Aug 22, 2025 | Lawn Care, Watering
Temperatures are expected to stay in the 80s throughout the week, so don’t forget to give your lawn the water it needs to stay healthy! Smart lawn watering tips How much water? Lawns needs about one inch of water per week, depending on your soil, site conditions and...
Jul 31, 2025 | Tree Care, Watering
Drought stress is an increasing concern for our urban trees, including the trees in our yards. As our changing climate brings hotter weather and less rain, many urban trees are suffering. Summer tends to be hot and dry in Seattle, but this year is much drier than...
Jul 9, 2025 | Recommended Plants
We appreciate our native bees, and we hope you do too. They are very effective pollinators, and they play a critical role pollinating wildflowers and other plants, including many of the foods we eat. Across the United States, there are about 4,000 native bee species....
Jun 27, 2025 | Garden Care, Landscape Care, Watering
As hot weather returns next week, here are watering tips to help your landscape stay happy and healthy. How to water 1. Water slowly and deeply Water will soak deeply into the soil, encouraging deep roots. Your plants will be stronger and will tolerate hot, dry...
Jun 19, 2025 | Garden Care, Landscape Care, Landscape Design, Lawn Care
When we started In Harmony in 1994, a loaf of white bread cost about 75 cents, and a gallon of gas averaged $1.11. Over the past three decades, much more than prices have changed—landscaping itself has transformed. As we celebrate our 30th anniversary, we’re...
Jun 10, 2025 | Garden Care, Landscape Care, Tree Care, Watering
Seattle is experiencing unprecedented heat even before the official start of summer. On Sunday, June 8, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport reached a high of 90°F at 5 pm, surpassing the previous record of 87°F, which was set in 1948 and matched in 2015. The...
May 22, 2025 | Recommended Plants, Watering
As our summers grow hotter and drier, we need to look carefully at the plants we choose for our landscape. Plants that do well in drought conditions are likely to be more successful with less work. How has summer weather changed? Seattle’s summers have warmed...
May 14, 2025 | Eco-friendly Gardening
We started In Harmony in 1994 to offer a more natural, sustainable alternative to the chemical-heavy landscape practices of the time. From the beginning, our mission has been to create landscapes that are beautiful, resilient and thrive in harmony with nature. Now, as...
Apr 29, 2025 | Eco-friendly Gardening, Lawn Care
Can a sustainable landscape include a lawn? Lawns have major environmental impacts. Lawn care products, such as fertilizers, weed killers and gas-powered lawn mowers, can contribute to water, air and noise pollution. And over-watered lawns waste a precious resource....
Apr 22, 2025 | Eco-friendly Gardening, Garden Care, Landscape Care, Landscape Design
Happy Earth Day! This month, in honor of our 30th anniversary and Earth Day, we’re exploring common myths about sustainable gardening. Here is myth #4: “Sustainable gardens are not my style.” Busting the style myth A lot of people think that sustainable...
Apr 16, 2025 | Eco-friendly Gardening, Garden Care, Landscape Care, Recommended Plants
This month, in honor of our 30th anniversary and Earth Day, we’re busting myths about sustainable gardening. Myth 3: Sustainable gardening costs too much. We think this myth is widespread because some people make an initial financial investment in sustainable...
Apr 10, 2025 | Eco-friendly Gardening, Garden Care, Landscape Care
What is sustainable gardening? How can we be more sustainable in our yard and garden? This month, in honor of our 30th anniversary and Earth Day, we are exploring myths about sustainable gardening, both the misconceptions and the facts. Sustainable gardening is a...
Apr 3, 2025 | Eco-friendly Gardening, Garden Care, Landscape Care, Nature
For 30 years In Harmony has worked to create and maintain sustainable landscapes. Sustainable landscapes are healthier and more attractive, with less work from the homeowner, and have positive impacts on the natural environment. Our business goal is to build a...
Mar 25, 2025 | Lawn Care
Spring is an ideal time to aerate your lawn. Aeration will greatly improve lawn health. Over time the top layer of your lawn’s soil naturally becomes compacted. Roots find it harder to get air, water and fertilizer. Mechanical aeration punches holes in the lawn to...
Mar 21, 2025 | Garden Care, Landscape Care, Lawn Care, Watering
Spring has arrived! Yes, we know it has been raining, but don’t ignore your irrigation system. Spring is the right time to inspect, adjust and maintain your system. A little attention now will save you lots of water (and money) during the hot and dry summer....
