Resources for Northern Michigan Living
Creating a landscape you love is a journey that goes beyond the initial design. Whether you are looking for seasonal maintenance tips or inspiration for your next outdoor living project, our articles are created to help your property thrive in our unique Northern Michigan climate.
We believe that an informed homeowner is a happy one. From choosing native plants to understanding local elements, we’re sharing the craftsmanship and knowledge our team uses every day in the field. Explore our latest guides and expert advice to help your family feel more connected to the outdoors.
Pruning 101: The Basics-Why and When?
In our experience, pruning tends to be the ‘forgotten’ piece of the landscape puzzle. Many homeowners can easily handle mowing and weeding, but pruning can be a [...]
Tips and Tricks for Planting and Growing Your Own Fruits and Vegetables
As a company, we rarely plant vegetable gardens for homeowners-though we have on occasion- but our team of experts has several helpful tricks to help [...]
How to Plant New Shrubs, Flowers, and Trees in Your Landscape
Walking through the greenhouses of your local garden store shopping for annual flowers can sometimes spark an idea of planting more than just your seasonal [...]
Landscape Feature: Softscapes-Landscape Beds, Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, and more
Many clients first consider what the industry has termed ‘hardscape’ projects when thinking of landscape installation. Hardscape projects include patios, fire pits, outdoor kitchens, paths, steps, and more. Of [...]
Comparing Bids from Landscape Contractors-How to choose
Once you have decided to invest in a landscape project at your home or place of business, the tricky part really begins…how do you choose between all of the [...]
Great Flowers to Plant in Northern Michigan this Summer-Annuals
Planting annuals is one of our favorite things to do each year. When the thaw of the long Northern Michigan winter breaks, we are all [...]
Great Flowers to Plant in Northern Michigan this Summer-Perennials
There is a lot to take into consideration when planting flowers at your home in Northern Michigan. While we live in arguably one of the [...]
Landscape Feature-Outdoor Patios
Outdoor patios are by far one of the most popular landscape design requests we receive, however, each patio designed and installed is completely unique. A [...]
Getting to Know TruNorth Landscaping- Core Value- Excellence
We are passionate about always giving our best. Excellence ex·cel·lence/ˈeks(ə)ləns (noun) The quality of being outstanding or extremely good. [...]
How to get your yard ready for Spring
Advice from our Lawn Maintenance and Horticulture Expert. In the arena of ‘clean-ups’ it seems that in Northern Michigan, fall clean-ups reign supreme. Nearly every [...]
Getting to Know TruNorth Landscaping- Core Value- Value Relationships
We are dedicated to building positive relationships, grounded in mutual respect. The beloved Barbara Bush knew what she was talking about when she spoke these [...]
Oak Wilt in Northern Michigan
What is Oak Wilt? Oak wilt is a lethal disease caused by a fungus (Bretziella fagacearum). It causes untimely death of oak trees and spreads [...]
