We will be adding a new delivery truck to our fleet. We are adding a 26 foot box van that will be great to longer haul jobs that require a little better protection from the wind while going down the highway. Everything should fit in the van much the same way as our flat bed truck, with the exception of B&B trees. We plan to load these on the back of the van with the top forward. We will load about three rows of trees this way, any more and off loading may become a challenge. The back of the van will have a lift gate for assistance. We hope to be able to add a trailer behind the van for larger quantity tree orders and use tarps and anti-desiccants to protect the leaves from wind burn.

We are going to make changes to our delivery loading methods so that our clients will be able to receive First Deliveries near 8:30. We hope to be able to deliver many more loads per day for our clients. Our deliveries can help our clients make more money by keeping their crews on the job site and not at our nursery procuring plants. Orders must be received by 3:00 PM of the preceding day to secure the next day’s first delivery.
Rain days can always be a problem. We will wait to load orders when there is a threat of rain looming until the morning of the delivery. Our sales staff will call first thing in the morning to check and see if there has been any need to change the schedule in case of a rain-out.

We are adding an extra crew and an additional skid steer for loading and receiving. More people and equipment will greatly help Havenyield service our clients with quicker loading.

We are completing our inventory stock-up of shade and ornaments trees. Oregon material is scheduled to start landing the 20th of February and continue for 6 weeks or so. March 1st is only 4 weeks away. Are you ready?

But nothing stays the same forever, the bark scald will heal over, the gaps in the limb structure will fill in over time, and the bad sides can be turned to a fence or wall. If you’ve got a project that can use a few less-than-perfect trees that will improve over time, remember to check C-3 – Everything there is 50% off.

We’ll have a list of the inventory on the counter in the office or we can send you a list of what’s currently available. If you have a little patience, we’ve got some great pricing for you.

Also, don’t forget to call us if you need copies of invoices or account statements to get your books ready for the end of the year.

Have a great Christmas and New Year and call us if there’s anything we can do.

Thanksgiving:

Mon, Nov. 21 – Wed, Nov. 23: Open 8am-4:30pm
Thur, Nov. 24 & Fri, Nov. 25: Closed for Thanksgiving

Christmas:

Mon, Dec. 19 – Thurs, Dec. 23: Open 8am-4:30pm
Fri, Dec. 23 & Mon, Dec. 26 – Closed for Christmas

New Year’s:

Tues, Dec. 27 – Thur, Dec. 29 – 8am-4:30pm
Fri, Dec. 30 – We will close at 12pm for New Years
Mon, Jan. 2 – We will be closed for New Years

    Everyone loves spring, especially after a brutal winter. People are eager to spend more time outside, so they want their outdoor spaces fresh and green. That means they want you, the landscaper, installing new plants in their beds. Shrubs, trees, and perennials planted in spring do have a better chance of surviving the following winter, but surviving the summer is the tricky part. That’s one reason that planting in fall is better for many plants.

    There are several factors that make fall a better planting season. As the weather is cooling down from the summer, so are the soil temperatures. This makes root growth happen much faster, as roots continue to grow until the ground freezes, even if the above-ground plant is dormant. By springtime, the roots will be well established, and they will continue to grow through the spring season, making a very well-established plant by the time things warm up for the summer. These established plants will bloom more, have a healthier flush of top growth, and handle the heat and drought of summer much better than plants installed in the spring. The cooler fall temperatures also cause less transplant shock than in the spring.

    This doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t plant in spring! As long as you water and mulch your fresh installs, you should be fine. However, plants installed in the fall will be much more prepared for the onslaught of the next year’s summer heat, so plant now!

To achieve a successful low maintenance landscape we need to consider four phases of the process: Design, Construction, Materials, and Maintenance. Each phase works together creating a successful solution to their needs. If the one step is skipped, then the project becomes high maintenance and becomes frustrating to those involved. If it is possible, try to sell your client on this four step process. Landscapes succeed when each step is thoroughly examined and a solution developed and implemented. Each one of these steps involves time and should be compensated to the provider. Are you selling each one of these phases or bundling them together in a package deal? How many times do clients want to skip the design phase or just not want to pay for it? Think about the critical parts of design like drainage that is essential and need to be considered or big problems can occur. Is maintenance just an afterthought when the first three steps are completed? With less clients doing gardening, there will have to be more maintenance to get the newly installed landscape established. Seems like a great opportunity to sell more maintenance. Think about explaining how much water a plant needs to the non-gardener. Sounds like a nightmare to me and their chances to get the “Look” they want poorer than with the attentive eye of a watchful gardener. Is opportunity knocking?