Winterizing the Garden and Beyond
Getting a healthy jump on the spring landscape actually depends on what you do for your plants in the fall. No preparation leads to more work in the spring to bring perennials, shrubs, and lawn back to life.
How to Prevent Wasted Water in Landscaping
Water is an essential element for a healthy outdoor habitat, integral on many levels. Nature’s ecosystems are largely controlled by rainfall patterns. From tropical rainforests to arid deserts, plants and animals are dependent on and sustained by the natural rainwater.
Lighting in Layers
Do you ever sit down after a long day of work to wind down, and realize your options are lights on full blast or complete darkness? To avoid that all-or-nothing scenario, we use what are called lighting layers when designing a space.
Hypertufa Troughs: Earthy Containers for Every Landscape
Hyper-what? Hypertufa troughs are manmade rugged, porous planters that allow plants to take center stage. They look like heavy concrete, but the combination of cement, peat, perlite, and water make them much lighter and easier to handle.
Greenhouse Living
Greenhouses are enchanting. Traditionally, they winter over our favorite tropical plants, allow us a great start on the Michigan growing season, and create an earth-scented, warm, and wonderful space.
Planting the Seeds: Finding Inspiration for Your Garden
We in the Great Lakes State celebrate the beauty of nature throughout the four seasons. While spring and summer are generally considered the ideal time to visit gardens, many nature centers across the state are open year-round, offering spectacular displays of flowers, plants, waterways, and more.
Simple Fix to Major Repair: Concrete Patios, Walkways, and Driveways
Concrete is a familiar landscape material to most homeowners. It is frequently used for patios, walkways, and driveways, and when properly installed, it will remain stable and attractive for a very long time.
Storm Damage: Creating Art from Fallen Trees
Happily, incredible beauty can arise in the aftermath of wicked weather when talented artisans wield those same chainsaws to create stunning sculptures from the stumps of felled trees.
Holiday Lighting
From elegant and traditional to fun and festive, there are endless outdoor lighting solutions to add holiday warmth and character to your home this season. Despite these many options, the key to a successful holiday lighting installation is to pick a theme before you begin.
Turning Leaves from Lawn to Compost
Instead of burning, bagging, or racing to get your leaves raked to the curb in time to be sucked up by a giant vacuum, why not compost them?