Spring is finally here! And you are looking to mulch your planting beds. Do you do it yourself? Do you hire the kid down the street? Or, do you hire a reputable, horticulturally minded landscape firm? When applied properly, mulch can help maintain soil temperature and conserve water. Additionally, it… Read More »
Top 10 Landscape Shrubs
1. Incrediball Smooth Hydrangea arborescens Super-sized flowers! Incrediball hydrangea will make you say WOW - it's an improved version of the garden classic 'Annabelle' hydrangea, but with strong, sturdy stems that don't flop over and extra-large blooms to boot. White flowers begin to appear in mid-summer and open to enormous… Read More »
A few weekends ago, I attended the Association of Professional Landscape Designers’ annual international conference in Toronto, Canada. It had been several years since my last conference and I was extremely happy I attended. It is great to spend time with my peers from around the country and world. There… Read More »
MGIA Gold Award for the Park Residence
In the Winter of 2012/2013, we were contacted by a referral client for a new house landscape design and build project. The client had bought an old, smaller house on a two acre corner lot in Bloomfield Township. They were tearing the house down and building a new one. We… Read More »
Brick Paved Driveways
They are too expensive to install......are they? Those little bricks do not hold up to heavy vehicles......they can't? They are too rough to clear snow from.....they are? These are the things that most people think when a brick paved driveway is mentioned. In 2016, Unilock did a research on… Read More »
June is National Rose Month (Part I)
In 1986 President Reagan signed a resolution making the rose the national floral emblem of the United States. What a good choice! Roses can be grown in all 50 states and are one of the most versatile and rewarding of plants. There are basically four types of rose: landscape roses,… Read More »
New Fireplace Options
Fireplaces and pits have become very hot in the landscape trends. People love to extend their seasons and stay out in the yard as long as possible before the snow falls. Thoms Bros. is happy to announce two new products. Both of the Rosetta Hardscape fireplaces and our StoneMakers fireplace come in… Read More »
Patio Surfaces
So you are thinking about adding or renovating a patio. There are many different types of surfaces to choose from. A patio can be a very large investment with prices from $2000 (standard size/shape concrete patio) to more than $40,000 (raised wet laid natural stone patio). So choosing the right… Read More »
Fire in Your Outdoor Room
As the economy continues to gain momentum, homeowners will be adding outdoor kitchens, fire pits and fireplaces for outdoor entertaining in 2013 according to a new survey of leading members of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). The informal survey conducted in December, identified on the top of the… Read More »