We are so busy in the late fall we don’t always see winter coming! To insure you get the most out of your landscape, sit down and write a punch list. It can be a short or long one (see our blog; Preparing Your Landscape for Winter). Do you mulch the leaves with a mulching mower? Do you leave leaves …

Plant bulbs for Wow effect now! Don’t let another year go by without improving your landscape. A characteristic of ‘Landscapes for Better Living’ is generous displays of spring flowering bulbs. There is nothing like the effect of waves and drifts of color to brighten up a dreary spring day in mud season like flowering bulbs! The most successful landscape designs …

It’s been a long, hot, dry summer…and it’s not over! Our lawns are made up of cool season grasses. That means they do best during cool and moderate temperature seasons. That does not describe this summers weather pattern! Aside from the fact that this has been one of the driest summers on record, it has also been one of the …