Gig Harbor Project - After Pictures

Gig Harbor Project - Before Pictures

Here are a few before pictures of our most recent project in Gig Harbor...After pictures to follow shortly!

It's never too early to start planning your spring garden...

Photo courtesy of GardenPictures.com

I know we've just finished up with the holidays, but there is no better time than the present to start planning your spring garden. With enough early preparation, spring gardening can be simple, more well-planned and ultimately more affordable. Here are a few things to get started to make sure your spring gardening doesn't sneak up on you:

1. Make a list of plants you would like to incorporate in your garden
2. Begin considering the sun & water requirements as well as the overall size of each plant and where they may fit in your existing landscape
3. Figure out if these plants can be easily grown from seed or if they need to be purchased already potted
4. Draw a quick plan that incorporates your new plantings, but keep your plans fluid, so there is room for last minute modifications
5. If you are settled on your plan, begin prepping any seeds indoors so you are ready for planting in April or May

For more information on planning your spring garden, check out the following link from the Seattle Times - Home & Garden section: Planning a Spring Garden

Happy spring gardening & call or email if you need us!

Plant of the Week: Black Lace Elderberry

Photo courtesy of Monrovia.com


Black Lace Elderberry, Sambucus nigra 'Eva'
BLACK LACE™ is a stunning development in Elderberry breeding. Intense purple black foliage is finely cut, giving it an effect similar to that of Japanese maple. Creamy pink flowers in spring contrast nicely with the dark leaves. They are followed by blackish red fall berries which can be harvested for making elderberry wine and jam, or left on the plant to attract birds and other wildlife. BLACK LACE™ is very cold hardy and easy to grow, and adaptable to most sites.  

Full sun
Hardiness Zones: 4-7
Size: 6'-8' tall & wide
Soil type: moist, but will tolerate dry

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Plant of the Week: Limemound Spirea

Photo & Plant Info courtesy of Monrovia.com

Limemound Spirea, Spirea x bumalda
Bright lemon-yellow foliage matures to lime green on a compact mounding form. Fall foliage color is orange-red on red stems. Good as a filler with green-leafed plants or for massing. Deciduous.

Full sun

Hardiness Zones: 3-9

Size: 3' x 4'

Soil Type: Wet to moist