Basic Botany

Soil Quality and Garden Success

Soil quality and health is the most important part of a successful gardening and landscape beauty. When you take care of the soil, the rewards help your garden plants to flourish.

The Full Guide to Sunflowers in Your Landscaping

You may find the idea of growing sunflowers in your own landscaping to be a little intimidating. However, it is not as difficult and time-consuming as you may believe. Here is our full, detailed guide to growing these bright, cheery flowers in your own backyard.

Our Top Tips for Saving Water in Your Landscaping


Our Top Tips for Saving Water in Your Landscaping


If you are looking for simple ways to use less water in your landscaping, we have 5 tips and tricks to get you started.


Whether it’s for the environment, for efficiency, or just to save money, ...

Our Top Tips for Growing Plants Around a Pool


Our Top Tips for Growing Plants Around a Pool


For those of you with pools in your backyard, you may be wondering how you should choose plants for around the area. There are a lot of different factors to consider, so you do want to put extra...

Varieties of Pumpkins in Landscaping


Varieties of Pumpkins in Landscaping


October is a wonderful time of year for the weather and your landscaping. We are going to be discussing one of the best plants for the season, and how you can incorporate it into your landscaping for some...

Annuals Vs. Perennials


Annuals Vs. Perennials


If you are new to gardening, you have probably heard the terms annuals and perennials frequently but may not have known what they mean. We are going to be discussing the two terms fully, as well as comparing them against...

8 Plants to Give Your Landscaping Gorgeous Fall Color


8 Plants to Give Your Landscaping Gorgeous Fall Color


August is here! That means we are getting closer and closer to autumn, and all of the beautiful, vibrant colors the season brings.


If you are concerned that your yard won’t showcase all the...