Hoosierhillsinc - Landscape Designer

Sterilizing soil to eliminate weed seeds, insects, nematodes, and soil diseases.
Most soils, garden soils, and landscaping plots will never need the extremity of sterilization. However, in some instances such as nematode infestation, it may be desirable to completely sterilize the soil. The major drawback to this, whether naturally or chemically, is that it also kills […]

Usually at the first sign of yellow leaves, most folks pour on the iron supplement or fertilizer. And this is understandable because 9 times out of 10 they’re doing so because of advice they got from the place they bought it. And 9 times out of 10, the diagnosis is right but the prescription and […]

As a follow up to my post Landscaping On A Slope - Hillside Landscaping A Sloped Yard, I’ve posted the design and finished project pictures for you to take a look at.
There’s a lot more to this design than I was able to mention in the video so it’s also a good opportunity for me […]

Even the most well kept and manicured lawns get a weed from time to time.
Pulling weeds can be hard work and leave holes in the lawn. And spot spraying weeds can leave dead spots that can take weeks to recover.
To spot kill weeds without hurting the surrounding area, use a sponge with herbicide rather […]

Landscaping on a slope or hillside usually needs attention to drainage, runoff, planting space issues, and creating usable areas. One of the most common methods of landscaping a sloped yard which addresses all of these issues is terracing.
This video looks at a design that we created for a circular driveway on a slope. We used […]

Mediterranean Courtyard Garden - Planning For Drainage In Courtyard Gardens
This video of the courtyard is the first of many that will follow the creation of a large Mediterranean landscaping project that we’re working on. We’ll start with the courtyard garden because it is in the center of the entire project. In something like this it’s […]

As kind of a follow up to my last post about landscaping on a budget, I wanted to share these pictures of a few of the lawns we’ve planted from seed.
There’s really no big lesson in this post but more of an encouragement for the folks that can’t budget to install sod and would still […]

Landscaping on a budget? Whether or not you meet or exceed a set budget, actually setting one will help keep the cost of your landscaping closer to what you want to spend. So first thing, pick a real (realistic) number to shoot for. Who knows, you may fit everything you want into that number.
Actually, […]

Ask me what it is behind the most beautiful landscaping planting ideas I’ve seen and created and I’ll have to say it is simplicity and repetition. Second to that is texture and the creative use of green foliage plants.
Now, if I was only allowed to give you one piece of advice on how to create […]

It’s Springtime. Not really but the stores, nurseries, and garden centers think so as they’re already stocking the shelves with Spring planting and gardening gear. Honestly though, Springtime will be here before we know it.
There are a lot of great articles this week but before we get to that I wanted to share a really great general diy site […]