LAKO’s Green Vision Landscape

08/11/2026

🌱 Mid-Season Plant Giveaway! 🌱

Thanks to In Bloom Greenhouse for donating vegetable plants to our community gardeners!

📍 STEM Innovation Center at UW-Green Bay
2019 Technology Way, Room 113

🕔 Today: 5:00-7:00 PM
🕢 Wednesday: 7:30 AM-5:30 PM
✅ While supplies last

Available plants include peppers, tomatoes, and eggplant varieties.

Please take only what you need so more gardeners can benefit. Plants are for active member of brown county community gardeners.

04/16/2026

Fix your messy backyard mud pits and protect your home foundation by turning your leaky downspout into a stunning stone waterfall that handles heavy rain with ease.

04/06/2026

Check out MariMtz’s post.

04/06/2026

Finally Spring is here!!! and we are ready to booking your new project!!!

04/06/2026

Homemade garden ideas can be fun, but most “natural fertilizers” work best when used carefully and with realistic expectations. 🌿
What I’d keep in mind:
☕ coffee grounds are better composted first than piled straight around plants
🥚 crushed eggshells add calcium slowly, not as a quick fix
🍌 banana peels break down over time, but they are not a complete fertilizer
🧪 plants usually grow best with compost, healthy soil, and a balanced fertilizer when needed
Simple feeding works better than throwing random kitchen scraps at every plant.

04/06/2026

Stop letting that ugly green well pipe ruin your front yard curb appeal and hide it forever with a beautiful flower island that looks completely natural.

A metal or plastic pipe sticking out of your grass is a major eyesore that makes your whole house look unfinished and messy. You probably struggle to mow around it and end up with a ring of tall weeds that you have to trim by hand every single week. Putting a garden in this spot turns a frustrating obstacle into the most beautiful part of your entire lawn.

You will instantly increase the value of your home by making your yard look like it was designed by a professional. This project hides the ugly utility parts while still letting you reach them quickly if your well ever needs a repair. Your garden will bring in colorful butterflies and happy birds while giving you a soft view from your front windows instead of a cold pipe.

Lay out a large garden hose in a perfect circle around the pipe to mark where your new garden bed will go. Dig out all the grass inside that circle and use a heavy shovel to make a small trench around the outer edge. Place a hollow fake landscape rock directly over the pipe so it is completely hidden from every side. Set two layers of small grey paving stones into the trench to create a sturdy border that keeps your mulch in place. Fill the area with rich black garden soil and a thick layer of dark wood mulch to stop weeds from growing back.

Plant tall Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass in the back to add height and hide the edges of your new rock. Add bright yellow Black Eyed Susans and Purple Coneflowers for a classic look that lasts through the heat of the summer. Tuck in some soft silver Lambs Ear and purple Walker Low Catmint at the front edge to create a low border that smells amazing. These plants are very tough and will grow back bigger and better every year with very little help from you.

Always choose a hollow rock that is light enough for you to lift by yourself just in case a worker needs to get to the well. You can place a few real stones around the base of the fake rock to make it blend into the dirt so it looks like it has been there forever. Pull any small weeds you see by hand as soon as they pop up to keep your garden looking fresh and tidy all season long.

04/06/2026

Hide that noisy and ugly air conditioner for good to make your side yard look like a beautiful garden instead of a utility zone.

Loud metal boxes sitting in the middle of your yard ruin the view and make your home look unfinished. These units often collect tall weeds and grass that are hard to trim without hitting the expensive machine with your mower. A bare unit also lets dirt and leaves blow right into the metal fins which can make the motor work much harder than it needs to.

You will gain a beautiful floral focal point that adds a lot of value to your property. The wood slats act as a small sound wall to keep the humming noise away from your patio while you relax outside. Your yard will feel much bigger and cleaner because the mechanical parts are hidden behind natural wood and soft flowers.

Start by clearing a large square area of grass and weeds around the unit. Dig two holes for four by four cedar posts and set them in fast drying concrete at least two feet away from the machine. Screw horizontal cedar slats to the posts but leave a one inch gap between every board so the air can still move freely. Lay down a border of small paving stones and fill the inside with dark wood mulch to keep the ground tidy.

Plant tall Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass and bright yellow Black Eyed Susans in the back for height. Add Purple Coneflowers and deep blue Salvia in the middle for a splash of summer color. Tuck in some green Patriot Hostas and Ostrich Ferns at the bottom to hide the edges of your new cedar screen.

Choose cedar wood because it stays strong in the rain and resists bugs without needing any smelly chemicals or paints. Make sure you leave a three foot space on at least one side of the unit so a repair person can get inside easily if it ever breaks. You should spray the metal fins of your air conditioner with a gentle garden hose twice a year to wash away any dust or seeds that get stuck inside the vents.

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