Summer officially arrives this month – the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer that the song recalls. Schools get out, lemonade stands appear and the scent of freshly mowed grass fills the air. In the garden, birds, bees and bugs are already busy, and even weekend gardeners have realized that it’s finally warm enough to [...]
When the weather turns dry, Texans may start thinking about the best ways to avoid high water bills and still maintain their landscaping. Gray water may be one option, said Dr. Bruce Lesikar, Texas Cooperative Extension agricultural engineer.
Gray water is the water that has passed through showers, sinks, bathtubs or washing machines, Lesikar said. It [...]
There is something about plants that mesmerises Jane Lillian Powell. From when a little girl on Vanuabalavu, in Lau. she felt each plant was unique, and that made her even more inquisitive about them.
Today, Lillian, as she prefers to be called, earns a living from the very plants she used to admire when young.
Lillian’s [...]
What’s hot in landscaping in the Prairie State? Illinois’ top landscaping trends include low maintenance, native plants and grasses, drought-tolerant plants, and disease-resistant plants to reduce the need for chemicals, according to a survey of professionals in the Illinois green industry.
“Care-free or low maintenance landscape designs, plants, and lawns top the list of emerging consumer [...]
If you leave everything to the landscaper, you’ll get the same plants and flowers everybody else does.
Contractors, and even many designers, don’t like to take risks with plant selection. And they don’t want to spend any more time than necessary to get your trees, bushes and beds planted. They’ll reuse the same palette of widely [...]
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