We need to prepare for Minnesota’s winter starting now to ensure your new landscape will provide a magical spring awakening. To many, it seems like a daunting task to get out in the yard and put the beds to sleep for winter. Others are just confused at what to...
Beds & Borders Landscapes Design was selected to build an outdoor amphitheater for the kids at Cedar Ridge Elementary in Eden Prairie. The entire team at Beds & Borders had a blast building it and they knew that it was ultimately going to be a huge part of...
Underutilized plants seem to live and die according to what the gardening magazines say. I’ve been a landscape designer for almost 20 years and I have seen plants rise and fall in popularity solely based on the spring garden magazines’ feature article. ...
Boxwood Blight is a fungal disease that attacks the leaves of the Boxwood and leaves the entire shrub defoliated. Ultimately death is inevitable. Below is an excerpt from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. It is important to know that Boxwood is in...
Emerald Ash Borer is taking its toll on our local shade trees. Few think that the minus 31 we saw this winter did much in terms of killing this menace. It is time to start asking yourself what you would like to have in that one spot if I happen to lose my only shade...
Insider secrets to things not needed for your landscape is what I wanted to title this blog. Landscaping is just like any other service. It is subject to trends and over-hype. I wanted to create a list of some items we estimate that you could probably do without or...
