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Tips on Hiring a Professional Tree Spraying Service

Tree spraying services can help ensure that the trees on your property stay healthy. Get tips on choosing the right tree spraying service in Suffolk County.

Effective Tick Spraying for Long Island Homeowners

If you’re a Long Island homeowner and have issues with ticks, professional tick spraying can help. Find out more about your Long Island tick spraying options.

Effective Tick Control for Your Suffolk County Property

Suffolk County homeowners shouldn’t overlook tick control services. Get tips on finding effective tick control solutions.

Tree Spraying: How it Prevents Pests and Disease

Find out more about the beneficial impacts of tree spraying in Suffolk County to prevent pests and disease.

Maintaining Your Hamptons Home with Tree Spraying Services

Ensure the health of your trees at your Hamptons home with professional tree spraying services. Learn more about tree spraying services in the Hamptons.

Benefits of Starting Tick Spraying

Need tick spraying in Suffolk County? Discover the benefits of starting tick spraying at your Suffolk County home to protect your family and pets.

Tips for Choosing the Right Tick Control Company in the Hamptons

If you’re searching for tick control in the Hamptons, Organically Green offers tips on choosing a reliable tick control company in the Hamptons.

Planning Your Spring & Summer Tick Prevention Strategy

In need of tick spraying in Suffolk County? Organically Green can help with a tick prevention strategy for the Spring and Summer seasons.

Hiring Professionals for Long Island Tick Spraying

Seeking Long Island organic tick spraying for your home? Find out the benefits to hiring professionals for your Long Island organic tick spraying.

Organic Tick Control | Tick Spraying | Mosquito Control Long Island

Organically Green specializes in organic tick control, tick spraying and mosquito control. Offering servicing across Long Island.

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Need Long Island tick control services for your home? Find out the protective tick control benefits to your home and backyard.

Tick Control: Minimizing Ticks in Your Home

Ticks remain active anytime above freezing. Get a few tick control tips from Organically Green to help minimize ticks at your home or property.

When Should You Start Preventative Tick Spraying For Your Home?

Do you have an issue with ticks at your home? Find out the best time to start preventative tick spraying for your home.

Keep Your Trees and Shrubs Healthy With Deep Root Fertilization

Deep root fertilization offers numerous benefits to maintaining the health of your trees and shrubs. Learn more.

When Should I Call the Professionals For a Plant Diagnosis?

Need a professional plant diagnosis? Find out what issues may require hiring professionals to keep your plants healthy.

Professional Spotted Lanternfly & Beech Leaf Disease Treatment Services

Issues with spotted laternfly and beech leaf disease? Let the experts at Organically Green help with spotted lantern fly and beach leaf disease treatment services.

How to Keep Your Plants Healthy During the Winter Months

Not sure how to keep your plants healthy during the winter? Organically Green offers tips to keep your plants thriving and healthy.

The Benefits of Tree and Shrub Fertilization

Tree fertilization services and shrub fertilization are key to the health of trees and shrubs. Learn more about the benefits of tree and shrub fertilization.

Your Fall Checklist For Long Island Tick and Mosquito Control

Be proactive when it comes to ticks and mosquitos. Check out Organically Green’s Long Island tick and mosquito control checklist for the Fall season.

Why is Plant Health Care Important?

Learn more about why plant healthcare services are critical to preserving and maintaining the health of your garden.

Prepare Your Garden for Spring

Hopefully, through the winter you’ve been staying on top of things deadheading and pruning, but if you haven’t now is the time to start!

When Do I Start Mowing My Lawn?

Spring is coming and your lawn is getting ready to wake up from the long winter. But when is the best time to start mowing your lawn?

Hay Bale Gardening

Hay bale gardening, or straw bale gardening—as it should be called—is a great way to make your growing season easy and plentiful.

January and February Gardening Tasks

Yes, it’s cold and often grey outside, but that doesn’t mean your garden chores are done for the season! January and February can be busy months.

Planning a Spring Garden

Planning a spring garden is a great way to help you get through the dreary winter months. While the cold is still here, start your plan for early spring.

How a Warm Winter Affects Plants

While some people enjoy warmer weather in the middle of winter, for plants the fickleness of mother nature can be extremely confusing.

