Reasons Why Gardening is Good for Your Health
1. Can reduce the risk of stroke 2. burns calories 3. Helpful with weight maintenance/reduces heart disease 4. Gardening can decrease the likelihood of osteoporosis 5. Gardening is a stress…
Tips to Make Your Landscaping Pop in the Winter
Plant Evergreens Evergreens come in other colors, such as yellows and blues, so the name is somewhat misleading. Evergreen means they keep their leaves or needles year round, and the…
Gardening for Health and Happiness
In today’s world this is important for everyone, but especially for children. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the University of California Medical School came to the same conclusion after…
New Year New Yard
It is never too early to start planning new things for your yard and landscaping. The first thing to do is to look around and decide on what you want…
More Tips to Make Your Winter Landscaping Pop
Have Hardscape Elements In the winter you need to rely on your hardscape, so anything non-living, such as patios, brick work, walls, fountains, arches, etc. Wooden archways especially can be…
How to Drive on Snow and Ice – Myth Vs. Fact
After all of the snow we had, paired with the incredibly low freezing temperatures, we should all know how to drive on snow and ice. However, there are some myths…
Icy Coating
With the recent ice storm that coated everything, you may be wondering how this will affect your trees and plants. The icy coating can actually be helpful in protecting them…
How Does Salt Affect Your Landscaping?
Salt can affect your landscaping in several ways. The first is how your yard will be affected. Salt will become a liquid as snow melts, and all of that liquid…
How Can You Prevent Salt Damage?
The easiest way to prevent salt damage to your landscaping is to not use it. However, this is not possible for most people, as walkways need to be safe for…
Spring Tasks for Your Yard
As spring quickly approaches, you will want to get your yard ready for the warm seasons ahead. You can start with some gentle clean up. If you have any snow…