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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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Rejuvenation Pruning: Give Your Shrubs a Fresh Start
Give your shrubs a fresh start! Discover how rejuvenation pruning restores shape, encourages healthy growth, and keeps your landscape looking its best year after year.

Joseph Pacocha
Oct 29, 20253 min read
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Seasonal Decluttering: Resetting Your Landscape for Fall
Get your yard ready for fall with a seasonal landscape reset! Clear out summer annuals, cut back perennials, refresh mulch, and prep for new plantings. A proper fall cleanup protects your landscape, boosts curb appeal, and sets the stage for a healthier yard next spring. Contact Pacocha Landscaping Services, Inc. today to schedule your fall service!

Joseph Pacocha
Aug 29, 20252 min read
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Crabgrass Doesn’t Knock—It Just Moves In
Crabgrass doesn’t wait for an invitation—it thrives in bare, sun-soaked soil and quickly takes over struggling lawns. Learn why this invasive weed spreads so fast and how you can fight back with proven lawn care strategies from Pacocha Landscaping Services.

Joseph Pacocha
Jul 30, 20252 min read
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Invasive Weed Control is Our Specialty!
We will engage in a collaborative discussion with you to explore various invasive plant eradication strategies tailored to your situation.

Joseph Pacocha
Feb 25, 20251 min read
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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.

Joseph Pacocha
Apr 28, 20241 min read
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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....

Joseph Pacocha
Mar 29, 20241 min read
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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.

Joseph Pacocha
Aug 29, 20231 min read
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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.

Joseph Pacocha
Jun 29, 20221 min read
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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)

Joseph Pacocha
May 29, 20221 min read
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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...

Joseph Pacocha
Oct 18, 20201 min read
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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...

Joseph Pacocha
Jun 27, 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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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...

Joseph Pacocha
May 31, 20181 min read
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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. Â You...

Joseph Pacocha
Aug 31, 20171 min read
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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 –...

Joseph Pacocha
Jul 30, 20171 min read
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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...

Joseph Pacocha
Aug 30, 20161 min read
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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...

Joseph Pacocha
Apr 30, 20161 min read
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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...

Joseph Pacocha
Sep 29, 20152 min read
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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...

Joseph Pacocha
Jun 30, 20152 min read
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