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The Great Big Home and Garden Show in Cleveland will be taking place at The IX Center starting this weekend, February 2-10, 2013. This show is one of the largest in the country. This is a fantastic opportunity to see all different venues for products for your home, your most important investment. You will be able to actually see and talk too many of the top landscapers and home improvement companies in Northern Ohio. You will also be able to experience their work first hand in the garden areas. What a wonderful trip on a cold winter’s day to smell and see spring indoors many months ahead of time!

Colors have always been important to people from the beginning of time. Colors are used as marks of nations, communities, and individuals. National colors of a flag, crest for a club or family, colors for symbols of religion, and for schools. Among the most modern colors in today’s world is clothing, interior design, and various art forms including gardening for the public and individuals.

The introduction to LED lights for your low-voltage outdoor lighting is a must have to save on electricity cost. Plus, they eliminate the task of replacing the burnt out bulbs frequently. The new LED 20 and 30 watt replacement bulbs have three fantastic benefits.

The recent storms have created much damage in local communities East Coast and the Midwest areas. Recycling damaged evergreens into wreaths, roping and other decorations is a fun and inexpensive way to add to the Holiday spirit. In Northeast Ohio we had thousands of damaged trees and some of that can be turned into Christmas Joy.

I know winter is just getting started but it is time to think about your spring landscaping in the Greater Cleveland area. There are many reasons to get started early. The first reason is to have an idea of what you want to do and plan it out far in advance. The bigger projects will take lots of planning time and possibly many contractor specialists. The smaller projects will take less time.

Planting your Christmas tree after the Holidays can be a wonderful addition to your yard this winter. There are a few things to do before you take on this task. The first step is finding the tree that fits into your landscaping plan.

Super Storm Sandy slammed the East Coast and continued to many Midwest States and Canada this fall and did tremendous damage to all types of property. The heavy rains and high winds downed thousands of trees in its path. The evergreen trees and shrubs took a beating with many of them being shallow rooted and were blown all or partially to the ground. Many of these trees and shrubs can be saved, below are a few landscaping tips to handle the damage. 

Old Fairmount Stone is natural sandstone recycled from the old Fairmount water reservoir in Cleveland built in 1885. This historical stone was mined from the Berea sandstone quarries in the 1800’s. For the Fairmount project, large slabs of stone were hand –chiseled down to smaller easy to handle blocks to fit tightly together to hold water in the basin. The reservoir was 1,500 feet long and 700 feet wide. It was divided into two basins by an embankment, one with the capacity of 47 million gallons and the other 33 million gallons.

Landscaping in Ohio doesn’t have to end on an ugly note after the leaves fall in Ohio! You can continue fantastic color and interest all winter long. There are many trees, shrubs and perennials that can brighten up a winter landscape. With a little research or professional help the possibilities are endless.

Most people think of our winter Northern Ohio landscapes as a cutback dormant time, but there are many options for interest. There are perennials that are evergreen, have beautiful dormant seed pods, attractive leaves, and color. Do your research, the possibilities are unlimited. Our first stop is evergreen perennials.