2022 people’s choice award highlights top home professionals among the Houzz community, based on quality service and most popular designs Detroit, Michigan, March 16, 2022 – Thoms Bros. Landscaping, Inc. of Macomb, Michigan has won a “Best of Houzz” award for Customer Service on Houzz®, the leading platform for home… Read More »
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Authorized Swisstrax Dealer
Macomb, MI, November 20, 2020 – Thoms Bros. Landscaping, Inc. of Macomb, MI has been Authorized as a Swisstrax Dealer/Installer. This award-winning landscape design, build, and management firm services the greater southeast Michigan area has expanded its services to garage flooring. Developed in Switzerland, for more than 25 years before… Read More »
The Growing Landscape of a Designer
The American residential landscape has advanced significantly in the last 50 years. In the 1970’s the majority of American’s may have bought a few yews, privets, or non-cultivar barberries to line the front of their foundation landscape and planted themselves, with not much thought into a design. They might have… Read More »
2021 Perennial Plant of the Year
The Perennial Plant of the Year® (PPOY) program began in 1990 to showcase a perennial that is a standout among its competitors. Perennials chosen are suitable for a wide range of growing climates, require low maintenance, have multiple-season interest, and are relatively pest/disease-free. If you are looking for an excellent… Read More »
Tree Rings
On April 30, 2019, we published a blog article on mulching. This was detailed document regarding how to mulch and types of mulch. It briefly described tree rings, so this piece will go into more detail on tree roots and the trunk flare (base of tree) maintenance. Trees are the… Read More »
Rose Slug
In our blog on May 7, 2020 I wrote about the PW Oso Easy Italian Ice Rose as the winner of Shrub Madness 2020. On June 16, 2016 I wrote about “June is National Rose Month (Part I)”…..reminder to us we need to continue that series. This article was on… Read More »
PW Fire Light Hydrangea
Fire Light® is the standard to measure all panicle hydrangeas! Proven Winners developed this easy-to-grow, reliable panicle hydrangea in Michigan, selecting it for its huge, full flower heads and sturdy, strong stems. Blooms emerge creamy-white and age to a vivid red for lots of summer color. It makes a great cut flower, fresh… Read More »
Thoms Bros. becomes a VersaCourt Authorized Dealer
Thoms Bros. Landscaping, Inc. expands its Recreation Areas Installation Service by adding VersaCourt by The Recreational Group as our manufacturer of athletic court systems. The Recreational Group specializes in bringing backyards to life. By integrating poplar amenities like putting greens and multi-purpose game courts, we transform open areas into space… Read More »
Oso Easy Italian Ice® – winner of Shrub Madness 2020
Proven Winners® ColorChoice® crowns 2020 Shrub Madness winner as the world’s only plant bracket competition comes to a close. Based on the NCAA basketball playoffs, the contest is populated with a wide variety of Proven Winners® ColorChoice® shrubs, which compete throughout the month of March for the chance to be… Read More »
New Product Alert – Oaks Neva XL
Large format interlocking concrete pavement aka pavers (or slabs) continues to be the trend in the landscapes. The days of using "twinkies", a 3"x6" size paver in Oak's old Romanesque line or many of the other manufacturers discontinued products are long gone. Manufacturers continue to develop new pavers that meet… Read More »