Get Your Yard Ready for Fall & Winter Fall is one of the most important times of year for your landscape. A little preparation now can help protect your plants through winter, reduce spring problems, and give your lawn, trees, shrubs, and garden a stronger start next year. Here is a simple fall yard checklist […]

Fall & Winter Yard Prep
Max Lythgoe

Deep Roots deeprootsllc.com Deep Roots LLC specializes in holistic tree care services tailored for commercial landscapes, homeowners’ associations (HOAs), and businesses along the Wasatch Front. Their certified arborists focus on enhancing tree health through methods such as soil improvement, pest management, and disease prevention. Their goal is to ensure trees not only survive but thrive, […]

Tree Care Services
Max Lythgoe

By McKenzie Pitts, Lomond View Intern Summer is beginning to slowly dwindle, meaning school and work will now be in full-swing. The days grow shorter and the nights get longer. Signs of a season coming to close are most evident in nature. Plants begin to fade in color and blossoms, turning to shades of brown. […]

Planting for Fall Color
Max Lythgoe

By McKenzie Pitts, Intern We love it when our plants begin to blossom; the beautiful colors and fragrance in the air. It’s amazing! Until they stop…now what? Deadheading your plants is the answer to help you get the most out of your flowers throughout the growing season. For some gardeners, deadheading is a mundane chore. […]

Summer Deadheading – Getting the Most out of your Flowers
Max Lythgoe

Stopping to smell the roses can mean many things, but literally speaking, it can improve our quality of life. Science is showing more all the time that interaction with nature raises our “happy” hormones such as serotonin and lowers the “stress” hormones such as cortisol.  (1) The fresh scent of a flower can remind us […]

Stop and Smell the Roses
Max Lythgoe

The garden is a place many people go to find relief from stress. Breathing in fresh air and getting your hands in the dirt can do wonders for your mood. This spring, here at Lomond View Nursery, we want to focus on the Joy of Gardening. Today let’s talk about something that is bringing all kinds […]

Fairy Gardens and Lomond View’s Fairy Garden Party
Max Lythgoe

It’s time for spring clean-up! All that pruning and raking will undoubtedly produce some big piles of yard scraps. Consider creating for yourself a compost pile. Read on to see a few reasons why and to get some info on how to get started. According to The Center for Sustainability at Duke University, the average […]

How to compost. (And why it’s a really great idea!)
Max Lythgoe

When we think of gardening this time of year, we often think of yard clean up and preparing for winter. There are definitely important items to check off the winter-prep clean-up list, but don’t overlook the opportunity to plant and play with color this time of year. The colors of autumn provide a rich and […]

A Garden for All Seasons
Max Lythgoe

Plant pansies for spring color next year. Plant spring blooming bulbs such as tulips and daffodils for a welcome sight next year. Winterize the sprinkler system by draining the lines and blowing out the system, one station at a time. Work on controlling slugs and snails by cleaning up areas they are attracted to, and […]

October Gardening Tips from USU Extension
Max Lythgoe

September/October is a great time to over-seed and boost spots that came out of Summer struggling. Following is a great article on the subject by Rick Heflebower from the USU Extension: INTRODUCTION After a long, hot summer, your lawn can look pretty sad. The heat and drought conditions take a toll, because most of our […]

Renovate Your Lawn After a Long, Hot Summer
Max Lythgoe