Cutting Decorative Grasses

While you can leave ornamental grasses without care all year, they will look more attractive if you cut them in late fall or early spring.

Winterizing Strawberry Pots

Strawberries are one of the more hardy fruits you can plant; but they still benefit from winterizing if you want to be sure of a full crop come spring.

Prepping Shrubs for Winter

How can you prepare your outside plants for winter to make sure they survive through the cold, snow and ice? Here are a few tips!

Making Pumpkins Last

You spent time picking out your pumpkin, now now can you keep them lasting through Thanksgiving and beyond without it succumbing to rot and decay?

How to Overwinter Mums

Mums are one of the most popular flowers you’ll see this time of year. Here's how to keep them alive through the winter for year.

Keeping Ticks Out of the Yard

With the fall weather here your family is likely to spend a lot of time outdoors. It’s still warm enough to barbecue and the kids love jumping in piles of leaves. What you don’t want to happen is for them to become victims of tick bites. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention »

Bees vs Wasps: What You Need to Know

While you certainly wouldn’t mistake an inch long bumble bee or a carpenter bee for a common wasp, wasps and honeybees can sometimes look very similar.

How to Attract Butterflies

One of the most welcome sights in the garden is when a butterfly comes to visit. When a whole swarm of them comes, it’s magic.

Dealing With Squash Borers

If you’ve grown squash plants such as zucchini in your home gardens, you may have dealt with squash borers and not even known it.

When to Harvest Vegetables

We’re just about in the middle of summer and that means that some of your vegetables are ready to harvest. But how do you know exactly when harvest time is?

Hot Weather Lawn Watering Tips

These lawn care tips will tell you how to water your lawn to keep it healthy and happy all the way through into the fall.

Avoiding Mosquito Bites

Mosquitoes are attracted to the carbon dioxide that we exhale when we breathe. Learn how to avoid getting bitten and becoming lunch for these bloodsuckers.

Native Long Island Plants

There are a lot of reasons to plant native species when doing your outdoor plantings for both you and the wildlife around you.

Summer Fruit Tree Pruning

Summer pruning of fruit trees is done both to increase year’s crop and improve this year’s harvest. Here are a few tips on how to do it right.

Lawn Weed Control

Having a lush, weed-free lawn doesn't happen by accident. these tips to ensure that your lawn is a sea of green this summer.

How to Remove Tick Bites

There are many myths surrounding methods for tick removal. This will separate fact from fiction and help you to remove a tick safely.

Ticks: Know the Facts

Ticks live in almost every environment on earth. Find out how to deal with the ticks of New York and Long Island and what you can do to avoid them.

The Best Early Spring Flowers

After a long dreary winter, we can all use some color in our lives. These are the best early spring flowers to get your garden party started.

Planting Fruit Trees

Growing fruit trees can be an extremely rewarding experience. these tips to learn to plant and keep happy and healthy trees.

Starting Seeds Indoors: Bring a Little Bit of Spring Inside During Dark Winter Months!

Help keep the winter blues away by bringing a bit of your garden inside. Starting seeds now is a great way to get an early jump on spring.

Helping Winter Pollinators: What You Can Do

We've gotten in the habit of helping out pollinators in the summer by planting gardens, here's how to help them out through the winter months as well.

Winter Gardening Tasks: Keeping Busy During the Cold Months

Just because the weather is cold outside doesn't mean there's nothing to do in the garden. These tasks will help keep you busy until spring has sprung.

Five Snow Shoveling Tips to Help You Ditch the Snow!

Snow shoveling doesn't have to be difficult. Here are tips and tricks to help you shovel quickly and safely this winter.

How to Maintain Colorful Winter Gardens

With a little bit of effort and planning, your garden doesn't have to be a winter wasteland. These plants will add color and bring joy to your garden.

Trees and Snow: The Do’s and Don’ts of Winter Tree Care

Snow is on the way, here are some tips that will help you decide if you should just leave it on your trees, or clear it off.

Tips for Cold Frame Gardening

Want to extend your growing season? Cold frames are the perfect way to get more out of your backyard garden.

