During these dog days summer, your lawn needs water now more than ever. Without a sufficient amount of rainfall, these hot weather conditions can be a killer for your lawn and garden. You may find yourself working harder this season to keep your grass lush and green. Keeping your lawn… 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 »
2018 PPA of the Year
Allium 'Millenium' has been selected by the Perennial Plant Association membership as the organization's 2018 Perennial Plant of the Year. And yes, the spelling is correct: There is only one "n" in the cultivar name. The PPA's Perennial Plant of the Year program began in 1990 to showcase a perennial… Read More »
Spring Landscape Maintenance Tips
Yah! Spring has finally arrived here in Southeast Michigan. The grass is starting to green up, buds are swelling on trees and shrubs and perennials are popping out of the ground. So how do you prepare your landscape for the upcoming season? We hope these tips will help you out… Read More »
Blue Spruce Problems
Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) is one of the most recognizable and widely planted conifers in Michigan landscape. Unfortunately, blue spruces have been encountering some seriously health-threatening problems in recent years. Most of the problems are from disease are killing branches and eventually the entire tree. Industry experts are calling… 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 »
Maintaining Your New Sod
Wikipedia describes sod as grass and the part of the soil beneath it held together by the roots, or a piece of thin material. The website goes on to say sod is typically used for lawns, golf courses, and sports stadiums around the world. In residential construction, it is sold… Read More »
Hydrangea
Hydrangeas are probably the most utilized and functional flowering shrub in Michigan. There are many species, varieties in each species, and uses of this great plant. Grown for their large flowerheads, with Hydrangea macrophylla being by far the most widely grown with over 600 named cultivars. The six most common… Read More »
A Look Back – MNLA/MSU/APLD-MI Annual Landscape Design Tour 2014
by Steven D. Thoms, APLD, CLP, CGIP What a crazy year 2014 was! It has gone from my worst year in business (2011) to my best year in business in three short years. Talk about pent up demand! The one thing bad about a prosperous year is that I wasn't able… Read More »
Crazy Weather and Our Plants
So how much small talk have your heard in the last several months that included?: “Long Winter”, “Crazy Weather”, “Cannot wait until spring”, You Think Winter is Finally Done?”, etc. Here at Thoms Bros. we officially started our season on April 7, a week later than usual. In the last… Read More »
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