Planting for dummies (yes me!)

Is there a landscape company that you can hire to come out and give you planting tips? I spent many years doing things myself and can't tell you how much money (and time) I wasted. When we built our house several years ago, we hired a landscaping company and although they put in the trees and some of the shrubs, we did most of the other work ourselves and our yard is gorgeous (well, to my eyes anyway). ;) Seriously, having someone who knows what works where and incorporating native plants has made all of the difference. When DH talks about moving (he thinks each child deserves his/her own room and if we expand our family, we'll "need" another room or addition), I cringe because of the yard and all of the time that we have invested in making it perfect for our location.

Also, I think they rent aerator (sp?) machines that you can use to prepare your soil. . . That's the first thing to think about is soil preparation.

Is there a landscape company that you can hire to come out and give you planting tips? I spent many years doing things myself and can't tell you how much money (and time) I wasted. When we built our house several years ago, we hired a landscaping company and although they put in the trees and some of the shrubs, we did most of the other work ourselves and our yard is gorgeous (well, to my eyes anyway). ;) Seriously, having someone who knows what works where and incorporating native plants has made all of the difference. When DH talks about moving (he thinks each child deserves his/her own room and if we expand our family, we'll "need" another room or addition), I cringe because of the yard and all of the time that we have invested in making it perfect for our location.

Also, I think they rent aerator (sp?) machines that you can use to prepare your soil. . . That's the first thing to think about is soil preparation.

Is there a landscape company that you can hire to come out and give you planting tips? I spent many years doing things myself and can't tell you how much money (and time) I wasted. When we built our house several years ago, we hired a landscaping company and although they put in the trees and some of the shrubs, we did most of the other work ourselves and our yard is gorgeous (well, to my eyes anyway). ;) Seriously, having someone who knows what works where and incorporating native plants has made all of the difference. When DH talks about moving (he thinks each child deserves his/her own room and if we expand our family, we'll "need" another room or addition), I cringe because of the yard and all of the time that we have invested in making it perfect for our location.

Also, I think they rent aerator (sp?) machines that you can use to prepare your soil. . . That's the first thing to think about is soil preparation.