Liberty Holly Planting Guide

Planting the Liberty Holly in Tennessee is a smart choice for an evergreen. It  is a favorite of ours because of it's beautiful shape, shiny dark green leaves, and easy care.  It adds great winter interest to the garden, the birds love the berries and I love it for decorating at Christmas! One caution though, [...]

Best Perennials for Nashville and Middle Tennessee

  Indian Summer Rudbekia Perennials are the backbone to any garden. These flowers are some of the toughest and best performing plants that you will have in your landscape. With so many types of perennials to chose from, we came up with the  following  list of the best perennials that we have found [...]

Tips on Planting Crocus in Middle Tennessee

Crocus are perennial spring flowering bulbs that scream "Spring is almost here!" here in Middle Tennessee. They grow beautifully in zones 4 to 10 and produce wineglass-shaped flowers in so many color combinations of purple, white, yellow and even striped,  it's hard to decide which color and variety to grow. There are about 30 different [...]

Landscape Design

Having a good landscape design for your home will help you to plan the best use of plant material for your site. It will also save you money in the long run since you won't have to replace plants that are in the wrong place. You may choose to design your own or hire a [...]

Tips for Planting Tulips in Tennessee

Planting tulips in Tennessee can be a bit tricky. You have to wait until it's not too warm outside because you certainly don't want them to start coming up too soon! Wait until the days are consistently cool before you plant. Usually the middle of November. Below are more tips for planting tulips: Tulip bulbs [...]

Two Ways to Rejuvenate Your Lawn

  Alfred aerating our lawn   Fall, and particularly September, is the best time of the year to rejuvenate and reinvigorate you less-than-lovely lawn.  One way to accomplish this is by seeding or reseeding since the new grass will be able to establish itself both now and next spring before summer's heat returns. [...]

Transformers Come To Nashville-Maybe Even to Your Home!

The 2014 version of the movie Transformers has finally hit the big screen here in Nashville. Maybe you've seen it or plan to soon, or maybe your off to buy your own "Bumblebee" Mustang ( I must say they look pretty cool!) For me, being the plant nerd that I am, the word "transformer" reminds [...]

Front Yard Landscape Ideas

Looking for some inspiration for your front yard?  I've posted some great ideas on our Houzz site.  These are not all jobs we've done, although you may view Acer's portfolio here, but I know how so many of you love Pinterest..... and Houzz is very much like that!  Let me know what you think. I've [...]

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