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Month: September 2012

The Pros and Cons of Crushed Stone and Gravel Driveways

September 28, 2012 by hermes 3 Comments

Crushed stone or gravel driveways offer homeowners an affordable way to add aesthetically pleasing and low-maintenance driveway surfaces to their landscape. Different stones provide a colorful palette to further enhance overall appearance. Landscape Construction Kansas City – Crushed Stone & Gravel Driveways In our Kansas City climate, the pros of a stone and gravel driveway … [Read more…]

Posted in: Residential Tagged: driveway materials, Kansas City landscape construction, landscaping Kansas City

4 Ideas to Enhance your Landscape

September 24, 2012 by hermes Leave a Comment

Sometimes it’s the small things that make all the difference when it comes to enhancing your landscape. We would like to share 4 simple landscape design ideas, from This Old House, that can transform your Kansas City landscaping. Use Clusters. Potted plants in clustered groupings create dense and welcoming foliage around entrances. Whether clustered plants … [Read more…]

Posted in: Landscape Maintenance, Residential Tagged: kansas city landscaping, Kansas City landscaping ideas, potted plants in clusters, residential hardscaping

The Benefits of Native Plants in the Landscape

September 21, 2012 by hermes Leave a Comment

You are clearly working with a win-win landscape when you use native plants in the landscape. Your Kansas City home deserves to be healthy, beautiful, and full of life. Native plants are the best plantings of choice for plenty of reasons: Once native plants are established, there is little maintenance and care required Native plants will cut down your … [Read more…]

Posted in: Landscape Maintenance Tagged: Kansas City native plants, native plants in the landscape

Time to Fertilize!

September 17, 2012 by hermes Leave a Comment

September is the most important month for fertilizing in Kansas City. Your bluegrass and tall fescue lawns are hungry because their food reserves have nearly depleted if not already gone. Your grass needs the nutrients in fertilizer in order to grow and develop. Fall is a great time to apply these nutrients because after the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Landscape Maintenance Tagged: fertilize lawn Kansas City, kansas city landscaping

Perennials for great Fall Color

September 14, 2012 by hermes Leave a Comment

Gardening is a joy but without careful planning, homes can end up with beautiful displays of spring and summer color, without much to offer in the fall.  To get you started, here are three fall-blooming perennials that do well in our Kansas City climate. Perennials For Great Fall Color Japanese Windflower (anemone tomentosa). While the genus … [Read more…]

Posted in: Landscape Maintenance Tagged: fall gardening Kansas City, fall planting Kansas City, Kansas City fall color

Why Gardening is Healthy for You

September 11, 2012 by hermes Leave a Comment

If you have a love for nature and take pleasure in being outside to enjoy the fresh air then gardening is the perfect fit for you. The art of gardening is very invigorating. Not only do you get to bask outdoors but you can also create delicious produce while you do. With a little research, time and work everyone can be masters … [Read more…]

Posted in: Commercial Builders, Landscape Maintenance Tagged: gardening, gardening as exercise

Color your Property with Fall Foliage

September 6, 2012 by hermes Leave a Comment

Now that we will soon be moving into a fresh new season, it’s time to start thinking about fall color. To give your landscape more interest and beauty. And there is nothing quite like pretty foilage for a beautiful fall landscape. If you want more color in your landscape, beside perennials, there are certain trees that … [Read more…]

Posted in: Featured, Residential Tagged: fall color in the landscape, fall planting Kansas City, greater Kansas City landscaping

Amazing Outdoor Kitchens

September 3, 2012 by hermes Leave a Comment

If you love to entertain outside, what better way to entertain outdoors than with an outdoor kitchen? Many homeowners are catching on that an outdoor kitchen addition is a wonderful way to add more space to their home that does not involve the entire home undergoing a major remodel. These amazing outdoor kitchens offer so much to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Residential Tagged: Hermes Landscaping, outdoor kitchen Kansas City

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