DIY

Shoveling is the first step for caring for your hard surfaces that have foot and car traffic, so don’t feel you have to shovel your whole backyard if you are not out there using it ( we can find out why you are not using your outdoor living spaces in the winter in another post). Many people shovel…

Creeping Charlie is a invasive lawn and landscape weed that is very hard to eradicate from they yard and landscape but we have 3 great suggestions on how you can remove this from your landscape, the fourth one is also a option for treatment, just not as ideal. The earlier in the season you tackle…

We love to share information and inspiration. Here we are talking about Curb Appeal and some of the ways it can be incorporated.

One of the many plant varieties homeowners find creeping into their yards is Buckthorn, weather it be a few shoots among the Lilacs or the scrubby plants in the trees at the edge of the property.   Here are a few common questions and comments regarding the plant: “Why is it a big deal to…

This summer has been nice, short, maybe a little dry more recently but over all nice.  And then its state fair time; we all know it will be some variation of hot, sticky (yes please add the pun as well) and currently  – dry and very hot.  We know a whole lot has not gotten…

Its State Fair time, the great time of year when summer is coming to a close and school will start again!  In addtion to a bunch of  lifestyle changes it also is a time of seasonal change in the landscape.  Here are 3 things you should be doing now in your landscape: Lightly trim ( for tidiness)…

This past weekend was memorial weekend, where may homeowners take on weekend projects they want to accomplish them selves. They head off to the store with a simple list of materials so they can shop once and be done. But even with their best intentions they come across things they didn’t plan on, or have…

This time of year we get a lot of calls for lots of different things and we love to educate people on what we do best to help them make a good fit. So here are some tips on what you could ask to make a great match with your landscape designer or company: Landscape…

This spring we were really warm, then cold, then hot, then frozen, and then warm again…what are plants to think? Well in all honesty the plants are going to do just like people do, they will wake up early this spring if they are an “early riser” and eager to grow, and take the opportunity…

With the warm weather this week you should see the grass really starting to grow, this is a little early for a typical MN spring, but I will certainly enjoy it. I know the crowns ( base of the grass plant- tuft like appearance) in my yard are greening up! Here are a few tips…