Why Composting is Beneficial for Your Garden and the Environment

Composting is a great way to recycle your food waste while being environmentally friendly in the process. Plus, itโ€™s great for your garden! As we get into the spring season, it’s time to start prepping your gardens and landscape for the summer season. A lot of work has to be done to ensure a healthy… Read more »

Create Container Gardens to Decorate Your Home or Business

Flowers, shrubs and ferns can be planted in just about anything. Although theyโ€™re ideally found in luxurious garden beds tucked under a blanket of mulch or soil, theyโ€™re also used for other things such as pots, hanging baskets, window baskets, wheel barrows and anything else you decide to get creative with. One great way to… Read more »

Water, weeds, mulch, oh my!

The 4th of July has come and gone. Independence is still in the air. You can smell it. You can hear it. If youโ€™re lucky, you can even touch it. This means one thing: summer is here. For many, the 4th is the kickoff to summer. While weโ€™re not planting trees in the summer, we… Read more »

Turn your Christmas tree into mulch

2013 has just arrived, but for many of us, that Christmas feeling is lingering.ย  Do you still have this yearโ€™s Christmas tree and wondering what to do with it?ย  Are you in need of a fresh bag of mulch?ย  After all, mulch season is fast approaching.ย  Well, if you live near Hyde Park in Chicago,… Read more »