My Landscaping Dreams Are Bigger Than My Budget! What Now? Naturally, when you are dreaming of a complete landscaping makeover for your Smithville, Missouri, home you see all the pieces in your mind and all the details seem to fit together immediately. Then, when you decide to implement the design you find out that it
Read More >Give your Spring Garden Some Unique Highlights with Fall Planting Tips! Spring planting beds often yield hyacinths, tulips, daffodils, and iris, but what if you were able to plant some more unique bulbs in the fall that will yield some beauties in the spring that aren’t so “ordinary?” There are some options that are not
Read More >Fall Bulb Planting for a Classically Beautiful Spring Everyone loves spring flowers, but not all spring flowers get planted in the spring. The effort required to plant the bulbs in the fall will yield riotous color in the spring. There are a large variety of bulbs you can plant in the fall. Hyacinths, Daffodils, Tulips,
Read More >Star-Studded Late Summer Bloomers August seems late to add flowers to your garden, but it really is the perfect time to add some star-studded beauties like sweet peas, Marguerites, Angel’s Fishing rod, Tassel flowers, coneflowers, bedding verbenas or late-flowering clematis to your Smithville, Missouri yard. Sweet peas are August showstoppers. These sun-loving beauties bloom from
Read More >Off with Its Head! Summer in Kansas City is hot, dry, and long. As it gets hotter one of the things to remember is to trim the faded flowers from the plants (deadheading). It’s vital to trim off the fading and dead flowers off the bushes, such as your rose bushes, because this prevents your
Read More >Add Fall Color to Your Garden in August By August your Smithville, Missouri flower beds may begin to look bedraggled. This is a wonderful time to add some late summer color with chrysanthemums. Amazingly chrysanthemums are available in an almost unlimited number of colors, flower forms, and shapes. In addition, since chrysanthemums are sold in
Read More >August is the Time to Divide Perennial Flowers August is the best time to dig and divide perennial flowers such as hostas, Oriental poppies, lilies, daylilies, bearded iris, and ornamental grasses. In order to remain healthy perennials need the same kind of yearly attention that people do. Once in a while they need a boost
Read More >Rustic Design Style for Your Landscape Plan Would you describe your design style as rustic? Do you like to incorporate the more woodsy elements into your Smithville, Missouri yard? If so, when you are designing a new landscape or enhancing an existing landscape, consider adding some natural elements. The landscape design professionals at R&S Lawn
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