Reliable Plant Selections for Landscapes
For landscape contractors and designers, working with full-sun spaces can feel both inspiring and challenging. Soil runs hot, water evaporates quickly and plants must work hard to hold their own. But when the right varieties are thoughtfully selected – plants bred for hardiness, drought tolerance and sustainability – landscapes become vibrant, low-maintenance spaces that bring…
Hardy Plants Make Their Seasonal Comeback
Hardy plants are “tough” choices for landscape designs because they stand up to a variety of environmental stresses and bounce back year after year with reliable color and form. From extreme temperatures and poor soils to drought, flooding, high winds and tricky light conditions, hardy plants are garden workhorses. Their ability to withstand environmental anxieties…
Supporting Thriving Populations
It is beginning. Populations of monarch butterflies, traveling from as far north as southern Canada, are beginning their 3,000-mile-plus winged journey southward to roost in the fir forests of central Mexico. They’ll stay there through our Midwest winter until spring, when they begin their flight back to us. And, hopefully, they will do so in…