One of the best parts of spring is getting back into our gardens! It’s a great time to add new plants, shrubs, and trees to our outdoor living spaces. Whether you’ve selected pines, maples, oaks, cypress, or bountiful fruit trees, there are a few...
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Fruit Trees of North Carolina
Cultivating Your Own Orchard in the Triangle North Carolina’s climate—characterized by humid summers and moderate winters (Zones 7b–8a)—offers a unique opportunity for home orchards. While our weather supports a diverse range of fruit, it also invites...
Tips for Spring Garden Planning
After a long cold winter, your yard will be in need of some maintenance and care. Your shrubbery and trees have been longing for brighter and warmer days so that they can grow and thrive. Spring is an ideal time to clean up and improve our gardens for our...
Mulching Around Your Trees
Fresh mulch is like the icing on the cake when it comes to landscaping your yard. After all the trimming, pruning, mowing, and planting, new mulch is the final piece that brings everything together. What many homeowners do not know is that mulch can actually...
Know Your Common North Carolina Trees
You can probably recognize the logos for your favorite brands with just a quick glance. While most people can easily identify popular apps like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook with no problem at all, the majority of homeowners can’t even identify most of...
Fall Maintenance Tips For Your Trees In Raleigh, NC
For over 40 years, Blackhawk Professional Tree Care & Removal has proudly served as one of the top fully-licensed arborists for Raleigh and the Research Triangle area, including Apex, Morrisville, Cary, Fuquay-Varina, and Holly Springs. From tree pruning...
Tips for Keeping Your Trees Off of Power Lines
There's nothing like a nice big tree in your yard. Of course, with those enormous trees come potential dangers. Chief among these are hazards to your home and power lines. Having a tree fall on your power line can do much worse than knock out your power....






