March Landscaping and Gardening Guide
Here are some tips from Creative Landscapes for what to do in your landscape this month. Pruning: Check all your trees and shrubs for damage from ice and snow storms. Shape evergreens and remove dead…
February Landscaping and Gardening Guide
By the end of the month the first flower bulbs will be popping up through the soil, and you may even see a Cornelian Cherry Dogwood or Viburnum ‘Dawn’ coming into bloom. We are busy…
Gardening Guide & Tips for April
Beautiful Magnolia, Cherry, and Flowering Apple trees burst into bloom in April, together with bulbs such as Daffodils, Hyacinths and Tulips, and perennial flowers like Phlox and Virginia Bluebells. Spring is in the air and…
Gardening Guide & Tips for January
This is usually the coldest month of the year, surely there cannot be anything to do in the garden this month? Well actually there are some things you can do to help the look of…
Gardening Guide & Tips for December
As the leaves fall off deciduous shrubs and trees, evergreens sustain the landscape. Hollies are putting on their bright red berries, Norway Spruces are providing a wind screen, evergreen foundation plantings such as cherry laurels…
Gardening Guide & Tips for November
The time between Halloween and Thanksgiving is one of the most important times of the year to take care of your yard. There is a lot to do this month so let’s get stuck in!…
Gardening Guide & Tips for October
October is a great month to renovate the plantings around your house. This is the time of year to plant deciduous and evergreen shrubs and trees as the cool temperatures will encourage root growth. October…
Fall really is for planting!
You may have heard the phrase: “Fall is for Planting”. Is this true and is it better to plant in the fall or in the spring? We have seen for over 30 years that plants…
Gardening Guide & Tips for September
You may have seen the slogan ‘Fall is for Planting’. There is a lot of truth in this as you will have to do a lot less watering in the Fall than in the Spring…
Gardening Guide & Tips for August
August is the best month for seeding. Grass seeding and lawn renovations can be done from mid August through mid October, but you will have a new lawn much faster if seeding is done between…