Mixed bulbs – Jonathan Wright, Chanticleer Garden Put your sleeping pots to work this winter! Nothing says “welcome spring” like the blooms of tulips, daffodils and hyacinth. Imagine how nice your patio, deck or front porch would look with a pot of seasonal color. If you’re planning to plant bulbs in your beds or landscape, […]
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Japanese Holly Illex Crenata. Photo: Proven Winners Evergreens provide a constant sign of life and color in a winter landscape. If you have a heavy percentage of herbaceous and deciduous shrubs and trees, your landscape looks pretty drab in the winter months. By choosing a few key evergreen trees and shrubs to plant around your
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Many homeowners complain how little privacy their backyards offer. While wishing for more privacy, they are not anxious to ‘fence’ themselves in from their neighbors completely. There are numerous landscaping solutions to achieve privacy. By using combination of strategies to block, divert, or steal views, your backyard can be a haven without walls. In addition
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River rock and boulders used in Elverson installation. Adding River Rock Can Set Your Landscape Apart If you’re looking for ways to make your landscaping unique and add curb appeal, then consider incorporating some River Rock into your landscaping design plans. Not only does it add some visual interest, it also offers a simple, economical
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Easy do’s and don’ts for digging and amending soil. You just made a trip to the nursery and you’re excited to get planting. All of us have been filled with anticipation to get the new plant in the ground and watch it flourish. Have you ever wondered, “What should I put in the bottom of
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Fertilizer label 18-24-12 If plants don’t get the necessary nutrients, they will not grow effectively. Soil tests were specifically developed to identify situations where nutrient supply is inadequate so a gardener can supplement the soil with fertilizer. Now is the time to find out the make-up of your soil so you can provide optimal conditions
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Does your yard look like a mini lake after a heavy rain? Do your plants and lawn struggle to grow because of wet areas? Do you have erosion and migrating soil and mulch? If your yard doesn’t effectively drain during wet periods, you’ve got drainage problems. However, you’ll be happy to know that most drainage
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The Late Winter Start Tricked Plants into Blooming December was uncharacteristically warm in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We noticed daffodils, tulips and crocus poking out of the ground. In addition to bulbs, we saw shrubs like forsythia, rhododendron and early dogwoods come out of dormancy earlier than usual. The average temperature for December was approximately 15 degrees
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Longwood Gardens’ Nightscape Exhibit Families take pride and comfort in their backyards With 2015 firmly in the rear-view mirror, Whitehouse Landscaping thought it would be perfect timing to talk about upcoming trends in gardening and landscaping for 2016. Why not start dreaming and planning for the landscape changes you want to make this spring. Some
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If things look shabby, don’t worry! Change can be exciting! First impressions matter and if you think your current landscaping isn’t attractive and your plantings are 15-20+ years old, chances are things are looking tired, overgrown and outdated. As a professional landscaper in Southeastern PA, we talk to many homeowners about updating their landscaping. We
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Ornamental Cabbage. Photo Pixabay Rely on fall favorites to refresh your landscap Just because summer is ending does it mean that it’s the end of color in your landscaping. A few annuals and perennials take center stage in fall. If you’re ready to refresh your landscape, plant things that thrive in cooler temperatures. From a
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Steep bank in Schwenksville planted with Pachysandra Consider planting groundcovers Do you have a slope on your property that is too steep to mow and is a landscaping challenge? One simple solution is to plant groundcovers. Groundcovers spread and eventually form a solid mass. Establishing a groundcover will take time and you may have to
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