Happy Halloween everyone! As you’re prepping for trick-or-treaters tonight, costume parties and haunted houses… (Or maybe you’re just recovering from all the excitement of the festive weekend)… Take a quick break and read about some devilish, sinister plants that you could creep into your ghostly gardens next year to scare…

Plant now for an eye-catching display in Spring! Are you always jealous of the beautiful tulips, crocus, allium or daffodils popping up in your neighbor’s yard? It could be your garden with just a little bit of planning and effort now. You can plant bulbs any time before the ground…

It's that time of year again to put the garden to bed! You've worked hard all season to keep your landscape looking fantastic and it is almost time to call it quits... BUT before you trade out your trowel for your snow shovel try to complete a few more things…

Please join us and the Blair Street Gardens committee for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Gateway Garden on Wednesday, September 28 from 3-4 p.m. We are celebrating this area's transformation into an urban park and thanking the many donors and volunteers who made it possible! Please see photos below for…

[caption id="attachment_411" align="alignnone" width="625"] As if the flowers weren’t exceptional enough on their own, the most stunning trait of Heptacodium are the small pink fruits that turn a bright red/magenta color that result in another eye-catching display late in the season and last another 4 to 5 weeks into late…

All of us here at Avant Gardening & Landscaping hope that you have had a rewarding and successful summer in the garden! As the days are getting shorter and the temperatures are getting cooler, you may want to extend the use of your garden. Did you know you can plant…

 Beautiful, healthy plants usually define a garden, but sometimes adding something unexpected (and not necessarily green!) helps re-define the space and reflects something of our personalities and creativity. This can make your garden grab visitors attention more than just a display of lovely plants. Incorporating art and other elements into the landscape…

JULY GARDEN CHECKLIST “I drifted into a summer-nap under the hot shade of July, serenaded by a cicadae lullaby, to drowsy-warm dreams of distant thunder.” - Terri Guillemets Now that summer is in full swing, you may be tempted by that hammock in the shade, swaying gently in the breeze… Now should be…

What is a Rain Garden? A rain garden is a shallow depression in the landscape designed to temporarily hold runoff water in order to allow it time to infiltrate through the soil instead of rushing into storm drains and ultimately surface water, e.g., lakes, rivers, and streams. When designed and installed…

Native Plants in the Landscape More gardeners are becoming aware of the benefits of using native plants in their landscape. In addition to providing a nurturing and healthy ecosystem for birds, insects and other wildlife, it helps eliminates the need for pesticides, fertilizes, excessive watering, as well as use of…