Meadowbrook Design Blog

5 Reasons to Hire a Landscaper
Everyone has a different idea of the perfect dream home, but a beautiful living space with a messy backyard probably isn’t what you imagined. To make sure your backyard looks wonderful all year round, it’s a good idea to hire a landscaper. There are several reasons to...

Organic Lawn Care
Organic lawn care means a turf managed without synthetic fertilizers or insect killer. However, it does not mean suspending basic lawn care maintenance like fertilizing and over-seeding. What’s there to like about an organic lawn? It’s reasonably cheap. It’s...

Planting in the Fall
While many people start planting in the Spring, it is not the only time of year to start your gardening. Planting in the Fall is a great time of year to get that garden in shape. During Autumn, cool temperatures generally prevail and the rainfall is consistent. In...

Landscape Design Tips and Tricks
Landscape Design Tips and Tricks As you are looking to redo your front or backyard, we have a few landscape design tips and tricks to help you in planning and executing on your design ideas. These are often used by professional landscape designers and...

Why Have California Native Plants Perks of having Native California Plants
The expanding interest for locally, natural plants and scenes has flourished in California. Local plants (and their dirt) are the structure and natural tendency of the area. California locals by and large allude to those plants that have been in California...

Make Great Container Plantings
Container plantings have many charms. Firstly, the containers themselves can add drama and interest to your garden. Also, multiple containers means you can have multiple soil types and drainage conditions. And your container plants can be relocated as needed, whether...

Foodscaping Gardens: Food Can Be Beautiful Too
There are so many possibilities for your outdoor spaces! While flowers are still popular for many, the latest trend is creating a vegetable garden that not only looks amazing, but also allows you to grow delicious food you’ll be able to use when you cook. There is a...

What to Do Now for a Perfect Landscaping Season
Spring is coming, which everyone knows means that landscaping and gardening season is almost upon us. Whether you’ve already made a plan with a landscape designer, or you’re maintaining your established landscape, there are somethings to do now to prepare for a...

Maintain Landscaping to Protect Your Investment
Beautiful landscape design and installation is an investment that, like the rest of your home, needs to be maintained and cared for. A large difference, of course, is that your landscape is mostly alive. The truth is that many plants are quite hearty, and you may...

Think Before You Act: Why Design Matters
Hiring a landscape design service is more crucial than most people realize. Well executed design seems natural, or intuitive, which leads people to not think about or question the design process. Why is this tree here? Why are there this many benches? The answer lies...