Blog | Bluegrass Landscape & Snow Management

  A bioretention is flexible by design with a plethora of opportunities for the designer to get creative. The stormwater best management practices (BMP) can be achieved in several different ways and located in many different greenscape areas on a property. Therefore, there is a process of planning to consider in the bioretention plant selection … Continued

Urban and contemporary landscapes have been uplifted from their natural, wild surroundings and replanted into ideal domestic habitats. Free of debris piled atop its surface, landscapes in urban areas have become a well-manicured statement. One of the easiest ways to obtain its success is to incorporate mulch into your landscape preparations! Why should you mulch? … Continued

Adding visual interest to your lawn can be as simple as giving it a good haircut, a.k.a. mowing your turf. Often times, however, your lawn can create blurred lines between your garden and trees. A good way to take your lawn out of the “wild” category and make it feel more manicured is to create boundaries … Continued

Broadleaf weeds – such as dandelions, clovers, and chickweeds – are some of the most pervasive and persistent lawn weeds that pop up in your lawn and can be difficult to control. If given the opportunity, broadleaf weeds will seize the moment to germinate like wildfire, damaging even the healthiest of lawns! Various conditions encourage … Continued

At some point or another properties in urban and suburban areas were likely part of something larger – such as a farm, prairie or perhaps even a forested area. These areas of deep rooted trees thrived off natural nutrients, such as last year’s decomposing leaves and broken tree limbs returning nutrients back into the soil. … Continued

St. Louis weather can be rather unpredictable at times. It’s common to expect all 4 seasons in only a week’s worth of time. As the New Year begins to set in, so are the brisk days of winter with a few teasers of 60 degree weather that has everyone impatiently waiting for warmer days to … Continued

Urban areas are one of the most ideal places for better stormwater management practices. Loaded with impervious surfaces, such as parking lots, median strips, islands and more, commercial landscapes become a highway for deposited pollutants to runoff the lot bombarding surrounding soils with contaminates. These contaminates – such as heavy metals, oils, sediment, and even … Continued

Perennials have become increasingly popular in home landscaping due to their low maintenance nature and dramatic aesthetics in the winter. They come in various shapes and sizes that are eye candy through any season of the year, making it a fitting centerpiece or accent plant in your garden or flowerbed. Some of the most popular … Continued

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s the time of year when Christmas lights are in full swing lighting up the town; and each year they get more extravagant than the last. You don’t have to search far to find the most flamboyant display in your area. Your news feed might be blowing up … Continued