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Local Landscape Designers Favorite Plant Picks

Every year there are new fantastic plants to be bought. Do the bright newcomers out compete options that have survived market trends for...

Cleaning Up the Winter Garden

I was walking with a friend at Smale Riverfront Park this December and we passed large plantings of perennials, grasses, and shrubs....

Ferns for the Shade Garden

If you have a shady space and deer then this one is for you. There are many plants which will work in your shade garden that are deer...

Beautiful Natives & Their Cultivars

There are many fantastic natives that we see all the time in meadows and woods. Sometimes they are too big or difficult to grow in our...

Holding It All Together

Erosion in Cincinnati is common with our steep hills and increasingly intense weather events. Heavy rains, foot traffic, failing manmade...

The New Summer Hangout ..... Your Yard

Summer is here with the promise of warmth and long days. Our experience will be a bit different this year. Hammocks are being set up for...

Plant Trees People!

January in Ohio, temps in the 50's, and I planted two more trees in my yard. Now for most people this would not be a top priority on a...

To Spray or not to Spray....Mosquitoes

So let's begin with the number one way to lessen the presence of mosquitoes in your yard. Then if you want to read on feel free. REMOVE...

Prairie Therapy

What is “in style” changes rapidly, but larger design trends may last for years. Currently natural landscape design is in and not just...

Beginnings

What are we seeing after such a crazy start to spring and what to do about it.

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