Adding Blossoming House Plants to the Holidays

Adding Blossoming House Plants to the Holidays

A Few of Our Favorite Christmas Trees

A Few of Our Favorite Christmas Trees

What’s New in Christmas Lights

What’s New in Christmas Lights

Project Spotlight: Village of Rochester Hills

Project Spotlight: Village of Rochester Hills

Local Trails for Birdwatching

Birding trails offer birders, as well as other explores, the opportunity o venture into the diverse habitats throughout our wonderful state of Michigan. Birding trails are typically driving routes linking […]

Festive Recipes to Accompany Your Turkey

Festive Recipes to Accompany Your Turkey

Winterizing Your Fountain

With the anticipation of winter, it’s important to prepare your outdoor fountain for freezing temperatures. Even though outdoor water fountains are made to withstand the elements, there are a few […]

Protecting Your Garden from the Elements

Follow these simple steps to prepare your landscape for the winter ahead: Protect from the Wind Cold, dry winds are the most damaging to your plants. Protect them with a […]

Project Spotlight: The Mall at Partridge Creek

The holiday lights at the Mall at Partridge Creek are officially “on” for the season!  English Gardens designers and installers worked year round to create a magical atmosphere with 404,000 […]

Employee Spotlight: Jamey Guiterrez

Jamey Gutierrez is a senior landscape designer and holiday decorator with English Gardens Landscape Company.  Jamey was named the 2014 Enrico Vespa Associate of the Year. The recognition is awarded […]

What to do in the Garden this Month: November

Continue to thoroughly water tree, shrubs, lawn areas and planting beds until the ground freezes.  Keep Watering! Complete removal of fallen leaves and debris to protect from overwintering insects and […]

Prepping Your for Winter

Putting your landscape to bed for winter is a relatively low-maintenance task of cleaning up and covering up. And while it appears as if all activity in the garden has […]

Creating a Festively Fall Tablescape

Autumn is the perfect time to host a dinner party. Cozy weather to mingle inside? Check! Delicious dishes, like mulled cider and harvest soups? Check! Festive decor? Check! Make sure […]

Cooking with Pumpkins

One of the greatest parts of a cozy fall day is cooking in the kitchen. Pick up some pumpkins and create a delicious dish for you and your family. Choose […]

Taking in Michigan’s Fall Foliage

Michigan’s 19 million acres of woods transform into vibrant crimsons, oranges and golds, bursting in their annual blaze of color. A classic weekend trip to see Michigan’s breathtaking fall foliage […]

Live Healthy: Clean the Air with House Plants

With our homes and offices closed up tight against the winter cold, indoor air can get a bit stale.  Purify the air with plants. Adding just one 8 or 10-inch […]

What to do in the Garden this Month: October

Fall is for planting.  It’s a great time to plant trees and shrubs and get them established before winter. Plant and transplant broad-leaved and needled evergreens through October. Plant and […]

Extending the Season

Make the beautiful autumn season last! There is still plenty of time to enhance your garden and enjoy it on a cool evening.
 
Fall is the ideal time to work outdoors – the cooler

Hardy Soups for a Crisp Fall Day

Cooking in the kitchen is the perfect activity to do on a fall afternoon. And what better dish to make than a tasty soup! Add some fresh ingredients from your […]

Espoma’s Seven Tips For Transplanting Hydrangeas

Your hydrangea’s beautiful blooms have come and gone and now you’re wondering if your hydrangea could do better in another location. Perhaps it needs more sun or a bigger space […]

Plant Spotlight: Specimen Tree: Redbuds

Redbuds are frequently used as specimen or ornamental trees. Red buds are smaller trees, with beautiful, dark pink blossoms that line its main branches in spring. The large, heart-shaped leaves are

Project Spotlight: Beverly Hills Residence

This residential landscape reconstruction results in a Silver Award from the Michigan Green Industry Association from Jamey Gutierrez, senior landscape designer at English Gardens. Jamey and the landscape team enhanced […]

Product Spotlight: Landscape Lighting

Landscape lighting can add ambience, extend your time outside and add safety to your property. When properly designed, lighting can accent architecture, plants and focal points. By using a combination […]

Plant Spotlight: Specimen Tree: Beeches

A beech tree can really make a statement as an ornamental tree. Beeches have smooth, grey – colored bark, and a variety of leaf colors, depending on the type. The Tri-Color Beech has leaves that

Fall Front Door Décor

We’ve gathered fall front door decorating ideas to help you create a festive entry this autumn. Use harvest-inspired fall outdoor decorations and add to the natural season beauty of your […]

Caring for Your Roses

Come fall, it’s important to think about prepping your garden for winter. In Michigan, roses need a good drink of water, a thorough cleanup and a new warm dressing for the chilly months ahead.

