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How to Care for an Orchid
Want to know how to care for an orchid? Orchids are a perfect holiday gift for your family, friends, host or hostess of the party you are invited to. Watch as Brennan walks you through orchid care tips and tricks to help them stay happy and blooming after you receive one as a gift (or treat yourself to a new plant)!
Landscape Lighting: Light Up the Night
A home landscape that looks great during the day disappears at night. But the right lights, placed in the right places, can transform the surrounding lawn and gardens as the sun goes down, and provide an extra level of safety for homeowners and visitors navigating the...
7 Tips for Foolproof Fall Planting
Fall planting is a sure way to have happy plants in spring! A variety of outdoor plants are perfectly happy with being planted in the fall, and even thrive if planted in the cooler autumn months. The following process can be used for a variety of outdoor plants. Plus,...
Five Landscaping Projects for Fall
Summer’s over, and the winter holidays are approaching. It’s time to begin thinking about spring. True, there’s much less to do in the garden beds around your home. But it’s a good time to plan for next year while this year’s landscape and garden are still on your...
3 Reasons Why Landscape Clean-ups are a MUST!
Fall landscape cleanups are a vital step to take to ensure spring success in your lawn and garden beds. They also protect your investment - your landscaping! Plants need proper preparation to endure the rigors of winter. Our landscape company offers landscape cleanups...
Is Your Irrigation System Ready for Winter?
It’s Time to Winterize In-Ground Irrigation Systems Your in-ground irrigation system has kept your landscape green, growing and thriving throughout the high temperatures and dry days of summer. Fall is here now, and it’s time to give the system some attention after...
October Landscaping Tips
October is a great month to get all the last minute items done on your property. It is still warm enough … but not for long. This list will help you figure out what needs to be done before the cold sets in! Fertilize established fescue lawns with a winterizer for...
Get Your Plants Through the Cold With Our Best Winter Houseplant Tips
-------------------------------------------------------------- It’s still more than a month before winter officially sets in, but your houseplants are already feeling the change. With fewer hours of daylight and cooler temperatures, even the plants inside your home...
How to Plant Bulbs
Want to know how to plant bulbs, but don't know where to start? If you dream of having garden beds full of spring flowers, the time to start planning for that is now. The crocus, daffodils, hyacinths, tulips, irises – all those beautiful, colorful springtime blooms –...
5 Reasons Why Fall is the Best Season for Planting
Dormancy Not Death! As one of Nashville’s top landscaping companies, our professional horticulturists know that plants in Nashville experience dormancy during cold weather—not death! Therefore, planting a perennial bed in your landscape in fall means that your plants...
Staff Picks: Houseplants
With summer ending and cool weather just ahead, we’re starting to think about houseplants again. I walked through the Gardens of Babylon Garden Center one recent morning and polled the staff to learn what they’re loving now. Their houseplant picks range from the...
Project Spotlight: Taming That ‘Extreme’ Backyard Slope
-- Sometimes in landscape design, big problems call for big solutions This was the case for a home in West Nashville that had a “really extreme backyard slope” of a hillside that leveled out almost at the back door. We talked with Gardens of Babylon landscape designer...