Landscape Design Ideas for Summer Parties

Summer entertaining can be really fun, but it can also be stressful if your yard doesn't look the way you want. You have a couple more months to transform your yard into the perfect space, and we can help you get there – whether you have just a few landscape design ideas or have your vision fully sketched out.

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Begin Your Landscape Makeover With Focal Points

Begin your planning by establishing focal points. These can include trees, big shrubs and tall ornamental grasses, as well as structures such as a gazebo, archway, pond, trellis or statue. Once these are in place, the rest of your landscaping can fill in around them.

Grand Rapids Landscaping Tip of the Day: Cost Effective Summer Landscaping

Summer Landscaping touches don't have to cost a lot of money or require a lot of time. The best part of Landscaping is that simple outdoor touches can quickly and easily add to the enjoyment and fun of your backyard and become an extension of your wonderful outdoor living space.

Add a Gazebo to Maximize Outdoor Relaxation!

A gazebo, whether it’s part of your deck or out in your garden, is perfect for any occasion. Gazebos will probably always be popular landscape design ideas for summer bashes, as they provide shady refuge from the sun and comfortable places to lounge around and watch the sun go down on warm evenings.

Happy Friday!

RRR Lawn &  Landscape wishes everyone a very Happy Friday and a  Great Weekend!

RRR Lawn & Landscape Grand Rapids Landscaping Tip of the Day: Outdoor Fireplaces

Outdoor Fireplaces

If a full outdoor kitchen is too much, an outdoor fireplace is a great option. Outdoor fireplaces – and smaller outdoor fire pits – are the perfect party features for making S’mores and socializing long after the sun goes down.

RRR Lawn & Landscape Tip of the Day: Outdoor Kitchens

Nothing is more essential for the perfect summer party than an outdoor kitchen! With an outdoor kitchen, you can spend time with your guests while you cook, instead of having to miss out on the party to go inside and prepare the food.

Weeding is not a fun task call RRR Lawn & Landscape to do the dirty work!

Probably everyone’s least-favorite garden activity, possibly because it feels destructive rather than beneficial, and it can be backbreaking work. Did you know we can apply a premium pre-emergent application to your planting beds that will save you lots of weeding and money!

Grand Rapids Landscaping Tip of the Day! Adding color to your landscape!

Now is a great time to plant, so take a look around your landscape and decide if you can brighten the place up with a few new “faces.” We can help you with updating your landscape and putting together a free quote once we determine the amount of sunlight affecting that part of your landscape and what type of shrub or tree would give you the “Best Bang for Your Buck”. Flowers are great for short term but by selecting specimens that have interesting color or texture in their foliage also you will have a more lasting visual effect in your landscape. Click on the photo gallery at the top of our website to see some other plants that we like to incorporate in our lower maintenance designs. Call us RRR today for a free estimate (616) 893-5765.

Wishing you a great weekend from RRR Lawn & Landscape!

From all of us at RRR Lawn & Landscape we want to wish you a great weekend!  Be safe and have fun while enjoying the best of what Grand Rapids has to offer!

Pruning: Grand Rapids Lawn & Landscape Tip of the Day!

 If you need to prune trees and shrubs, the best time to do this is before growth starts in the spring. The exceptions to that rule are spring-flowering shrubs. For those, you need to wait until after they finish flowering (mid-season May-July). Spring would be a good time to prune roses and ornamental grasses if they look like they need a trim. We are happy to assist you on any particular pruning questions you may have or give you a quote to do it for you to keep your landscape healthy and shape/size in check.

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Grand Rapids Landscaping Tip of the Day from RRR Lawn & Landscape

Plant and transplant:

April and May are good times to plant those new roses, flowering shrubs, fruit trees, evergreens and most deciduous plant but so are the cooler months of late August into September. If you’re still not sure what to plant, you can always contact us. We are able to design and help you plan your landscaping project. As far as transplanting existing plants from one spot to another, time is running out, so the sooner the better. Many plants are already starting their spring growth and you want them to get used to their new spot before the heat starts coming in.

Choose RRR Lawn & landscape for a custom vegetable garden which is raised above the ground

Raised-bed gardening is a great way to grow vegetables -- especially if the garden soil is poor or compacted or has poor drainage. And there's no bending over to pull weeds or harvest vegetables.

Raised beds take very little space, and can be built right over a concrete patio. Drainage in a raised bed is superior to that in an in-ground garden bed. A 12"-deep bed provides ample room for most vegetable roots.

Are you dealing with limited space that you want to enhance with vegetables or flowers, check out RRR Lawn & landscape for all your container gardening options today:

Don't let limited outdoor space prevent you from trying out your green thumb. From tasty fruits and veggies to flowering plants, trees and shrubs, container gardening is the trick to growing it all in less space than you may think. Visit www.rrrlawn.com for more information!