Fall 2019

Fall 2019 Featured in this article: Tropical Plants- Colocasia, Xanthosoma and Alocasia

It's a Stink Bug Invasion! How to Keep These Creepers out of Your Home - Organically Green

Stink bugs can be a pain, but by following these tips, you can keep them out of your home.

Time to Think About Planning Your Holiday Lighting!

It may seem early—after all, fall has just arrived—but the time to plan your holiday lighting is now. If you’re going for a professional display slots book quickly, so you should call the pros now to schedule. If you’re more of a DIY person you can still start planning now so you’re ready for a »

Tips for Growing Pumpkins

It’s almost pumpkin season, and while they’re already showing up in supermarkets, if you’re growing your own pumpkins it’s likely that they’re not quite ready yet. Whether you’re a pumpkin pro or want to research how to grow your own for year, these tips can help you grow pumpkins for pie, Jack-O’-lanterns, or just »

Fall Flowers That Bring Color To Your Yard

While many think of spring as flower season, that doesn’t mean that your fall flowers and garden has to be devoid of color.

Ticks - Fall Tick Season Long Island

Finally, free of worrying about getting bitten by ticks, right? Unfortunately, not. As long as the temperature is above freezing ticks are still there.

Summer 2019

Summer 2019 Featured in this article: Pest Alert- Spotted Lanternfly

Tick Control - Keeping your Family Safe

Tick control by Organically Green Horticultural Services can help to ensure that you don’t end up as a meal when you’re outside.

Planting in August: What Plants to Choose

Plenty of vegetables and flowers thrive in the cool season, and planting in August is the best way to have a bountiful fall garden.

Tree Maintenance in the Summer Time

In some seasons, particularly spring and summer, your trees can often use tree maintenance and a helping hand to keep themselves strong and healthy.

Spring 2019

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Mosquito Bites in the Sumer - Mosquito Bites

As soon as the weather warms up mosquito bites appear seemingly out of nowhere. Call Organically Green 631-467-7999 to prevent mosquito bites.

The Danger and Symptoms of Tick Bites

Tick bites can transmit diseases including Lyme disease, Powassan Virus Disease and more. It is important to avoid being bitten.

Tick Spraying | Spraying for Ticks: What You Need to Know

Leave the tick spraying to the professionals. We use natural flea and tick pesticide treaments. Find out more about tick spraying for your yard.

Prepare Your Property for Spring

Believe it or not, spring is coming, and it’ll be here sooner than you think. For some, you’ll want to prepare your property for those real estate hunters by boosting curb appeal; for others, you just want to make sure that your garden looks its best once the blooms appear. Whatever your reason, a bit »

Snow and Ice Removal Tips from Organically Green

Snow and Ice removal doesn't have to be as daunting a project as you might fear. Read our blog for advice from experienced professionals.

Protect Your Plants from Winter with Anti-Desiccant Spray

Anti-desiccant spray is a great method for protecting your plants from a harsh or early winter. Find out how to best use anti-desiccant spray!

Winter Spray. When Do I Start?

Were your plants looking ragged this year? Whether it be from pests, disease, or insects, shrubs and trees can benefit from dormant spray treatments...

When is the best time for tree trimming outdoors?

Plants from different genus and species require different maintenance techniques. Tree trimming is best saved for certain seasons depending on the plant.

What Causes a Tick Infestation In My Yard?

Due to the dangers of disease, most people want to keep their family safe from ticks; but for a lot of our customers how to get rid of a tick infestation in the yard naturally is another concern.

How Tree Trimming Can Help To Keep You Safe In A Storm

Looking for ways to stay safe in a storm? Consider trimming your trees to prepare your property for the upcoming storms.This will help prevent storm damage.

Why do Mushrooms Appear in my Yard?

Mushrooms in your lawn? Mushrooms are, surprisingly, beneficial to your lawn. The mushrooms can break down and decompose into organic matter.

How to Attract Birds To Your Yard!

Gardens can be visually stunning and—if you are using the right plants—will provide a wonderful bouquet; they can create lovely arrangements for your home and emit a welcoming scent! Sitting outside, surrounded by nature you might feel something is missing: birds! Birds can provide a variety of benefits to your yard and a »

Help Your Plants Beat The Heat

Help your plants beat the heat! When the heat gets to be to much, your plants will need some special attention.

