Creative Landscaping has been designing, building & maintaining fine landscapes in Southwest Michigan since 1976.

August is the best time to seed your yard and it is also right around the corner.  Are you wanting to fill in the dead spots in your yard?  You may not be as ready as you think. There are a few things you need to do before getting started.

1) Fi...

If you have a pet who likes to feast on their "greens", are you worried about them eating plants and flowers that are harmful to them?  No one wants their pet to get sick from eating toxic plants, but that is no reason to stay away from plants altogether.  Th...

Why outdoor entertainment is good for the whole family

Remember when you were a kid and perhaps playing ball in the backyard was an every-day summertime experience?  Or a game of Capture-the-Flag before dinner? Space for

backyard play makes sense for mult...

Creative Landscaping is partnering with Crescent Garden, an upscale supplier of beautiful, durable and practical containers and many other gardening supplies. Our search for high-quality planting containers brought us to Crescent Garden. We are offering a wid...

When I was a kid, grass meant a lawn and grass care meant dragging the lawnmower out every other week. In today’s gardens, ornamental grasses are becoming increasingly popular for their deer resistance and water-wise qualities, as well as for creating movemen...

Landscape lighting is often the last landscaping feature considered and the first to be omitted from any new installation.  However, adding ambient lighting not

only adds safety to your new outdoor living space but allows you to extend your evening enjoying i...

On a chilly evening, there are few things more inviting than a roaring fire. We are fascinated with fire and the flickering flames can be mesmerizing. Our ancestors used it for warmth, protection, and cooking. Thousands of years later, because of modern elect...

Ponds are a nice addition that can bring life to any landscape.  Just being around water has a calming effect and can even reduce stress.  It’s no wonder we are so drawn to water, willing to pay top dollar for waterfront property, choose vacation destinations...