Four Steps to Plan Your Backyard Landscaping Project

Backyard Landscaping Project

As the weather begins to turn, many people start to think about rejuvenating their backyard.  But just diving in without a plan will end up costing you more in time, money and effort.  Here’s a list of four steps to plan your backyard landscaping project and help you get what you want efficiently and economically. […]

Tips to Avoid Over Watering Your Landscaping in Spring

Tips to Avoid Overwatering Landscape

Even first-time gardeners understand the importance of watering plants.  However, many landscaping newcomers typically run into problems caused by over watering, rather than underwatering.  To help avoid this problem, we’ve put together a list of tips to avoid over watering your landscaping in spring. Work With Your Soil There are several different types of soil […]

Seven Flowers That Repel Insects from Your Garden

Insect Repelling Flowers

Although we’ve been slowly learning that insects are an important part of a biodiverse environment, certain insects just become pests to us and our plantings.  Nobody likes it when they’re constantly being bitten by bugs or when their carefully grown vegetable patch is decimated by slugs and insects.  Fortunately, the practice of companion planting can […]

The Ultimate Spring Gardening Checklist

Spring Gardening Checklist

As the weather begins to warm, it’s time to get out into the garden and prepare for another growing season!  In this article, we’ve put together the ultimate spring gardening checklist. Tidy Up The winter has probably deposited a lot of dead material around your garden.  Rake up any leftover leaves, broken branches and other […]

What Is Topsoil Used For?

what is topsoil

Both new and experienced gardeners may use or come across terms that they don’t know the actual meaning of.  This is especially true for seemingly generic words that are often used to describe many different things.  Topsoil is one of these words.  In this article we’ll describe what topsoil is and what it is not […]

Five Landscaping Tips to Prepare for Fall

Fall Landscaping Tips

As the days become cooler and the nights arrive earlier, it’s time to prepare your lawn and gardens for the change in seasons.  Just like you need a plan when winter turns to spring, you also need one for when summer turns to fall.  To help you get the most joy out of your lawn […]

Five Ways Landscaping Boosts Curb Appeal

Five Ways Landscaping Boosts Curb Appeal

You might want to increase your property’s curb appeal to boost its value and increase its attractiveness to potential buyers.  Or you might simply want it to look better for your own personal enjoyment.  Whatever the reason behind making your property look better, we’ve put together a list of five ways landscaping boosts curb appeal. […]