Winter can be a challenging time for homeowners and property managers. The winter weather can make it difficult to maintain all of your outdoor plants and environment. Here are some landscaping tips to keep your property grounds looking their best throughout winter. Read More
What patio is right for your backyard?
A patio is a great space to host and entertain guests, unwind on cool evenings and create lifelong memories. Here’s what you should consider before installing a patio. Read More
Premier Landscape Design
A landscape design is always customized to the space you have with the features you desire. Think back to when you were a kid. What was one thing a family member or friend’s family had in their backyard or around their property that made you think, “That will be in my home one day.” Maybe you saw a landscape feature on a TV show or in a movie that you instantly fell in love with. Now look at your yard. Do you have it? Read More
3 Reasons Why You Should Invest In An Outdoor Living Environment
The majority of homeowners are hesitant when exploring the benefits of making such a large investment, such as investing in a patio, walkway or other outdoor hardscaping features. While installing an outdoor living environment is a big commitment, it is worth it in the end when you see the final product. Read More
3 Ways Hardscaping Can Enhance Your Outdoor Living Space
When you think about adding new features to your outdoor living space, you might be focused solely on generic landscape changes. Whether this means adding new flowers or getting someone to perform tree maintenance, these changes are typical and standard. So, to change things up, consider adding or updating hardscaping features to enhance your property. Not sure what hardscaping is? Hardscaping is the non-living part of your landscape and trust us, it is just as important as the living component of your yard. Here are some ways hardscaping features can completely transform and enhance your outdoor space. Read More
Preparing Your Garden
One of the first steps in preparing a new vegetable garden is to check the soil PH- a simple kit can be purchased online or at a local retail store. Learning the PH level- if you garden soil is more alkaline or acidic will aid in you sorting out what additives may be necessary for a thriving garden.
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Preparing for the Winter
It may only be the middle of November but it is time to start thinking about snow! Making sure your home is ready for the winter is very important and can help save you from a lot of headaches…see some tips below. Read More
Planting the Fall
Why Fall Planting?
Air temperatures are dropping, but the soil is still quite warm – perfect for root development. Fall temperatures are also more pleasant for the gardener, so grab your favorite spade or trowel and get ready to dig. Read More
Picking the Best Tree for Fall Foliage
If you’re looking for a tree with great fall foliage colors- you are in luck! Maryland is a great place to grow beautiful trees!
Maryland is a good state for nine of the 10 most colorful fall trees, according to the Arbor Day Foundation. Each species has different characteristics. Bald cypress is unique because it looks like a pyramidal evergreen when green. Sugar maples are famous for their colors, but really only happy in colder Western Maryland. Sourwood (Oxydendron) and sassafras are smaller trees. Tupelo, red maple and sweet gum all display a range of hues, including brilliant reds. Sweetgum reportedly lasts the longest. All of the top 10 are U.S. natives except Japanese maple, only some of which display good fall color. Be sure to consider shrubs with great fall color and berries that last into winter, such as winterberry, blueberry or spicebush.
Why Do Leaves Change Colors?
If you are lucky, you live in one of those parts of the world where Nature has one last fling before settling down into winter’s sleep. In those lucky places, as days shorten and temperatures become crisp, the quiet green palette of summer foliage is transformed into the vivid autumn palette of reds, oranges, golds, and browns before the leaves fall off the trees. On special years, the colors are truly breathtaking. Read More