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Why Pergolas and Outdoor Kitchens Are the Heart of Backyard Living in Camp Hill, PA

When it comes to custom outdoor spaces, there’s a reason pergolas and outdoor kitchens consistently rise to the top. In Camp Hill, PA, where outdoor living plays a major role in daily life, these elements bring structure, shade, and year-round purpose. A pergola and outdoor kitchen in Camp Hill, PA, aren’t add-ons—they're anchor points in a thoughtfully designed landscape that supports how you spend time outside.

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Darcy Loewen Darcy Loewen

Create Your Own Enchanting English Garden

This month, let's explore the classic beauty of English gardens, learn how to use traditional design elements like gates and mixed borders, and discover the essential plants that bring them to life. Plus, you'll find 20 award-winning plants for your garden, info on growing gorgeous climbing roses, and practical advice on keeping bunnies from having lunch in your garden. You also might get inspired to try something new with 10 creative spring garden ideas.

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From Walkways to Paver Patios: Landscape Design Ideas for Camp Hill and Mechanicsburg, PA Homes

Homeowners looking for a refined outdoor living experience often turn to landscape design and paver patio solutions. In Camp Hill and Mechanicsburg, PA, the demand for thoughtful design continues to rise as more people want spaces that feel cohesive, livable, and purposeful. Whether the focus is a welcoming front entrance or a multi-use backyard, every element of the layout can influence how the space feels and functions.

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Ready, Set, Bloom: Let's Celebrate Spring!

Excited for spring? Me too! Let's kick off the season with 26 of our favorite spring flowers, 12 tips for creating the perfect outdoor space, and 20 pretty plant combos. Plus, we're talking spring fertilizing and sharing ways to celebrate spring's arrival. And, if you're feeling a bit overwhelmed with all the spring tasks, we've got advice for that too. 

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Designing for Privacy in the Garden

Is one of your garden goals this year to add privacy to your outdoor spaces? Creating privacy is an important design consideration; especially if you need to block a view from neighbors, create a buffer from nearby public spaces, or hide an unsightly view. And, if you are adding privacy elements to your garden this year, chances are you're also creating shady spots in the process.

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Blooming in Winter: 16 Must-Have Flowers

This month we have a few things to keep you motivated: 16 of our favorite winter bloomers, ideas to perk up your curb appeal, plants and flowers that celebrate the color of the year, and help for houseplants.

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Secrets to a Lively and Colorful Winter Garden

As we head toward winter, our gardens may slow down, but there's still work to be done and scenes to enjoy. With that in mind, this month we'll take a look at the beauty and versatility of holly plants, explore evergreen shrubs that add year-round interest, learn about essential winter care tips for hydrangeas and get easy to-do lists for cold and warm climates. Then, to wrap it all up, treat yourself to the magic of the season with holiday lights at local botanic gardens. 

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Darcy Loewen Darcy Loewen

Create Beautiful Winter Gardens: Inside & Out

With the end of the year rapidly approaching, it's the perfect time to do some growing indoors while also finding ways to enjoy the outdoors. With that in mind, this month you'll find design tips and plant suggestions for creating a tough (and colorful!) winter garden, helpful information on three of our favorite winter bloomers that can be grown inside, and more!

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Fall Color with Native Trees & More!

Does seeing the leaves change in fall ever get old? We hope not, because this month we're sharing some of our favorite fall trees, along with ideas for colorful fall containers, deer-resistant bulbs and perennials, design ideas for an often overlooked and underused space, and some useful information on pruning your shrubs & perennials.  

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Darcy Loewen Darcy Loewen

Gorgeous Spring Gardens Start Now!

Set yourself up for an easier spring by getting plants, bulbs, and trees in the ground this fall. Fall is for planting! Give next year's garden a good foundation by letting plants settle in and build good roots over the fall and winter. They'll be ready to grow come spring! 

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Big Ideas for Small Garden Spaces

Discover the magic of small gardens! Whether you're looking to enhance a small garden or spruce up cozy spots in a larger landscape, this month's edition has you covered. Explore perfect-size plants and get design advice to create beautiful outdoor areas—no matter the size! Plus, see how carving out separate spaces can actually make your garden feel bigger!

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Shining Light on Shade Gardens—Big or Small

With all this heat, a little shade sounds wonderful! However, shady gardens are also a gardening challenge that we get questions about quite often. With the right plants and the right design, a thriving (and colorful) shade garden is possible. So whether you've got a large shady area or just one low-light corner, check out the plants and solutions below.

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Summer Is Almost Here!

Not only is summer just a few weeks away, National Pollinator Week is June 17-23! Without pollinators, we wouldn't have our beautiful gardens (plus more!), so let's celebrate them by transforming our gardens into a welcome stop as they make their journeys.

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FLOWERS! For Growing, Cutting & Sharing

Can you believe we're already halfway through spring? Hopefully that means May flowers are blooming wherever you are! But, if you need a few more, we've got a bunch to share with you. Plus, discover 20 plants that love the heat, get strategies for dealing with a common garden pest, a last minute gift-giving idea, and even ideas for what to do this weekend!

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24 Flowers Hummingbirds Love

This month, let's bring all the hummingbirds to the yard, learn how to create gorgeous container gardens (either on your own or let the experts give you a head start), and create peaceful gardens.

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Create a Sensory Oasis in Your Garden

This month let's talk about creating a fully immersive garden experience that engages all of your senses. From fragrant flowers that enhance your garden to tips for decorating your front porch with plants, we've got you covered. Plus, we'll help you tackle garden pests like grub worms with practical, natural, and organic solutions.

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14 Problem-Solving Groundcovers

It's a new year and there are new gardens to create, new plants to discover, new design ideas to explore, and new things to learn. Cheers to a new year full of hope, health, and beautiful gardens from all of us at Weaver's Landscape Company!

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Welcome, 2024!

It's a new year and there are new gardens to create, new plants to discover, new design ideas to explore, and new things to learn. Cheers to a new year full of hope, health, and beautiful gardens from all of us at Weaver's Landscape Company!

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Create a Garden Full of Winter Interest

With so much of the focus on spring, summer, and even fall gardens, it's easy to forget that your garden can be just as beautiful in winter. Whether it's covered in snow or just growing a bit slower these days, there's still so much you can do to make your garden enjoyable this time of year.

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