Create Your Backyard Oasis Before Fall 2023 If you’re thinking about creating the backyard oasis of your dreams, it’s time to get on the Brother Grimm pool and landscape design schedule! We are booked on new projects for the 2022 season and are already scheduling into...
Hardscapes
Cleveland Home & Garden Show Recap
Great Big Home & Garden Show Nothing says “it’s time to get to work” like attending the Great Big Home & Garden Show. Attendees from across Northeast Ohio swarmed to the Cleveland I-X Center February 4-13 to meet with vendors and get inspiration for upcoming...
What’s the Focal Point of Your Yard?
When you look at your yard, do you ever feel overwhelmed by the sea of foliage in the garden, or underwhelmed by the monotonous grass? If there’s too much going on to focus on one thing (or maybe nothing going on at all), it’s probably time to consider focal point...
Outdoor Kitchen Plans & Installers
Outdoor Kitchen Mistakes to AvoidThere’s nothing like al fresco dining, and an outdoor kitchen can make it even more enjoyable. The aromas wafting from the cooktop as you and your loved ones lounge in the great outdoors set the stage for an incredible experience. With...
Create Your Dream Backyard Oasis
When you think about creating your perfect backyard, what images come to mind? Start there and then consider how you and your family may want to use the space. Do you want a place for your kids to run around and play? Will you be hosting gatherings of friends and...
How to Landscape Around Your Pool
Enjoying summer with a backyard pool is certainly a memorable experience. A well designed and landscaped backyard oasis, however, can be magical. Inground pool landscaping offers homeowners the ability to transport themselves to the tropics as well as increase the...
Things to Think of When Designing Your Backyard
Backyard landscape design offers homeowners the opportunity to create a personal oasis, entertainment space, kids play area, or all three combined. As exciting as it may be to take on a makeover project, there are plenty of factors to weigh before you start digging...
Mulching 101
After investing in beautiful plants and trees across your landscape, it might seem like mulch is the simple final step to capping off your work of art. Mulch is easy to install and makes a big visual difference around any yard. However, mulch does more than simply...
To Home Show or Not to Home Show?
That is the question! Typically, in November, we like to give you dates for the upcoming show and announce the theme of our garden. But this year is different. COVID has brought so many challenges and changes to our everyday lives, and the Home Show has not gone...
Swimming Into Summer
Our Design Build Department is in full swimming pool mode. If you love to swim or just relax in the water, there is nothing quite like an inground pool in your own backyard. From design to installation, we handle it all. We like to think the pool is part of the...