posts by Miriam Hellweg

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8 Tips to Prepare Your Garden for a Summer Party

Get your yard party-ready with 8 simple landscaping tips—from power washing to planters, lighting, and pest control—for a backyard that’s beautiful, festive, and guest-friendly.

What Does It Mean for a Landscape Company to Be Design/Build?

Discover how design/build landscaping streamlines your outdoor project by combining design and construction in one team—ensuring clarity, consistency, and better results from start to finish.

a Blade of Grass snow removal truck plows fresh snowfall from a residential driveway, pushing back deep snow banks to maintain safe, reliable access during a New England winter storm.

Navigate Winter with Ease Using a Liquid De-icer

Liquid de-icers offer a more effective alternative to traditional rock salt. This guide explains how proactive ice control improves safety, reduces damage to hardscapes and plantings, and supports smarter winter property maintenance, with a focus on New England conditions.

Protecting Your Family and Property from Mosquito-Borne Illness

With recent news about Triple E and West Nile Virus, it’s more important than ever to protect your family from mosquito-borne illnesses. Here’s how you can minimize risk, protect your home, and safely enjoy your outdoor spaces:

Four Keystone Plants That Are Good for Your Garden and the Planet

One simple way to add ecological function and biodiversity to your property is by planting one or more keystone plants.

How to Design a Flower Bulb Garden

Spring bulbs are wonderful in every way. Many of them bloom early, while most other plants haven’t dared to break bud. They have interesting shapes, colors, and textures and there is something magical about the fact that they are planted in the fall and then lay dormant until they poke up through the earth at the first sign of the spring thaw.

How to Design a Low Maintenance Garden

Clients often request “no maintenance" or "low maintenance” plantings for the design of their garden. Let’s just agree right off the bat that there is no such thing as a no maintenance garden. Even if you cover your land with a pad of concrete it still needs to be swept occasionally, to keep from building up debris. Low maintenance, on the other hand, is a goal that can be achieved.