Native Seeding

Creating Sustainable Landscapes provides native seeding services for our clients and will be doing several seedings this fall. Here are two mixes – one for a wet and another for a dry Black Walnut wooded area. We have the capability of acquiring custom mixes for your specific application. Want to know more? Contact us.

Controlling Viburnum Leaf Beetles

The European Viburnum Leaf Beetle is now in Michigan and chewing up Viburnums. What makes this pest such a nuisance is that it eats Viburnums in both their larval and adults stages. Viburnums are the only things they eat. One way to control them is to cut the plant to the ground after the first… Read more »

How to Cure a Lawn

Funny short video on the hazards of lawns. http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/how-cure-lawn-lust-6-minutes.html

Integrating Rain Gardens Into Larger Landscaping Features

Most rain gardens are standalone features. Consider integrating them into the landscape as part of even larger beds. These three pictures from my house have two rain gardens integrated into a shrub border, upland perennial bed, and pond. Can you even spot the rain gardens?  

Talks and Classes, Week of May 17

Rain Gardens, May 18, 7 pm, Ann Arbor Rec & Ed The Beauty of Native Plants: Their Function in Supporting Wildlife in Urban and Suburban Landscapes, May 19, 7:30 pm, Huron Valley Chapter, Sierra Club, Matthaei Botanical Gardens. The Beauty of Native Plants: Their Function in Supporting Wildlife in Urban and Suburban Landscapes, May 20,… Read more »