When planning a landscape, something that is often overlooked until this time of the year is what the landscape is going to look like in the dead of winter. A winter landscape can be a great asset to your property. There are various aspects of your landscape that can add interest in the winter season. Evergreens, perennials, shrubs and bushes, and hardscapes can all add to your winter landscape. Evergreens…
Read MoreCutting Down Perennials
Now is a great time to work on cutting down perennials that are in your landscape. Perennials needs to be cut back to keep their appearance nice and clean. The vast majority of perennials need to be cut back at some time in the year. This most likely is going to be in the fall once they start to die back, or in the spring before the new growth starts.…
Read MoreRabbit Damage
Rabbit damage to your landscape plants may be greater this year than it has in years past. With the continuous snow cover, it has been harder for rabbits to eat what is on the ground, so they walk on top of the snow and eat what they can reach from there, your plants. What is unfortunate is that at this point, there is not much that can be done. The…
Read MoreWinter Pruning
Despite the winter weather, pruning can still be done this time of the year, and in some cases, it is the best time of the year to do so. But in the winter time? Pruning trees and bushes in the winter can provide some benefits that cannot be provided any other time of the year. During the winter, the bush is not actively growing. So when a bush is pruned…
Read MoreSmall Snowflakes
This recent winter storm has provided West Michigan with an abundance of snow. However, the snowflakes themselves have been on the small side. The small snowflakes come from the cold air that has been in place. The cold air and small snowflakes can create some challenges when trying to move the snow around. The small snowflakes do help to lessen the amount of snow that is accumulated on the paved…
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