Weeds are small, but they have the power of super villains.One crabgrass plant produces as many as 150,000 seeds. For real. And those seeds can hang around, stealthily, for years, just waiting for...
If you work at Michael Hatcher & Associates and you don’t have a nickname, you must not have met Kelly Ogden yet.Doling out nicknames is sort of his hobby. Just ask “Santa Claus,” “Sunshine,” or...
Nobody goes to an industrial property for a garden tour. Warehouses aren’t known for their fragrant roses or flower beds as far as the eye can see.These no-nonsense properties take a beating as they...
Retirement is supposed to be relaxing and carefree, right? Same goes for plants at retirement communities.Landscaping at senior living facilities has to look appealing to satisfy current residents...
Mia Friend’s last name suits her.Her job title at Hatcher & Associates is office coordinator, but she’s kind of a smile factory.“I’m always a safe landing spot for people,” she says. “I’m...
That’s a lot of clippings, branches, and leaves those Hatcher Landscape crews are hauling off your property, right?What the heck do they do with it all? Build fun forts out back where managers play...
A main reason behind the high quality of trees and plants you get from Michael Hatcher & Associates is what’s on Larry Brown’s shirt.“When I walk into a nursery with ‘Hatcher’ on my shirt, I get...
Sure, you can plop a fern in a pot and it will look perfectly fine.It won’t exactly stop traffic or end up on anybody’s Instagram, but it’ll sit by your property entrance and be green. Yawn. Or you...
Soggy soil is great for making mud pies, but most plants don’t like it. Think about walking around in wet socks. Yuck. That’s how most plants feel.
You don’t find too many cowboys working at landscaping companies. But Tommy Neergaard could wrangle an irrigation system as skillfully as he could rope a calf.He was as patient with people and their...
