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WELCOME TO OUR BLOG!
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
- Jun 29
- 1 min
Let's Rebuild Your Lawn Density!
Our team at Pacocha Landscaping Services, Inc. specializes in rebuilding an existing stand of previously stressed turfgrass.
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Joseph Pacocha
- Mar 30, 2022
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Crabgrass preventer before a spring cleanup?
We continue to wrestle with the benefit (if any) of applying a granular crabgrass prevention herbicide before a spring cleanup is performed.
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Joseph Pacocha
- Feb 26, 2022
- 2 min
Comprehensive Property Evaluation = Lawn Care Success!
Let's meet on-site, walk your property and talk about your lawn, it's current condition and a bit about the past.
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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
- Apr 29, 2021
- 1 min
…..no, ….no, ….it wasn’t mice, it was VOLES………….VOLES did it!!
Nothing like nearing the end of a long, snowy winter, only to find your lawn has been feasted upon by some stealthy burrowing creatures,...
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Joseph Pacocha
- May 30, 2020
- 1 min
4 Basic Building Blocks of Successful Weed Control in Lawns
1). Cut Grass Routinely Tall (3-1/2″ or greater) 2). Forever Improve the Soil (aerate, fertilize, top dress with organic materials, water...
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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
- Aug 29, 2019
- 1 min
A few “pictures of interest” taken over the years while evaluating lawn, landscape and snow sites!
I figured it was time to share a few previously archived interesting photos taken at local area properties while evaluating new service...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Jul 28, 2019
- 1 min
Poison Ivy……….. here, there and everywhere!!
Here are just a few locations where we have found poison ivy happily growing over the last few months. Some areas fairly normal, others,...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Jul 24, 2018
- 2 min
Bagworms = Arborvitaes worst nightmare!
When unsuspecting arborvitaes are invaded by bagworms, it is often times a total loss for the individual evergreen under assault. Bagworm...
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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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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
- 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
- May 30, 2015
- 1 min
Poison Ivy growing on your property? We can help eliminate the problematic vine once and for all!
As summer approaches and we spend greater amounts of time outdoors, be on the look out for poison ivy! Pacocha Landscaping Services, Inc....
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Joseph Pacocha
- Mar 31, 2015
- 1 min
Oh no…… my lawn has SNOW MOLD!!
Now that the snow has finally melted and warmer temperatures are upon us, many lawns are showing signs of a common fungal disease called...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Oct 31, 2014
- 2 min
Improved Snow Management Services: Provide unobstructed on-site areas to adequately accommodate snow
Whenever visiting a new prospective snow and ice management property, one of the first things we quickly notice is if there are any...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Sep 29, 2014
- 2 min
A fruit bearing perennial TOXIC WEED that has many unique uses dating back hundreds of years!!
One day a client asked if I would stop by his property to look at a few small projects he needed taken care of. So during my property...
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Joseph Pacocha
- Aug 26, 2014
- 1 min
Just a few locations we have found and eliminated the problematic POISON IVY vine
Poison Ivy growing along the base of a back yard chain link fence Poison Ivy growing within a stone covered bed space just off driveway...
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