Let it snow! As one of Rockford’s largest landscape industry employers, Tyler’s Landscaping Services has the manpower, flexibility and equipment to respond rapidly and perform reliably. Year-Round Comprehensive Site Services Tyler’s Landscaping Services signed its first major … [Read more...]
Lazy Landscaping – Less Is More
Rather than crowd a bed with lots of plants you’ll need to tend, put in just a few high-impact, high-performance varieties. One or two nice trees and some powerhouse perennials mean more time to sack out in the hammock. … [Read more...]
Lazy Landscaping – Once and Done
Perennials are the gift that keeps on giving, season after season, unlike annuals, which you have to plant every year. Some perennials are more carefree than others, though. Forgetful gardeners will love drought tolerant pasque or the delicate- looking but durable penstemon. For … [Read more...]
Lazy Landscaping – Go Native
Plants adapted to their environments long before people did, so native species are a wise choice for the laid back landscape. Native plants require less fertilizer, water, pesticides, and overall care than plants brought in by settlers. To learn what will thrive in your neck of … [Read more...]
Lazy Landscaping – Stay In Your Zone
Remember to pick plants suited to your USDA Hardiness Zone. Anything too tender is destined to failure – and who needs frustration? While you’re at it, a soil test will diagnose your dirt and tell you what nutrients it needs. … [Read more...]
Lazy Landscaping – Set In Succulents
If watering falls low on your to-do-list, succulents (like echeveria and agave) are your garden go-to’s. Tough, colorful, and captivating, they also play well with others, so mixing them up adds more excitement to your landscape. Drainage is key, however: Put these shallow- … [Read more...]
Lazy Landscaping – Play Hard
Hardscaping – Some people love the backbreaking business of tending to lawn and garden. Then there’s the rest of us. – who’d rather relax and let that little piece of heaven largely take care of itself. Less lawn equals less work. That’s the best argument for hardscaping – … [Read more...]
Lazy Landscaping – It’s Easy Being Evergreen
What could be simpler than plants that keep their vivid color all year long? Put dwarf varieties into flower beds, set shrubs near your house to disguise the foundation, choose tall, columnar types for privacy – there are even creeping varieties for ground cover. … [Read more...]
Lazy Landscaping – Flower Power
A rose by any other name probably isn’t as easy as the ”Knock Out”. These set-‘em-and-forget-‘em flowers are heat- resistant, pretty much prune-free, and “self-cleaning” – you don’t even have to deadhead them. Just use a good organic or chemical granular rose food in early … [Read more...]
Lazy Landscaping – Fake It
Artificial grass has come a long way from your granddad’s Astroturf. Today’s synthetics, made of nylon or polymer, have varying heights and color gradations to look and feel more like the real thing. You can even plant a tree in it. Though pricey ($8 to $12 per square foot), your … [Read more...]
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