Meet Lisa: Manager–Superior Garden Center

A lot of times, when we promote Superior Garden Center, we talk about our “knowledgable staff.” So let us introduce you to the woman that personifies what we mean. If you’ve been to the Garden Center before, chances are you have seen Lisa running around, helping customers. Heaven forbid she take a day off. We’ve seen […]

Outdoor Patios: An Exciting Addition to Your Home

Outdoor Patios: An Exciting Addition to Your Home By: Jacob Porter Creating a patio in your backyard can be an exciting way to add to your home without having to change much, if anything, to your house. There are many benefits that come this space. Some are obvious and others very subtle. When you decide […]

A Guide To Fertilization

A Guide to Fertilization: as seen in COMO Living Magazine February/March 2019 Why? The main reason to fertilize is to bolster their health so they are better prepared to fight off pests, disease, and environmental stresses. Other positive effects include larger plants with deeper color, more blooms, and maximum fruit production. While fertilizer can’t solve […]

Avoid a Boring Winter Landscape

We always say that we can tell what time of year you landscaped your house. If you did the work in spring, it’s full of spring flowering trees and shrubs. Summer plantings are dominated by roses and hydrangea. If you landscaped in the fall, it’s full of red, orange, and yellow foliage. And if over […]

Adjoining Backyards

When he purchased the lot that backed up to his son’s house, even before the home was built, he wanted a creative solution for unused space between their homes–What we were able to create was a path though the trees that leads from one house to the other, and meets in the middle with beautiful […]

Winterizing Your Irrigation System

Believe it or not, it is officially time to shut down your irrigation system for the year. Despite the long, dry summer, fall seems to have flown by…so if you haven’t called your irrigation tech to get on the schedule for winterizing your system, you better act fast. Winterizing your system is more than just […]

Custom Homes

If you are building a custom home, it is really easy to get caught up in all the decisions of construction and interior design and forget about landscaping until the last minute. We might be a bit biased, but don’t underestimate the impact landscaping can have on the look of a finished house. So, here […]

MIDWAY GOLF & GAMES

30 years ago, Tim and Toby Rost’s office was right next to the (now non-existent) mini golf course on Business Loop. When the putt putt course was slow during the day, Toby helped the owner sell tickets while working in our landscape office, so he didn’t have to keep staff on the clock. And now, […]