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How to Pick Landscape Plants Without Creating Chaos
Picking landscape plants is like a symphony. Blend the right plants into your yard and you have a beautiful yard year-round. Pick the wrong ones and you have chaos. Those artful "eclectic" gardens can often devolve into a jumbled mess if not carefully planned. Yes,...
Design Your Perfect Patio and Outdoor Space
Creative outdoor spaces, such as patios and porches, are excellent ways to create relaxing living spaces in both big and small areas. Patios also elevate a basic backyard into an entertainment destination spot, perfect for family and friends to gather. Outdoor...
The Benefits of Artificial Turf for Your Yard
Artificial turf has come a long way in recent years. The newest artificial turf products look and feel natural and come in a large variety of styles for lots of different applications. Artificial grass is made to look like various grass species and has a backing that...
9 Landscaping Mistakes to Avoid
Experienced gardeners and landscapers have some tricks of the trade that keeps their yards and landscaping looking good throughout the year. We have some landscaping mistakes to avoid when planting along with some tips on how to create your perfect yard....
Fall Lawn Care Basics
Fall lawn care often isn't the first thing we think of to keep our lawns healthy. But now that the cool air of fall (and rain) is upon us and it really is the time to get your lawn and landscaping in order. Fall is a great time to prep your yard so that it can stay...
Start Your Composting Bin This Fall
Fall with all its vibrant leaf colors is a spectacular time of year, especially in the yard. But often the dropping leaves can create a frustrating problem of what to do when your yard is filled with dead brown leaves. What can you do with all those eyesores that are...
How to Keep Water Features Clean
Water features are one of the most popular things Greenhaven is asked to install. They create a beautiful sound, relaxing environment and can be installed in small or large yards. Visually water features make an impact and will enhance your yard for years. But they...
When Should I Start Spring Cleaning My Landscape?
Spring cleaning your landscape is more than planting a few flowers. Spring is when trees begin to prep themselves for leafing and blooms, grass begins to grow again, and shrubs may need a little TLC from harsh winter weather. It is also the time to evaluate your...
Hardscape Design: The Bones of Landscaping
Pathways, stairs, walls, decks, patios, and driveways are the bones of an outdoor landscape. Outdoor design depends on these elements to create a successful and usable space. Hardscapes, plants, and trees are complementary design elements that create outdoor spaces...
Spring Cleanup Checklist
Spring is just around the corner and good planning and maintenance in spring will create less work and more enjoyment in summer. Here is a quick checklist of things to do in spring so that your summer yard will look fabulous. Prune back any dead and damaged...
Gardening Mistakes to Avoid
Experience gardeners and landscapers have some tricks of the trade that keeps their yards or gardens looking good throughout the year. Here are some easy expert tips of what to avoid when planning and planting and how to keep everything looking lush and healthy....
Artificial Turf: What You Need to Know
Artificial turf has come a long way in recent years. The newest artificial turf products look and feel natural and come in a large variety of styles for lots of different applications. Artificial grass is made to look like various grass species and has a backing that...
Hiring a Landscape Contractor
With the summer sun often comes the decision to renovate the yard. In the often rainy Northwest, time outdoors is precious and we all want to spend that time enjoying and relaxing and barbecuing. Renovating the yard to build maximum enjoyment into your home space...
How HOAs Can Save Money with Landscape Maintenance
What HOAs should look for in a Landscape Professional Homeowner Associations have a large amount of high visibility landscaping to consider when they look at hiring and budgeting for landscape maintenance. But saving money and looking good don’t need to be...
Side Yard Solutions
Side yards can sometimes feel like wasted space but with a little planning and effort side yards can become a private oasis or a useful addition to your home. There are lots of options for creating a little side yard paradise. Here are some tips to make the...
Ways to Create Privacy
Wandering eyes and noise pollution are a problem when you are trying to enjoy a little outdoor time. Now that the rainy season is here in the Pacific Northwest most of us don’t think about our outdoor spaces but now is the best time to start planning for next year. ...
Trends in Landscaping for 2019
Even landscaping has its trends. Styles come and go in fashion (hello, big 80s hair) and interior design (avocado carpet, anyone?) and landscapes are no different. Every region has its own trends depending on weather, soil, and plants that thrive in the area but there...
Reduce Stress and Get to Summer Quicker
It’s January. Winter. A month of thinking about those 2019 goals. Probably one of them was creating your perfect outdoor landscape space for fun and relaxation this summer. You might be thinking that you should put “landscape planning” on your list of things to...