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 […]