It's a SNOW DAY in mid-Missouri.  Winter's snow can be a great help with designing your landscape; as the structure or "bones" of your landscape are revealed.  Look for holes or missing pieces in your landscape design, perhaps it needs an evergreen or two, or an garden ornament.

Design Tip from Designer Landscape LLC - When planning your landscape, Think of using contrast for plant combinations with different textures; i.e. bold with fine; upright versus spreading; and colors, dark green versus yellow. One example for shade are ferns and hosta. Too much of the same thing in the landscape can look bland. Varying the height and form of your landscape plants will give the best combination.

There is a frost advisory for tonight. If you have any flowering plants or shrubs its a good time to think about covering them up for the night. Leaves, straw or even a blanket of some sort work well to cover flowers and tender new growth. Just another helpful hint from the Designer Landscape staff.

Let the busy season begin. Spring is here, bushes are being trimmed and mulch is getting spread. Check out Designer Landscape for all your landscape needs.

Check out this link to learn a little more about Surprise Lillies. http://www.arhomeandgarden.org/plantoftheweek/articles/Surprise_Lily.htm

Here are some photos of the Spence Residence in Columbia MO. We have built a stone retaining wall with stone steps and a paver patio. The bed between the wall and patio is landscaped and mulched with brown mulch. If this is something that you might enjoy in your backyard let Designer Landscape know!

Check out this link for some quick spring landscaping tips. http://homeinsurance.com/blog/2009/03/30/5-spring-landscaping-tips-every-homeowner-should-know/