This year Avant Gardening & Landscaping became certified as a sustainable business under the Wisconsin Green Master’s Program.  The programs provides each recognized business with a sustainability score. We are constantly striving to improve our score and we find it an important part of accountability to share our efforts with…

Vernal Witchhazel is a small, horizontally spreading tree or large shrub depending on who you ask! The unusual features of the witch hazel family make it an excellent choice for adventurous gardeners. Witch hazel offers yellow and red fragrant flowers blooming at unconventional times. Most species are hardy, low-maintenance, and generally…

Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants Many of the once ‘beloved’ ornamental horticulture plants are beginning to take advantage of our admiration for them… Recent studies have found that these plants are escaping from our well-manicured flower beds and reverting to their rebellious ways, scattering themselves throughout our natural ecosystems and…

[caption id="attachment_92" align="alignright" width="300"] Avant's mobile nursery offers beautiful perennials, grown locally[/caption] Our team at Avant Gardening & Landscaping is enjoying the opportunity to connect with many of you as we take our "mobile nursery" on the road and join the Madison Eastside Farmers' Market  every Tuesday afternoon in June. It's also giving us…