Why It Is Important To Fertilize

A professional lawn care service knows the importance of proper fertilization to extend the lifespan of healthy trees. Fertilization will help ensure the correct nutrients are applied to allow a tree to reach maturity. What is Fertilizer? Fertilizer is any natural or chemical substance added to the soil to increase the parcel of »

Safe Solutions For Insect Control

Most of us on Long Island, the East End, in particular, are looking forward to enjoying the outdoors now that the warmer season is upon us. But along with the arrival of flowers and greenery in the garden come dreaded pests, including ticks and mosquitos. These critters are not only pesky, but they often carry »

Protecting Your Plants From The Cold

This has been a particularly cold and harsh winter. While we haven’t been buried in a ton of snow, the cold can also take its toll on even the heartiest of winter plants such as Rhododendrons, Hollies and Evergreens. These plants are designed to survive a harsh winter with their thick waxy coverings on their »

Protecting Your Trees From Winter Storm Damage

Winter is not even here yet and Long Island has had two snowfalls. While some people revel in a winter wonderland, snow and ice can have damaging effects on your trees and shrubs. This year we had a very late fall—there are still some leaves hanging on to the trees. When you add snow and »

Protect Your Trees During the Holiday Season

As the days get darker and the nights colder, we are reminded that the holidays are just around the corner. While the festive lights of the season bring warmth to many, when setting up your outdoor light displays you should take extra care of your trees and plants. Here are some excellent tree and plant-friendly »

Warm fall means late-season ticks

It is already mid-October and we are still in the grips of summer it seems. While to many this may be a time to rejoice, there are some downsides to this warm fall (and not just to those who are eager to break out their fall boots and sweaters). The warm weather also extends »

Prevent Tree Damage During a Hurricane

With hurricane season upon us, we need to start thinking seriously about the damage these storms can bring, especially on our trees and property. Some trees are more prone to storm damage than others. A shallow-rooted tree growing in soft soil, for instance, can easily topple onto a house or car. Roots can come up »

Think you're almost rid of ticks and mosquitoes? Think again.

Now that summer is starting to die down it’s time to think about getting that last bit of beach time and forget about ticks and mosquitoes, right?  Not exactly.  Ticks and mosquitoes are active throughout the summer and well into the fall. Cold weather will kill off a few species, but most mosquitoes will simply »

Tree Killing Bugs

Trees are often known for their strength; however, even the strongest tree can be taken down by these tree killing pests. Here are just a few of the bugs that can destroy whole yards.   Hemlock Woolly Adelgid The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid is an insect native to East Asia, now infesting hemlock trees from New »

Besides Lyme: Other Dangerous Tick-Borne Illnesses

Did you know ticks can carry several dangerous diseases, some of them life-threatening? Here are some dangerous tick-borne illnesses that pose a threat.

Getting Your Lawn It's Greenest

Nothing says summer a lush, inviting, green lawn. Proper lawn care not only looks good, it may add value to your home; especially if you maintain the rest of your home’s curb appeal. Keeping your grass green can take some work. Here are some tips to help you out.   Choose a variety »

Warm Winter Brings More Ticks

While we had a few cold snaps this winter, the season has been relatively mild over all. This sounds a plus, we avoided devastating storms and icy temperatures, but a warm winter can bring on big problems pests. Tick populations tend to explode in seasons following mild winters when long stretches of freezing »

All About Roots

Healthy roots make for healthy trees. They absorb water and minerals, food and water storage, and anchorage. Fostering root growth will build strong, hearty trees. Roots are predominantly located in the top to 24 inches of the soil and occasionally can grow deeper to feet if soil conditions allow. They tend to »

Tree Shapes

Landscape designs can be as unique as the individual themselves. There are many types of trees to fit any style or aesthetic.  Just as important as finding the right type of tree for your climate, choosing the right shape of tree can make all the difference. Here is a basic guide to tree shapes.   »

All is Merry & Bright: A Brief History of Christmas Lights

Light has always been an important part of the holiday season. For centuries people would decorate their Christmas trees with lit candles. As you can imagine, fire on a dry pine tree is just a massive fire waiting to happen and they did often. In 1900, eight years after General Electric purchased the patent rights »

Fall 2016

Featured in this article: Amazing Apples! Fall 2016

Just When You Thought You Were Safe From Ticks

As the weather gets cooler, summer pests mosquitos and wasps begin to disappear and most people think that ticks also disappear along with the risk for disease transmission once there is a frost and the weather turns cooler, but they couldn’t be more wrong. While some species, American dog tick and Lone »

What to Plant in the Fall

Wondering what to plant in the Fall? Here is a list of the best plants, veggies, and shrubs to plant in the cool weather.

