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When You Need Tree Removal, Check with the Beavers
0160 days
by M. Fletcher
in Richmond Business
The damage and inconvenience caused by Richmond’s brush with Hurricane Irene may have you in immediate need of tree service. At the very least, you may be thinking that you have trees that need to be dealt with before the next wind blows through.
While in the aftermath of a destructive storm you might have to rely on who is available as opposed to who is the best, if you’ve got time before having that tree or yard work done, you need to check out Beaver Tree and Lawn Service.
Beaver Tree and Lawn Services has been in business for over thirty years providing Richmond area homeowners and business with quality tree and lawn services. They’ll help your yard look its very best by caring for your lawn, trees, shrubs and the over all landscape.
Beaver Tree and Lawn Service understand the care and pride you take in your own lawn. Because of that, they offer a complete Richmond lawn care program that will help your lawn be the envy of the neighborhood throughout the entire spring, summer and fall.
To keep your lawn green and healthy you need fertilization and weed control. But you also need to guard against disease and insects. If your yard just needs a boost to look its best, Beaver Tree and Lawn Service can provide aeration and over seeding. And they won’t overlook the grubs that can cause permanent damage.
Trees and ornamental shrubs can add beauty and value to your landscape. But they can also be an expensive investment. Sure you can follow the instructions to dig and plant. But what happens when the leaves turn yellow or the plant won’t bloom. Beaver Tree and Lawn Service can be trusted to guard your investment and keep those plants thriving. Their experts are licensed and trained and they can address all the needs you have with regard to fertilization, disease and pest control.
Sometimes the most frustrating thing to deal with are pests. And those pests aren’t always limited to attacking your plants and shrubs. With perimeter pest control Beaver Tree and Lawn Service can help you keep those pests from entering your home. And in this case, preventive maintenance to keep them out is much more economical than combating them when they’re already inside.
Beaver Tree and Lawn Service can take care of those large trees as well. They’re experts at tree removal and stump grinding. They’re there to help you with emergency storm damage as well as your everyday planting needs.
Want to show off that amazing landscape at night? Beaver Tree and Lawn Service can provide the underground cabling and lighting to help you do just that. And to keep that lawn green and healthy, they’ll also install your underground sprinkler systems.
Just like your home, your lawn is an investment. You want to trust that investment to the professionals. Contact Beaver Tree and Lawn Service at 804-403-3979 or by email at beavertreelawn@verizon.net.
Harrison’s of Leesburg: For the Better Dressed Gentleman
0648 days
by M. Fletcher
in Richmond Business
While attire in the workplace has become increasingly casual, there are still times when a gentleman needs to dress his best. And, sometimes being the best-dressed means not buying your suit off the rack at the local department store.
Powell Harrison of Harrison’s of Leesburg seeks to meet the needs of those men who don’t know what to wear. Or, to borrow a phrase, What Not to Wear.
A mathematics major at VMI, Harrison found his calling some years back when he took a job with Men’s Wearhouse. Harrison says, “To buy myself some time to figure out what I really wanted to do with my life, I looked for a low-pressure job that I thought I would enjoy for a few months, so I took a job in a men’s clothing store. I never expected to get hooked! After more than seven years growing and thriving at the Men’s Wearhouse, I launched Harrison’s of Leesburg in February, 2008.” Why not “Harrison’s of Richmond?” The Leesburg in the name, says Harrison, is a nod to his family heritage.
Harrison’s offers in-home wardrobe consulting, custom and ready-made clothing and a line of cufflinks to retailers. Harrison says he gets most of his business through personal referrals, and networking. He also takes advantage of speaking opportunities as they arise.
Harrison says that he’s always had an eye for detail, something he learned from his grandfather whom he describes as, “the consummate Virginia gentleman and a very snappy dresser.” Once he realized that this was his career path, he embarked upon a time of self education and research, visiting and talking with men’s wardrobe departments. Harrison also recommends these books, Alan Flusser’s Dressing the Man: Mastering the Art of Permanent Fashion, Gentleman: A Timeless Guide to Fashion by Bernhard Roetzel, and the How to Be a Gentleman series of guides from John Bridges, and says that these books along with his personal attention to detail have rounded out his education.
According to Harrison, the blind spot for many men is their wardrobe. Most men assume they get along just fine. He says, “A gentleman who buys from a retailer or “cloth-slinger” doesn’t always get personalized advice and recommendations that are in his best interests; a man who uses a consultant as a shopping assistant must pay for both the time and the product.” His consulting allows the customer to strategically purchase for his wardrobe using the guidelines of Scope, Suitability, Condition, and Fit.
For the man not inclined to hire a personal consultant, Harrison very generously offers 10 Rules of Thumb on his website. What used to be basic knowledge for the business man, and men in general is outlined so that even the clumsiest of dressers can get it right; or at least better.
Harrison carries his own sense of personal style which includes, wearing his grandfather’s 1940s tails with beaver top hat, white kid gloves and cane to formal occasions; and donning one of the 20 hats from his vintage collection almost every day.
And about those hats? Harrison points out that it’s not just about fashion.
“I learned it at VMI; a gentleman tips his hat to a lady when he passes her on the avenue.”
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