What Salt Does to 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…
Possible Icy Coating
With the possible wintry mix storm that possibly coming soon, you may be wondering how this will affect your trees and plants. The icy coating can actually be helpful in protecting…
Fresh Herbs
Fresh herbs makes recipes taste even better and are great to have around for soups, stews, and salads. When picking a place to grow your herbs, keep in mind that…
Spring Flowers
Soon smaller plants and flowers will be beginning to emerge from their dormant winter stage, deciduous shrubs will begin to bud and leaf out, and wild flowers are about to…
5 Ways To Help Your Lawn Thrive!
1. Feed Your Lawn Regularly Your lawn processes nutrients within 6-8 weeks, so fertilizing it once a year is not enough! Keeping a schedule of every 4-6 weeks will keep…
Plants and Herbs That Are Mosquito Repellants
1. Citronella Geranium Not all citronell geraniums will repel mosquitos, but this particular kind (formally known as Pelargonium Citrosum) will produce an aroma that smells like citronella oil and ward…
Organic Soil
What is organic soil? Organic soil has been naturally amended by the decomposition of plants and animals. Unfortunately most of the soil nowadays in the world has been depleted and…
What You Can and Cannot Compost
Food and lawn waste makes up 25% of all waste in landfills. These natural materials are biodegradable, but they do not break down in landfills properly because they are so…
What Plants Go Together?
*Add early spring color by mixing yellow flowers of Little Gem combine beautifully with blue Chionodoxa. *Use roses generously, a bright pink shrub rose is a good partner to Iris.…
Designing A Great Patio Space
Consider your patios purpose. How you plan to use your patio will affect every design decision you make along the way. Is your patio going to be used as a…