Winter isn’t only a harsh season for people and wildlife. It also asks a lot of our plants. Luckily, native plants have spent thousands of years learning how to survive Ohio and Kentucky winters. Above the surface, it might not look like they’re doing much. But there’s a lot more going on than meets the eye. This blog post offers an overview of how our region’s native plants have adapted to wintry conditions.

When the weather outside is frightful, most of us retreat indoors for a few months. But withdrawing from our landscapes can leave them looking a bit neglected, and then we find ourselves playing catch-up come spring.  Spruce up your gardens and improve plant health—and get a jump start on turning your outdoor space into a warm-weather oasis—with the following strategies for enhancing your winter landscape.

Looking for a unique and useful gift that benefits its recipient while giving back to our local ecosystems? This holiday season, consider giving a Landscape Consult Gift Certificate! The Landscape Consult will help your loved one start their native landscaping project on the right foot. They’ll enjoy a 1-hour consultation with our Lead Designer, who will offer guidance to help them take steps toward creating their dream yard.

At first glance, landscapes might appear stagnant in the winter. But there’s a lot going on in our gardens—we just can’t see it. During the winter, herbaceous perennials and woody shrubs and trees take action underground by growing their roots. That means winter is a vital season for plant health. To support native plants through the cold months, follow our garden winterization checklist.

Our calendar for spring landscape design and installation is filling up fast! If you’re aiming to renovate or refresh your outdoor space this spring, we encourage you to get in touch and secure your spot on our calendar. We take an ecological approach to native landscaping, working with natural systems to support environmental, plant, and human health. Like a healthy ecosystem, our innovative landscape designs meet a variety of needs all at once. Learn more in this blog post.

For many Cincinnati homeowners, invasive bush honeysuckle has begun to encroach on their property, limiting their ability to access and enjoy their outdoor spaces. We’re now offering several Honeysuckle Removal Packages to help you reclaim your yard and contribute to forest restoration.

Most of us have been taught to clear away fall leaves. But this wastes precious ecological resources that boost plant health, support pollinators, and help sustain local ecosystems. Read this post to learn about the benefits of fall leaves—along with six eco-friendly strategies to make the most of this natural resource. 

Invasive plants are plants that exist in an area where they didn’t naturally evolve and that harm that region’s ecology, human health, and/or economy. A common example in our region is bush honeysuckle. This invasive now fills forest understories across Ohio, Kentucky, and other regions of the United States. That’s a big problem. In this post, we outline five spooky facts about invasive species that help explain why.