The trends in Landscaping

How to Plant Native Wildfower Gardens

5 easy indoor plants to chase away the winter blues

Autumn Gardening: The To Dos

What do you plant that loves and thrives in all this rain? In this blog, there is a list of plants, trees, and shrubs that do well in wet soil.

The Allure of Stone

An article about the use of stones in landscaping and its designs from walls to pathways.

You know you want to. You can see it out in the yard or around the house. You’ve been looking into other yards and getting ideas. You go into garden nurseries and try to remember the flowers, shrubs, and trees you see that you want. You research them to see if it works in your yard with the zone, sun, or shade. Then you buy the tools and you just go for it.

Recently I was asked to design garden beds with a cottage feel. Great, one thing I knew about the clients they had a year and a half old. As a momma myself I know what my little one at that age did, everything EVERYTHING goes in the mouth. I know personally I did not want to plant anything that could even be remotely toxic.

Watering a plant correctly is very crucial for optimum plant establishment. A plant is a living being just like you and I and require the same things we do on a daily basis, with out adequate water and oxygen a plant can fail. Relying on Mother Nature is risky and that’s where we step in. Down pours/torrential rains are not beneficial to a plant. A newly installed plant requires a good soaking rain deep into the root ball or a good soaking drink from the hose. Below you will find watering instructions for all types of plants.

Annual Tyler Rose Memorial Golf Tournament is held in memory of an old employee, Tyler Rose who passed away back in 2017. Tyler was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed teaching kids in the Youth Hunting Program. His survivors include his family, fiancée Megan, and their daughter Adalynn Rose. In honor of his memory, we come together to have fun, play golf, and raise money for his daughter’s higher education.

You look out onto your backyard and what do you see? You notice that the lawn needs to be mowed. And what about that ornamental tree you planted years ago? It is now encroaching on your house, and at this point, there are more weeds than perennials in your garden beds. And you wonder, how did we get here? Why is having a garden at your home as vital as electricity and indoor plumbing? Where did this idea come from? How come we are still doing it? And, is it necessary?

You look out onto your backyard and what do you see? You notice that the lawn needs to be mowed. And what about that ornamental tree you planted years ago? It is now encroaching on your house, and at this point, there are more weeds than perennials in your garden beds. And you wonder, how did we get here? Why is having a garden at your home as vital as electricity and indoor plumbing? Where did this idea come from? How come we are still doing it? And, is it necessary?

A mild winter leads to a wanting; a want to get back in the garden Drought Tolerant Native Plants

A mild winter leads to a wanting; a want to get back in the garden and finish tasks incomplete due to early snowfall that has now escaped from our yards. It is safe to complete the perennial cutbacks and finish the final leaf/stick pickup. Especially with brush season in full swing, if you can get it, get it! However, anything with lawn patching not a good endeavor to try till warmer weather. Dormant pruning is best done now especially with fruit trees/shrubs like Apples, Peaches, Plums, Pears, high Blueberry Bushes, and Quince.

Fall is the best time to repair a lawn. It is also the best time to fertilize and maintain your lawn’s health. Here are the steps to take of your lawn in the fall.

Containers have always been a popular attribute to the outdoor landscape, isolating a few on a patio/deck area or adding a focal point to the landscape itself, it’s a poem amongst the garden story. I believe containers can be whatever you want! It could be just a petunia spilling out of a pot. It could be a tall and grand with height. The creative options are endless!