Read Margaret Morton's article, "Wildwood Establishes Landscape Design Center Near Round Hill" in the January 11, 2013 edition of Leesburg Today. Here's an excerpt: “I want to educate,” Dengler said, adding he hopes to make his garden demonstrations like a “Leesburg...
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WildWood Moves to Great New Location
WildWood Landscape, LLC is pleased to announce their move to the corner of West Main Street and Bell Road – the former home of John Deere Landscapes and Overbrook Nursery. Owner, Jason Dengler – who built his award-winning company from the ground up in Purcellville –...
WildWood Landscape Wins Distinction at Leesburg’s Annual Festival
WildWood Landscape, LLC earned distinction at Leesburg’s 22nd Annual Flower & Garden Festival. The half-beautiful, half-cool and rainy weekend proved to dampen the attendance – only 24,000 this year – but not the talent, craftsmanship, and creativity of its...
WildWood Landscape Becomes Virginia’s First Contractor Powered by LandOpt
Pittsburgh, PA – Dec 6, 2011 – The LandOpt Contractor Network continues to expand, recently welcoming Purcellville, Va.-based WildWood Landscape as the 17th landscape service provider. WildWood Landscape was founded in 2005 by Jason Dengler who was motivated by a...
Freeze Alert: How to Protect Your Young Trees
A lot of beautiful spring blossoms emerged during the latest unseasonably warm weather. A hard freeze is forecast tonight. Here are some tips from Canopy.org to help protect your trees:
Protect your trees and plants
- Cover susceptible trees and plants with burlap, sheets, tarps, etc., that extend to the ground to trap in the earth’s accumulated warmth. Use a frame or stakes to minimize contact between the cover and the foliage.
- Bring potted plants and trees to more protected locations.
Keep plants well-watered:
- Moist soil will absorb more solar radiation than dry soil, and will re-radiate heat during the night.
- If you have a large tree that needs protection, running sprinklers at the coldest time of the day (usually between 4:00AM and 6:00AM) can give it a slight edge.The strategy makes use of latent heat released when water changes from liquid to a solid. When ice crystals form on the leaf surface they draw moisture from the leaf tissue.
- The damage from this dehydration will be less severe if the plant is not already drought-stressed.
Advanced Planning for Freeze
- Remove turf/weeds from under trees’ canopies—bare soil absorbs and reflects heat best.
- Wood chip mulch prevents soil moisture loss and insulates roots.
- Plant frost-sensitive plants near sources of reflective heat (like buildings, walls, etc).
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