Autumn-Toned House Plants

Bring fall’s beautiful colors indoors this season. English Gardens selection of blooming house plants will give your home the bright oranges, yellows, burgundies and reds the festive autumn

Planting Bulbs for Spring Blossoms

The pleasant weather of fall – mild temperatures and warm, moist soil – makes it the ideal time to plant spring-blooming bulbs. Fall is also the time to plant bulbs, because they need a period of

Plants for Fall Color

Bring pops of color to your fall garden with an array of wonderfully textured foliage. Here is a collection of plants from Proven Winners, without blooms, that offer a variety of rich

Flowering Plants for Fall

As fall sweeps in with cool nights and crisp days, it’s nice to have plants in your garden that show the change in season as well! We have a great […]

Planting Veggies for the Fall

Fall’s mild temperatures create perfect growing conditions for cool-season crops. Autumn has distinct planting benefits: cooler air temperatures are easier on plants and gardeners, the soil is

Homecoming Trends

Be a showstopper on the dance floor this year and accent your homecoming dress and tux with beautiful wearable flowers. English Gardens floral designers forecasted a few trends for this […]

Ready for Kickoff: Tailgate Gear & Recipes

Fall means football and football means tailgating! It’s September and your favorite team will be kicking off for the season. Whether you’re hosting a group of friends at your house […]

Refreshing Your Container Gardens

An updated front entry makes a welcoming first impression. Repotting your containers on the back patio will give your backyard an oomph of energy. As summer heads toward fall, think […]

Plant Spotlight: Asters

Asters are a relatively fuss-free addition to your fall garden. They’re a perennial for late summer and fall color, extending interest until the very end of the growing season. The […]

Plant Spotlight: Proven Winners Autumn Breeze

If you’re looking for a lush, colorful container garden to brighten up your porch or patio this fall, try Proven Winners National Combination, Autumn Breeze. This new recipe features vibrant orange,

Plant Spotlight: Hostas and Ferns

Both Hostas and Ferns will add texture, shape and variety to your landscape, while remaining easy to care for. Looking for low-maintenance plants? Look no further! Here’s a selection of […]

Six Tips to a No-work Cottage Garden

Create an amazing garden that has plenty of color, but requires minimal work! While formal gardens thrive on order and well-defined spaces, cottage gardens feature cheerful tangles of flowers that

Fresh-cut Flowers from Your Garden

Brighten your home, as well as your garden, with these cut-and-come-back perennial flowers. Summer bouquets are a bargain when you can pick flowers from your garden! Today, flowers bring beauty […]

Caring for Succulents

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Harvesting Your Vegetables: Summer Recipes

It’s now the time of year we gardeners have been waiting for: harvesting and eating the fruits and veggies we’ve planted!
 
Here are a few recipes, courtesy of Botanical

Add Fragrant Flowers to Your Garden

There are many wonderful flowers that you can grow to add fragrance to your garden. Plant a few of these aromatic gems around your yard and you’ll give your eyes and nose a real

Product Spotlight: Flagstone Paths

Read about the many ways you can use flagstone around your home.

Product Spotlight: Garden Statues & Stone Products

Use a stone birdbath to attract birds to your garden. Styles range from simple bowl on pedestals to whimsical themes. 

Plant Spotlight: Plant Screens

Japanese Maple Screens are a great way to incorporate summer color and texture into the borders of your yard and outdoor rooms. Lace-leaf weeping (Acer palmatum ‘Bloodgood’ or (Acer palmatum […]

Attracting Hummingbirds and Butterflies to Your Garden

It’s easy to attract colorful hummingbirds and butterflies to your garden. By providing for their needs, they’ll return year after yard.
 
Here are a few tips for attracting

Six Long-blooming Perennials

Say hello to some of our favorite perennials. Perennials are a wonderful addition to any garden. Our list includes three for sun and three for shade.Our first three picks for the longest bloom are

Ground Covers for Your Garden

There are many low groundcovers resilient enough to withstand being walked on. Let these easy-growing groundcovers be the solution to your landscaping needs.
 
Here are some of the best

Project Spotlight: Gardner Residence

Senior designer Stephanie VanHaverbeck was one of the designers who received a Gold Award from the Michigan Green Industry Association for this residential landscape reconstruction. The homeowner of this condo […]

Gardening with Your Kids

Gardening is the perfect activity to do with your kids this summer. You will teach them responsibility and patience, as well as a curiosity for the outdoors they cannot gain elsewhere. A little dirt