Wearing all the Hats
Wearing all the Hats As the weather slides back and forth between yes, there will be spring; no, winter is still with us; and hey, let’s have summer now- I think about all the hats we wear here, literally and figuratively. On the literal side, the installers have both ball caps and knit winter caps […]
Why Rent Plants?
Why Rent Plants?The easy answer-renting for a one-day event is much less costly than buying. As a busy plant rental enterprise, we stock quality decorative cylinders and wood fiber moss top-dressing, own multiple temperature-controlled delivery vehicles, and employ several experienced installers. We have access through our Florida growers to hundreds of varieties of plants […]
Manufactured Block and Stone Retaining and Accent Walls
Manufactured Block and Stone Retaining and Accent WallsModular concrete block and stone are fairly sophisticated systems designed for strength, and fast, easy assembly. They can be made in any size and shape, and there is a large variety of style, color, and texture available. Rosetta Hardscapes is a manufacturing company based here in Michigan, which […]
When shall I prune my roses?
When shall I prune my roses?If you have modern shrub roses or tea roses, prune them while still dormant. In this stage, you can see buds, but the buds have not yet opened. Remove canes that are broken, obviously dead, or which are poorly spaced. Cut back to roughly 18-24 inch varied lengths.The timing can […]
The Plant Doctor is In-Indoors
The Plant Doctor is In-IndoorsOne of the things I love about this work is the opportunity to help people with plant health questions: For example, people ask what are they doing wrong, or why is their indoor plant struggling? So often, a beautiful plant is purchased in the grocery or garden center based on appearance. […]
Bliss delivered
Bliss, DeliveredWe all know that person who seems to have a special connection with nature. She enjoys being outside in the garden. He loves to take the dog to the park. A natural extension of the connection is to bring nature into the living space. Just as you can order flowers for delivery, you can […]
Fireplaces and Fire Pits
Fireplaces and Fire Pits Fireplaces and fire pits have been evolving since the origin of controlled fire. You can now get as simple or fancy as time and budget allow. Kits are available to purchase from many big box stores for installed, standing, or mobile fire pits. Large fireplaces and fire pits are also available […]
Orchids
Orchids Orchids are exciting, due to the wide range of flower colors and shapes, and to the relative ease of breeding new varieties. Though we use orchids as cut flowers in corsages and in event florals, the most common use is as potted flowering plants. Phalaenopsis, or Moth orchids, are the most common species of […]
Monthly Newsletter – July 2022
What’s Budding Where the Wild Things Are Growing up in rural Michigan, a few miles from DeWitt, I saw lots of fence rows grown up with trees and shrubs that had been planted by passing birds or the wind. Many farms had an area where a building had been allowed to fall into disrepair and […]
Monthly Newsletter – May 2021
What’s Budding Bloom Time Impacts When we recommend flowering bulbs, perennials or shrubs, one of the attributes we share in our proposals will be bloom time. This timing will always be a range, and it will always be approximate. Bloom times each year can be dramatically impacted by how hard the winter, how early the […]