Bring a bit of the desert, tropics or evergreen forest to your backyard. Container plantings allow you to push the limits of your growing environment.

Avoid dulling your mower blades and more importantly damaging your trees by creatively dealing with the surface roots.

Believe it or not – there is still time to repair those bare spots in the lawn and thicken up your grass.

A healthy lawn is your best defense against weeds. So if you want to reduce the problem - long term- you need to learn a bit more about the weeds.

Hot dry summers take their toll on lawns. Give your lawn a nutrient boost and get them ready for future outdoor activities.

Love your shade trees but tired of the sparse lawn and bare spots? Make this the season you eliminate the frustration of trying to grow grass in the shade and go for a permanent fix.

Be a weather watcher and grow a better garden. Weather events like spring floods, summer droughts, temperature extremes and unseasonable weather episodes can have long term impact on our plants.

You can have a good-looking landscape and lower your water bill this summer!

Whether it is a self-imposed or community wide watering ban, many gardeners are looking for ways to reduce their use of municipal water.

A proper diet will keep your lawn healthy and better able to fight off weeds and pests.

A good cut can keep your lawn healthy and looking its best.

Transform bare soil to green lawn in less than a day. Use quality sod to create a new lawn or fill bare patches in existing turf.

Rake your way to a healthy lawn. As the snow recedes from the lawn break out the leaf rake and fluff up the grass. This helps reduce the risk of pink and gray snow mold developing and damaging your lawn. These fungal diseases are most common when heavy snow falls or ice covers non-frozen turf or after late winter snow storms. The damage is usually seen where snow lingers late in the season. Symptoms appear as circular areas of matted brown grass. You may even see a gray or pink cobweb-like growth over these areas. A light raking dries the grass, making it less susceptible to these diseases.

Fall is a great time to renovate thin or poor quality lawns.

We walk on it, play sports on it and expect it to look great all year long – our lawns.

Mulch your garden beds with shredded leaves, evergreen needles, or other organic matter. It conserves moisture while suppressing weeds and improving the soil.

You’ve got the car packed, the pets at the kennel and your kids are ready to go. But what are you going to do about all those beautiful containers?

You can stop your mail, kennel your pets, but it is difficult to find a reliable house plant sitter while on vacation.

Save energy, care for new trees, and conserve water in one easy step.

Use water wisely in your landscape to save you time, improve plant health and reduce your water bill.

Save time, energy, and conserve water while caring for your new trees.

Save yourself time, money and frustration by properly storing your mower for winter.