Dec 5, 2023 | Community, Eco-friendly Gardening, Garden Care, Landscape Care, Landscape Design, Recommended Plants
Are you looking for a gift for a gardener in your life? Or perhaps it’s time to buy something for yourself. Gardening books can provide inspiration during the wet and dark days of winter. Here are ideas for a few books from local authors. Get the benefit of...
Oct 30, 2023 | Eco-friendly Gardening, Garden Care, Landscape Care, Lawn Care
This time of year, leaves are falling off the trees and piling up around your yard. What should you do with your leaves? Leave them in your garden beds A great strategy for garden beds is just to leave the leaves where they fall. They provide numerous benefits....
Oct 11, 2023 | Garden Care, Landscape Care, Lawn Care
Would you like to have a healthier, thriving, more attractive garden next year? Fall is a great time to take stock of your landscape and make plans for the next growing season. Take a stroll around your yard and make an honest evaluation. What looks good? What looks...
Sep 14, 2023 | Garden Care, Landscape Care, Recommended Plants, Video
The season is changing. Fall is in the air, and nighttime temperatures are cooler. Here are some things you may want to do in your landscape in September. Keep watering until it rains We have not seen much rain yet this month, with little or no rain predicted in the...
Aug 24, 2023 | Garden Care, Landscape Care, Lawn Care, Tree Care, Watering
The climate is changing, with “normal” weather proving more elusive. This affects how we approach our landscapes. “Aberrant temperatures with searing heat and extended drought, or heavy wind and rain, crippling snowstorms and treacherous ice might...
Jul 14, 2023 | Garden Care, Landscape Care, Lawn Care, Watering
We are likely to have a hot, dry summer this year. According to the Washington State Climatologist, “The three-month outlook for July through September (JAS) is indicating higher chances of above normal temperatures across Washington State.” The state...
Jun 8, 2023 | Garden Care, Landscape Care, Lawn Care, Tree Care, Watering
How long should you water the plants in your landscape: your trees, shrubs, perennials and lawn? There are many factors that go into watering correctly, and every landscape situation is unique and different. (We are not addressing annuals and vegetable gardens, both...
May 10, 2023 | Garden Care, Landscape Care, Lawn Care, Tree Care, Watering
Some people think they are helping the planet by not watering their landscape. But plants can’t survive without water. Your landscape provides values to you and to the planet. Green spaces cool your neighborhood, trees help keep the air and water clean, flowers...
May 4, 2023 | Landscape Care, Lawn Care, Watering
Watering is really important to keep your plants healthy. Now is the time to think about watering, before we get into hot and dry summer weather. Would you like to do a better job of lawn and landscape watering? Follow our 8 quick tips. How to water 1. Water slowly...
Mar 27, 2023 | Eco-friendly Gardening, Garden Care, Landscape Care, Video
Spring is a great time of year to add mulch to your landscape beds. Here are some tips on how to use mulch properly. Benefits of mulch Winter: Mulch insulates soil. This aids soil microorganisms and helps your plants survive cold temperatures. It also helps reduce...
Jan 31, 2023 | Garden Care, Landscape Care, Pest Control, Watering
In Harmony offers services in natural lawn care and natural tree and shrub care. Here is more information about what we do and why we do it. If you are a client, you have seen our service techs at your house with trucks, tools and hoses. If you are not a client, here...
Jan 13, 2023 | Eco-friendly Gardening, Garden Care, Landscape Care, Lawn Care, Recommended Plants, Wildlife
Would you like to improve your yard’s contribution to helping birds, wildlife, pollinators and the planet in 2023? Here are a few steps you could take to help nature in your yard in 2023. Plant native plants and flowers “Native plants improve water...
Oct 13, 2022 | Eco-friendly Gardening, Garden Care, Landscape Care, Lawn Care
It’s autumn, and leaves are falling. You will have less work in your yard and garden next year if you take time this fall to do some cleanup. But you don’t want to clean up everything. A sanitized garden won’t provide food and shelter for birds and...
Sep 28, 2022 | Eco-friendly Gardening, Garden Care, Landscape Care
This is a great time of year to think about mulching your landscape. A recent article in the Seattle Times presents pro tips on how to mulch. Mulch your soil like nature does, says professional gardener Christina Pfeiffer. Think of your landscape like a woodland, with...
Sep 16, 2022 | Garden Care, Landscape Care, Landscape Design, Recommended Plants
Now that cooler weather has moved in, it’s a great time to think about adding new trees, shrubs and perennials to your landscape. Where do you have bare spaces? Where would you like to add more color or seasonal interest? Fall is also a good time to move plants...
