Are you looking to tame that overgrown brush and add new life to your yard?
The gardening and landscaping experts at Jolly Lane Greenhouse can help you with a new, beautiful landscape design that will enhance your lifestyle and increase the value of your home. With a little green thumb advice and some DIY gardening tips, you can turn your bland, ordinary property into your own backyard paradise.

Landscape gardening can increase your property value while making your surroundings more attractive and enjoyable. Natural settings with plantings that blend with the native South Dakota surroundings can create a sustainable and enjoyable backyard haven. Our professional staff will work closely with you, to create the beautiful, well-executed landscape that is right for you.

From selecting trees that grow best in the Rapid City to plants that grow in sun, or shade or are deer resistant, there are a many things to consider.

• Space: What do you want the final landscape to look like?
• Size: How fast will the tree grow? How big will it get? It is common to want to plant more in a space than will comfortably fit when the plants are full-grown. Just remember that your trees and plants will grow and will need their space.
• Soil: Test your soil. Will the trees and plants you want require special soil amendments?
• Survival: Is your tree selection hardy for our zone?

There are many garden landscaping ideas out there and the professionals at the Jolly Lane Greenhouse can help choose which feature will be a perfect fit for your yard and lifestyle. 

Eco-conscious Landscaping

An eco-conscious garden design can increase the energy efficiency of a home while also minimizing the need for watering, mowing and other garden maintenance. How you landscape and the plants that you choose can have a critical effect on energy consumption and water usage.

Try mulching with bark, rock, yard clippings, compost, or straw around your trees, bushes and other landscape plants. Not only will the mulch make landscaping easier by cutting down on watering and maintenance, it can also help build nutrients in your soil to naturally (and organically) encourage healthy trees and plants.

Water Gardening

Adding a water garden to your landscape design is perfect for an anytime getaway. There are a variety of features that can be included in a water garden from fountains and waterfalls to elaborate lighting and rockwork.

A water garden, whether it is a waterproof container on the patio, a half-barrel with a fountain or an in-ground garden pond, can bring the sights and sounds usually found near lakes or streams right into your own backyard.

Technology, especially with gardening equipment, has made installing a beautiful water garden a weekend job requiring a minimum of easily learned gardening skills. Jolly Lane Greenhouse has everything needed to complete this type of landscaping project.

Below are a few landscaping tips to consider before creating your water garden:

• Sunlight. Most water plants need a spot with 5 to 8 hours of sunlight. A shadier spot can be used, but it will limit the choice of plants. Ponds smaller than 100 gallons of water do better with afternoon shade.
• Drainage. If building a pond, the soil in the site should be well drained to avoid shifting or settling that can crack or break the lining. Low areas with water runoff from the surrounding landscape should be avoided.
• Trees. Locations under overhanging trees may damage the tree's roots. Falling leaves can decay in the water, harming fish and plants and pumps and filters can get clogged.
• Water and electricity. Evaporation will require periodic refilling of the container and a garden hose should be easily accessible. If using a pump to power a fountain, waterfall or filter, a household circuit plug (110 volts, 20 amps) made for outdoor use should be near the water garden.
• Local regulations. Before installing an in-ground pond, check with your local building department for restrictions and the possible necessity of having a permit. Always consult your local utility companies for the location of underground lines before digging.
• Location. Your water garden should be in a location where you will be able to easily enjoy it.
• Size.The size you choose should be suited to the location in the garden where you will install it.
• Landscaping Maintenance. Although you may think of your water garden as a self-contained ecosystem, it will still require some maintenance at different times of the year. This will include clean-up in the spring, periodic removal of debris and replenishing of the water, plant care, protection from leaves in the fall and preparation for winter.