Fall brings a familiar transformation to landscapes across Southeast Wisconsin. The air turns crisp, and deep green leaves shift to brilliant shades of red, orange, and yellow. Soon, leaves are collecting across lawns and driveways, and bare branches begin to show through the canopy. Amid all that seasonal change, fall is also a good time […]
Most trees don’t show obvious signs of trouble overnight. They grow a little each season, branches become heavier, and the canopy gradually spreads farther across the yard. Because those changes happen slowly, it’s easy to overlook how much a tree has changed until a limb hangs over the roof, blocks more sunlight than it used […]
If this summer has left you wondering what’s going on with your yard, you’re not alone. The growing season we’ve experienced in Southeast Wisconsin has thrown us a few curveballs. Spring brought plenty of rain, making it difficult to get into gardens and delaying some landscape projects. Then July flipped the script with stretches of […]
One of the biggest misconceptions in outdoor design is that a larger space automatically creates more opportunities. In reality, some of the most inviting outdoor spaces are also some of the smallest. A small patio, courtyard, or side yard doesn’t need room for every possible activity. It just needs a clear purpose. Without one, these areas […]
Some of the most rewarding landscape projects are not brand-new homes with empty lots and unlimited possibilities. They are the homes that have been lived in for years, sometimes decades, with outdoor spaces that have changed right along with the family. These are the yards with mature trees, overgrown shrubs, patios that are starting to […]
It has been a wet one! After a spring that has kept many of us off our lawns and out of our garden beds longer than usual, mid-May is finally the time to get moving. Here is what to focus on right now in Southeast Wisconsin. Flowers We are past the average last frost date, […]