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Do You Need to be Rescued from Your Lawn?
Has the poor condition of your lawn gotten to the point where it's actually causing you pain? Pain from all the weeds and the crabgrass and the winter damage. Pain from the ground moles and the grubs and those spots that just won't grow grass no matter what you do....
Summer 2014 Lawn Care Update
Typically, in early August we could be experiencing high temperatures and drought conditions that would be severely stressing our lawns. However, we’ve been lucky that, so far, the summer of 2014 has been one of warm days and cool nights with regular rainfall. This...
The Transformative Power of a Water Garden
We posted an article yesterday about gardening and how it is defined by the passion and energy that gardeners apply to their gardens. This is especially true of water gardens. If you are a fan of water gardens, or are just interested in seeing what a beautiful water...
The Difference Between Landscaping and Gardening
We hope you had an opportunity to attend the 11th Annual Reece Endeavor GardenWalk on Wednesday. As always, this year’s event was very well attended and featured some of the most beautiful and interesting gardens in Midland. Two of the projects on the GardenWalk, the...
Pond Walk – Saturday, July 19
We're excited to be part of the Blue Thumb Aquatics Pond Walk this year. Our customer, the Tickner's, transformed their backyard into a relaxing oasis featuring a gorgeous pond and are one of the waterscapes featured on this year's Pond Walk. You can preview the...
Best Landscaper 2014!
Thanks to You, We've Won Again! We were thrilled to hear the news that you voted for us as the best "Landscaper " in this year's Greatest of the Great Lakes Bay Reader's Choice Awards, covering the entire Great Lakes Bay Region including Midland County, Bay City...
The 11th Annual Reece Endeavor Gardenwalk
Get ready for the 11th annual Reece Endeavor Gardenwalk, which will take place on Wednesday July 16th from 2-7 PM. This wonderful event is a great way to tour some of Midland’s most beautiful gardens while benefitting one of its most important charities. This year...
Lawn Care, Lawn Maintenance, Lawn Service…Do You Know What These Terms Even Mean?
When people talk about “lawn care”, “lawn maintenance” and “lawn service” they are not always talking about the same thing. For example, some people use the term “lawn service” to describe the company that mows their lawn, while others use it to describe the company...
Stone Walls Make a Strong Statement in the Landscape
The basic function of a stone wall is to contain a slope or to soften a grade in the landscape, but they can also do so much more. The simple beauty of a well-built, natural stone wall in the landscape inspires feelings of strength, durability and stability. They...
Raised Brick Paver Patios: The Ultimate Outdoor Living Room
Let’s be honest – there are a lot of bad decks out there. It seems like anytime there’s a need to elevate an outdoor living space, the generic response is to slap an ugly, playpen-like, pressure treated wood deck onto the back of the house and call it “good”. There...