Great Way To Treat Downspouts

Great Way To Treat Downspouts

Our current climate of extremes can bring us periods of monsoonal downpours and weeks of excruciating dryness. Each presents its own challenges: How to keep vegetation alive with minimal moisture and what to do with all that water when it does fall from the sky. Let’s...
Taking Care of Native Plants in Your Landscape

Taking Care of Native Plants in Your Landscape

This blog is the sixth in our series on native plants and sustainability. We discuss taking care of native plants in your landscape. While many homeowners are discovering the benefits that native plants provide in regards to lower maintenance, water needs, pesticide...
Landscaping To Attract Butterflies

Landscaping To Attract Butterflies

Thinking back to my childhood memories of summer, it seemed the butterflies were as plentiful as the endless summer days. Those recollections might be somewhat tainted by nostalgia, but it is true that butterfly populations do seem to be on the decline. It is...
Remember The Drought?

Remember The Drought?

Remember the drought? During most Indiana summers, we experience at least a few months of warm, dry conditions. Although this summer so far has been on the wetter side, we don’t have to think too far in the past to recall the severe drought of 2011 followed by...
Do You REALLY Like Mowing?

Do You REALLY Like Mowing?

Do you REALLY like mowing? Few areas of the landscape instill as much pride as a well manicured lawn. But with many consumers becoming more aware of the impact that traditional lawn inputs may have on the environment, homeowners are exploring alternatives....
The Wide Open Prairie

The Wide Open Prairie

When we think of the wide open prairie we often picture vast expanses of land, covering thousands of acres of the Midwest. Rolling plains of waving grasses and beautiful wild flowers brimming with summer color. Although these spaces are part of our countries natural...