February is “love month” and with Valentine’s Day being one of the most popular days to get engaged, let us take this time to talk about backyard weddings! Wedding planning can be overwhelming and more and more people are opting to get married at home. Let us encourage you, you can have your dream wedding in your own backyard!
The User Experience of a Beautiful Landscape Design
As the saying goes, good design is 99% invisible.
It’s only when something is out of place that one notices its oddness. There’s actually an entire podcast devoted to this idea. It explores often overlooked aspects of design and states boldly on its homepage, “Design is everywhere in our lives, perhaps most importantly in the places where we’ve just stopped noticing.”
A Gift that Will Last Decades
Thanksgiving is over and the season of gift giving has begun. There are gift guides galore available. And the “it” toys of the season. But why not think outside of the box this holiday?
There is a push in families encouraging gifts of time and experiences instead of toys. Unfortunately toys don’t last forever and sometimes they really don’t hold kids interest past that day! Why not make the shopping list a little simpler and give the family something you can use together for decades to come? A well designed outdoor space is an investment in family time.
What the pets can and cannot eat this Thanksgiving
Who would we be if we forgot the pets this holiday? Do not feed them anything unsafe for them, that's not worth it. But there are foods they can have that are good for them!
You don’t have to break the rules, just put it right into their bowl, separate from your own meal time. That way you do not break the "we don't feed our dog table scraps so they don't beg" rule.
Can we still plant?
“Thom says” answers the questions we’ve been getting recently,
“CAN WE STILL PLANT?”
November is here and the holidays will soon be upon us! With our lives about to become very busy making preparations for eating lots of turkey soon to be followed by Christmas and holiday preparation our minds are beginning to shift focus from outside to inside! Before you officially shift your focus to eating lots of pie, we only have a short window left for planting for this year! So focus on the outside for just a few more weeks!
Meet the Dogs of GreenRoots
Mushroom Festival 2019: Our tips and recommendations!
How to staycation (and actually rest!)
While a getaway vacation is certainly nice, oftentimes the effort put into planning a vacation to an island in the sun takes so much organizing that it’s difficult to actually relax. And let’s face it, it also involves A LOT of money: airfare, hotel, transportation, food, drinks… it adds up.
Have you ever really asked yourself, “What if we just...stayed?”
Getting Ready to Sell Your House? Here are 11 Things Most People Forget to Do
You’ve started on your lists of small repairs, you’ve contacted a real estate agent, and now you’re in the final steps of getting ready to sell your house. But before you put your home up for sale, and certainly before having your first open house, here are 11 things to consider that most home sellers forget to think about and could cost you a sale.
Your Best-Ever 4th of July Patio Party
The kids are out of school, the fireflies are coming out at night, and it’s (sadly) getting very warm. It’s clear: July is just around the corner.
Of course, July also brings the mother of all cookout holidays: Independence Day! Are you prepared for this prime time to enjoy your backyard? Here are our hot tips for prepping your best-ever 4th of July patio party:
Carpentry Shop
At GreenRoots Landscaping we have been hard at work making improvements to our workspaces to make us more efficient and better able to produce quality work over the past few years. One area of our expertise is carpentry. Our carpentry workspace has gotten a serious upgrade in the form of square footage! A dedicated carpentry shop gives our team the ability to dedicate space and time to create some amazing things. Let us highlight our awesome carpentry shop and what we’ve been able to create with our dedicated space!
You do pools?
We get it, you think of us as a company that mostly does landscaping and patios. But every project starts with a design. If you’re adding a swimming pool it is critical that you start with a carefully designed landscape design. A pool is a semi permanent decision and so every area of the property should be considered when planning the perfect pool oasis. I say semi permanent because of course a pool can be removed or moved, it is just very costly with little to show for the effort and cost. But if the pool is carefully planned around your family’s needs, it is an investment for you and your family to enjoy for decades.
Spring Blooms
Flowers are the most promising sign that spring is here and that summer is coming. When those first daffodils start to pop out of the ground we know there will be more and more flowers and blooms to come!
Spring is known for flowers and spring blooms, and rightly so. April is officially spring, but let’s be real, not everything is in bloom yet. But there are many plants and trees that are at the most beautiful in April. Here is a good list of what we can look forward to this month:
