First impressions are lasting. So, does your driveway landscaping pass muster? If not, you may want to… Add instant curb appeal cost-effectively with a garden running along the length of a gravel driveway. For this particular project, choose plants or flowers that don’t require too much watering which could saturate your gravel. Ornamental grasses would work well. Or create a …
Improve Soil Quality
Sandy soil? Poor draining soil? Nutrient-lacking soil? Less than stellar soil conditions can hamper the growth of our gardens, lawns and more; but did you know that there are a variety of plants which actually help improve soil quality? Wild indigo are a drought-tolerant bunch that release bacteria (the good kind) with a soil improving punch. Their late spring spikes …
Gardening Tips
With an unparalleled growing season and a tropical environment just begging for beautiful plantings, Florida is an exceptionally desirable environment for gardening. Here are some helpful gardening tips: Planning is paramount for beautiful blooms. Not only will it lead to healthier plants with sun lovers basking in glorious sunlight and shade seekers getting their fill of shadowy shelter, it will …
Where Are Your Hummingbirds?
Flying solo from their winter homes, hummingbirds travel to breed in the spring. Here in Florida, we largely attract the brilliantly colored ruby throated hummingbird, mostly from about late February toward the middle of March. There are approximately 25 species of hummingbirds in the United States. The ruby throated hummingbird boasts the highest population of hummingbird species, currently estimated at …
Edgewater Yard Shop: For All Your Landscaping Needs
Need to keep weeds at bay? Mulch comes in all colors and types at Edgewater Yard Shop, including designer red mulch, black mulch and brown mulch, cypress blend mulch, cypress chips and pine bark. Need a pretty pathway made of stones in a lovely color that complements your home or a garden bed beautifully lined with stones (which can also …
Elevate Your Landscaping with Raised Garden Beds!
Remember how Mom always used to remind you to make your bed? Well, you still should! Raised garden beds are a great addition to the backyard for so many reasons! First of all, a raised garden bed can enhance the look and appeal of your yard, but it can also protect your plants from all sorts of critters – from …
Zen Gardens
Is your boss getting on your last nerve? Do you feel like all you do is shuttle your kids from one after school activity to another, getting stuck in traffic jams and rushing home to make dinner which you haven’t even shopped for yet? If your answer is a resounding yes, you are in definite need of a Zen garden …
March Is a Great Time for Yard Clean-up
It’s the time of year again. The change of season and promise of warmer weather makes it the perfect time for spring cleaning inside and out. While those gentle breezes may make you want to throw open those windows to air out your home as you give it a thorough scrubbing, cleaning up your yard before our next round of …
Love Letter to My Yard
My yard…Oh, how I love thee! Your scenic beauty continually astounds me and your peaceful essence rejuvenates and invigorates me. Your shady trees bestow the cool comfort I readily welcome during blistering hot summer days, your vibrant blooms cheer me and bring me pleasure and your gently swaying ornamental grasses grant me quiet calm. I long to shower you with …
Yard Flooding?
Although we get to enjoy the best weather in the nation, those of us who live in Florida also have to deal with the rainy season, which has definitely caused a lot of flooding issues lately. So, how do you keep your yard from flooding? Here are a few tips: First, without question, you’ll want to keep your gutters and …