Summer 2016

Featured in this article: Fireflies! Summer 2016

IS YOUR YARD READY FOR HURRICANE SEASON?

It is hurricane season yet again, and while meteorologists predict a relatively quiet season this year it is important you prepare your yard for the worst.

Tree Boring Insects: What You Need to Know

Landscape trees burst to life in the spring, sprouting flowers in almost every color and young, tender leaves that soon expand to create puddles of shade on the lawn. But what does it mean when it’s mid summer and your trees look it’s still early spring? You might have a problem with tree »

When to call an Arborist

A mature tree can account for as much as % of your assessed property value, depending on your market, but sometimes a valuable tree uproots. It may seem these things happen without warning, but your trees often tell you when there is a problem. If you think your trees are changing, or you see »

Zika Tips

Is Zika on your mind? We’ve got some helpful information. According to the CDC, outbreaks of Zika have been reported in tropical Africa, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, and most recently in the Americas. Because the mosquitoes that spread Zika virus are found throughout the world, it is likely that outbreaks will continue to spread. »

Zika Virus in New York

There are a lot of dangerous infections that can be spread by mosquitoes, but currently, the Zika virus is causing serious concern up and down the East Coast. According to the CDC Zika virus is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected mosquito. The most common symptoms of Zika are fever, rash, »

Spring Garden Tips

Looking for Spring gardening tips? As we see the last of the frost we need to start thinking about early spring planting!

How to Spot a Problem Tree

Fallen trees can cause serious damage to property. Here are some tips to help you spot potential problematic trees that are at a greater risk for falling branches or even the entire tree itself.   Start from the Bottom Check the tree’s base, take notice for hollow cavities or the presence of mushrooms could »

Winter 2015

Featured in this article: Winter Damage Winter 2015

Winterizing Your Garden

Winterizing your garden will pay off. This winter may seem nonexistent, but it is coming and here are some tips to prepare for the coming frost.

Fun Facts about Christmas Light Displays

One of the best parts about the Christmas and Holiday season is how wonderfully decorated the neighborhood gets.  Whether it is a simple, traditional display or a set up that would make Clark Griswold jealous,  it seems that it just wouldnt be the same if this »

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Fall 2015

Featured in this article: Ornamental Grasses Fall 2015

Growing Mums

Growing mums can be a bit tricky. Mums are a great fall flower and will add color to your garden well into the season. Here are some tips to grow mums.

The Hampton Classic Horse Show

This year's Hampton Classic horse show will take place on August 23rd through the 30th. Every summer it is one of the largest outdoor horse shows in the US.

Summer 2015

Featured in this article: Garden Good Guys! Summer 2015

These Bugs are Tree Killers

There are many insects that attack hardwood trees which ultimately cause death or devalue a tree in the urban landscape and rural forest to the point where they need to be cut.  These are the five most common and destructive tree killers. # – Gypsy Moth: The moth was introduced into the United States in »

Summer is Here!

Enjoy a Bug Free Summer! Mosquitoes and Ticks can ruin your outdoor summer event. Call today!

Spring 2015

Featured in this article: Dahlias Spring 2015

This summer, there’s a new contender for “Most Dangerous Tick Bourne Illness.”

Winter is gone and spring is finally here. The flowers are popping up and you and your loved ones are in the great outdoors. But, before you pop on a bathing suit and start running through the sprinkler, there’s a dangerous new tick borne disease that you need to be made aware of. »

Preventing Late Frost From Damaging Your Plants

This winter has been particularly brutal and seemingly never ending, but as it gets warmer in spring there is still risk for another cold snap that can undo all your hard early planting work. With the warm weather allowing plants to bud earlier this year, these tips to keep your plants flourishing even when »

Chemicals aren’t the only way to control ticks.

