave your lawn without a fight!
If there is one persistent type of unwanted vegetation that is very difficult to control in most lawns it has to be the “grass like” weed...
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