For most of us, winter means taking a break from gardening and landscaping, focusing our attention instead on indoor tasks. (Okay, and also shoveling snow!) But while we’re cozied up next to the fireplace, our trees and shrubs are often enduring some harsh weather...
Stones are one of our favorite hardscapes to landscape with. Not only can they serve a functional purpose in your landscape design, but they also bring interesting colors and textures that help to balance out your plants and the other, softer elements of your yard....
As garden enthusiasts, we appreciate all the different elements that come together to shape our landscape to make it the outdoor escape we know and love. When it comes to landscape design, there are two essential (and very different) elements to consider: hardscapes...
With all the fun and festivities that go along with the season, the holidays can definitely be an expensive time of year! Between crossing of your Christmas shopping list, attending events, and filling your cup with some of that good holiday “cheer,”...
Decorating your yard and the outside of your house for the holidays is exciting and fun. All the lights and decorations add so much cheer to the cold Christmas season. One of our favorite things to do is drive around the different neighborhoods in the Quad Cities and...
One of the many reasons we love evergreens so much is because they’re a steadfast source of life and color during the cold months. They don’t normally require much attention compared to the rest of your garden, so it’s easy to assume they don’t...
In the summer, we like to decorate our home and landscape with lovely container gardens full of beautiful blooms. However, when the snow starts to fly and flowers are few and far between in the Quad Cities metro area, it’s the unwavering presence of snow-dusted...
With bare tree branches and an overwhelming lack of blooms, winter can certainly be bleak for green thumbs here in the Midwest. Don’t get us wrong—we certainly appreciate the breathtaking beauty of a snow-covered winter scene, but that doesn’t mean we...
Everyone always seems to put so much emphasis on the annual spring clean-up, but if you want to be efficient and stay on top of yard clean-up, getting everything done in the fall to prepare for winter will leave you with much less work once the snow melts. While yard...
If you’ve recently installed a garden pond, you might be wondering what kind of maintenance you need to do to get it ready for winter. There are a few essential steps to take to make sure your pond is safe through the winter. If you have fish, there are...
