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Swimming Pools: The Ultimate Summer Fun Zone

As temperatures start to increase and become unbearable during the summer, the same thought crosses our...

Seasonal Watering Guide

SPRING: March, April, May Depending on the rainfall, plants normally don’t need to be watered as often...

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Drought Resistant Plants

Landscaping in Missouri can be challenging when it comes to dealing with unpredictable weather patterns. ...

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Mature Plants and Their Importance

When opening a new landscape design, we are often given set criteria for the functionality, budget, and...

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Shade Trees for Fall Color

As we get requests to create planting designs for clients, I would say that adding color through the...

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Six Plants for Summer Color

When it comes time to think about which plants you are going to use for your upcoming landscape project,...

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Paver Driveways: The Ultimate Showstopper

Whether you’re building, renovating, or looking at homes, the focal point on the front of your house...

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Planning Your Dream Yard

The beginning of every major renovation has the same daunting first step: making a call. As a customer,...

A Watering Guide For New Plants

Did you know? The leading cause to plant death in new landscapes isn’t pests or disease. It’s overwatering...

4 Dwarf Trees You Should Know About

In several landscape projects we work on, we come across or design in bed spaces that are too big to...

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Our Roots

Rost, Inc. began in 1985 with a vision of creating stunning and unique landscapes for central Missouri. Founders Tim and Toby Rost began landscaping while attending the University of Missouri.