Are you looking to control ticks in your yard? While pesticides can be an effective tick-control mechanism, what many don’t realize is that landscape design itself can also help.

Protecting your Garden in the Snow

This winter, be careful when shoveling, plowing, or blowing snow. If you can’t remember where plantings are located, place s with reflectors to the plants. In addition to clearing off sidewalks and driveways, snow should be cleared off of trees and delicate shrubs, either with a broom or a hand held blower. This will »

Winter 2014

Featured in this article: Caring for Holiday Cacti Winter 2014

Happy Holidays

Brighten up your winter garden.

Winter traditionally means the end of your garden, but these are some plants that you can grow to bring color and life to the cold months.   Heather This plant blooms all year and offers beautiful flowers in summer and fall. In winter the thick foliage makes an appealing contrast to the more delicate »

Fall 2014

Featured in this article: Chrysanthemums Fall 2014

Trends in Holiday Lighting

With Christmas just a few weeks away it’s time to start thinking about holiday lighting. Whether you intend to have a house that can be seen from space, or are planning a more modest display, the holiday lighting trends for 2014 are sure to have something for everyone.   #Bigger is Better Giant »

Goodnight, Garden! How to put your garden to bed for winter.

Putting Your Vegetable Garden to Bed You can pone the inevitable (that is, winter) for a while by covering your vegetables with old sheets or bedspreads on cold nights, but the declining light and chilly daytime temperatures will naturally bring plant growth to a halt. See how to predict a frost. •        Leave carrots, »

Container gardening tips

Growing plants in containers can be the perfect solution for gardeners with limited space, and on Long Island, where we can have HOT summers, but super cold winters, it can even allow you to enjoy the beauty of tropical plants year round.   Type of container   Most nurseries offer a huge selection of »

Summer 2014

Summer 2014 Featured in this article: Seed Saving!

When Less is More: Handling an Inchworm Infestation

Every summer, they arrive. Little green worms, dropping from threads and spinning in the breeze. While one or two of these little insects can seem cute, when they multiply, they can cause real damage to our trees and shrubs. Inchworms go by many different names, including cankerworms, spanworms, loopers, and measuring worms. Generally reaching one »

Spring 2014

Spring 2014 Featured in this article: Climate Change Considerations

Organic Living Calendar

January Tips: Check on dahlia, canna, and gladiolus bulbs for rotting and/or drying out Prune away storm-damaged branches promptly to prevent tearing of the bark Prune forsythia, pussy willow, quince, etc. for forcing indoors Determine types and quantities of plants/seeds to order February Tips: Prune summer and fall blooming shrubs On frigid nights continue to »

Winter 2013

Winter 2013 Featured in this article: Forcing Branches of Spring Flowering Trees & Shrubs

Fall 2013

Fall 2013 Featured in this article: Pumpkins

Summer 2013

Summer 2013 Featured in this article: Native Plants for Long Island

Spring 2013

Spring 2013 Featured in this article: Downy Mildew of Impatiens; New Sections- Plants for Spring & Nurturing Nutrition with Karen Sullivan

Winter 2012

Winter 2012 Featured Article: Plants for Winter Blooms

Fall 2012

Fall 2012 Featured in this article: Harvesting and Drying Herbs

Summer 2012

Summer 2012 Featured in this article: Flower Preservation

Spring 2012

Spring 2012 Featured in this article: Gardening for the Birds!

Winter 2011

Winter 2011 Featured in this article: Terrariums

Fall 2011

Fall 2011 Featured in this article: Fall Vegetable Gardening

Spring 2011

Spring 2011 Featured in this article: Trees

Winter 2010

Winter 2010 Featured in this article: Trees

Fall 2010

Fall 2010 Featured in this article: Bulb Forcing

Summer 2010

Summer 2010 Featured in this article: Shade

Spring 2010

Spring 2010 Featured in this article: Watering Guide

Winter 2009

Winter 2009 Featured in this article: Houseplants

Fall 2009

Fall 2009 Featured in this article: Leaves

Summer 2009

Summer 2009 Featured in this article: Weeds

Spring 2009

Spring 2009 Featured in this article: Butterfly Gardening