Beautiful Eco-Friendly Landscaping-ELY104

2020-06-10T17:19:19-04:00By |Budget Landscaping, DIY Landscape Design, DIY landscaping, DIY Landscaping Videos, Easy Living Yards Podcast, Ecological Landscaping, Edible Landscaping, Living with Purpose, Low Maintenance Landscaping, Low Maintenance Plants, Native Landscaping, Permaculture|

Beautiful Eco-Friendly Landscaping with Jen & Gary – ELY 104 – Show Notes

Today I talk with Jen and Gary on a membership call about their eco landscaping plans and how to focus all of their cool ideas into a cohesive landscape design that works for them!   Join us to hear about their cool ideas from growing fruit trees, christmas trees, native pollinator gardening, and butterfly gardening ideas.

Today’s links: EasyLivingYards.com/Episode104

Awesome Fall Garden Plants-ELY086

2020-04-29T17:48:36-04:00By |DIY Landscape Design, Easy Living Yards Podcast, Low Maintenance Plants, Native Landscaping|

Awesome Fall Garden Plants – Show Notes

Fall is a beautiful time!  Celebrate the season in your yard with beautiful plants that bring beautiful color and interest to your yard!  We highlight fall trees and fall perennials with awesome bursts of color for your yard.

Today’s links: ely.how/episode86

Invasive plants to avoid in your yard – ELY070

2020-04-29T17:49:31-04:00By |DIY landscaping, Easy Living Yards Podcast, Ecological Landscaping, Low Maintenance Landscaping, Low Maintenance Plants, Native Landscaping|

Invasive Plants and their Native Plant Alternatives – Show Notes

Today’s links: ely.how/episode70

Ten invasive plants to avoid and […]

Avoid the WRONG plants – ELY 068

2019-04-30T15:48:48-04:00By |DIY landscaping, Easy Living Yards Podcast, Low Maintenance Landscaping, Low Maintenance Plants|

Avoid the WRONG plants for your yard – Show Notes

Today’s links: ely.how/episode68

Avoid […]

Safe and Natural Weed Control – ELY 067

2020-04-29T17:49:53-04:00By |Easy Living Yards Podcast, Ecological Landscaping, Low Maintenance Plants, Native Landscaping, Organic Landscaping|

Safe and Natural Weed Control – Show Notes

Today’s links: ely.how/episode67

Safe and natural weed control for weed problems

  • Why we hate weeds

    • Desire for order
    • Ugly plants
    • Wrong plant, […]

Butterfly gardens and Pollinator Gardens

2020-04-29T17:51:04-04:00By |DIY landscaping, Easy Living Yards Podcast, Ecological Landscaping, Low Maintenance Landscaping, Low Maintenance Plants, Native Landscaping|

Butterfly Gardens and Pollinator Gardens – Show Notes

Today’s links: ely.how/episode62

Cost saving strategies for landscaping

2019-10-07T10:10:36-04:00By |Budget Landscaping, DIY landscaping, Easy Living Yards Podcast, Low Maintenance Landscaping, Low Maintenance Plants|

Show Notes

Cost saving strategies for diy landscaping on a budget

Today’s links: ely.how/episode60

Affordable landscaping tips for your yard.

  • Any project needs to balance:

ELY 047 – DIY Landscaping best from 2018

2020-07-29T17:29:22-04:00By |DIY Landscape Design, DIY landscaping, Easy Living Yards Podcast, Landscaping Priorities, Low Maintenance Landscaping, Low Maintenance Plants|

Best DIY Landscaping tips from 2018 – Show Notes

Thank you for such an amazing year!  I’ve had a blast with launching this podcast, and have enjoyed helping you to make a positive impact in your yard and life.  As a reward to yourself, please take a moment to reflect on how you can live with more passion, and make tomorrow better than today! 

Today’s links: ely.how/episode47

ELY 031 – Front Yard Vegetables

2020-07-29T17:28:32-04:00By |Easy Living Yards Podcast, Edible Landscaping, Low Maintenance Plants|

Front Yard Gardening that your neighbors will love – Show Notes

Today, we talk about Front Yard Vegetable Gardening. 

Do you live in an HOA where you’re not allowed to have a vegetable garden?  Perhaps you have pets that would trample your vegetables in the backyard.  Or maybe a spouse that doesn’t want a vegetable garden?

Well…. Never Fear!  Captain Vegetable is here!

In this episode, I’ll share with you several vegetables that add beauty to your landscape.  You […]

ELY 029 – Best Landscape Trees 2018 Edition

2020-07-29T17:28:28-04:00By |Easy Living Yards Podcast, Low Maintenance Landscaping, Low Maintenance Plants, Native Landscaping|

Best Landscape Trees – Show Notes

Today, we talk about my favorite landscape trees across the US

Let’s jump right in!

Red Maple – Acer rubrum

  • 40-60’ tall, 30-50’ wide
  • Zones 3-9
  • Full sun to part shade
  • Medium to wet soils
  • Majestic form
  • Bright fall color
    • Red
    • Orange
    • Yellow
  • Early spring flower buds – deep red
  • Tolerates wide range of conditions
  • “helicopters” – favorite for kids
    • Technical term is a samara
    • Synonyms: key, wingnut, helicopter, whirlybird, whirligig, […]
Go to Top