Year: 2023
06Aug
Essential Elements to Include in Your Landscape Design
As landscaping professionals and contractors, your craft extends beyond mere gardening. It's about transforming an outdoor space into a visual marvel while also ensuring it serves its intended purpose. A successful landscape design harmoniously blends visual appeal, function, purpose, symmetry, and sustainability, using them as the compass that guides all design decisions. Today, we will [...] Read more
23Jul
Get Creative with Your Pathways and Walkway Designs
The world of landscaping is constantly evolving, inviting innovation and creativity at every step. Pathways and walkways, often underappreciated, can transform a landscape into an enchanting journey. Here are ten exciting and innovative design ideas to inspire your next landscaping project. Incorporate Landscape Lighting: Lighting is an element that can drastically transform the mood and [...] Read more
16Jul
Insight On Choosing Hardscaping Materials
Choosing the ideal hardscape material for any landscaping project is a decision that requires careful consideration and expert advice. The Spruce recently published a detailed guide on various types of hardscape materials, including brick, composite decking, concrete, loose materials, pavers, stone, tile, and wood. In response to this excellent resource, FSI Landscape Supply provides insightful [...] Read more
09Jul
Bring The Tropics To Your Landscape Design
There's an undeniable allure in the thought of having a personal tropical haven right in one's backyard. As a landscaping professional, creating such paradises with the proper landscape supply and aesthetic can put your services in high demand. This comprehensive guide offers ten creative design strategies to create a tropical ambience. Each idea comes with [...] Read more
02Jul
Avoid These Mulching Mistakes
Mulch plays a pivotal role in creating and maintaining a stunning landscape. As a landscaping professional or contractor, you understand the value of mulch, both in terms of aesthetics and the overall health of the plants within the landscape. However, despite its benefits, certain mulching mistakes can undermine your efforts, potentially damaging plants and creating [...] Read more
25Jun
Identifying Lawn Issues
As landscaping professionals and contractors, it is essential to be able to identify and address common lawn issues to ensure that your clients have healthy and beautiful lawns. In today's article, we will be discussing four common lawn issues and their associated solutions. Not Enough Sunlight A common issue with lawns is not receiving [...] Read more
18Jun
Control your weeds this summer
FSI Landscape Supply is excited to offer our expert commentary on Barbara Pleasant's article titled "Six Tips for Effective Weed Control." We believe that these tips are highly relevant to our fellow landscaping professionals and contractors, especially as we approach the summer season. (Source: Fine Gardening, Six Tips for Effective Weed Control, by Barbara Pleasant, [...] Read more
11Jun
The Key To Fertilizing Like A Pro
As a landscaping professional or contractor, you understand the importance of maintaining healthy, lush lawns and gardens. Fertilizing is an essential step in achieving this goal, but not all fertilizers are created equal. In this article, we'll share tips and tricks for fertilizing like a pro, using top-quality landscaping supplies such as topsoil, top dressing, [...] Read more
04Jun
How to prepare for landscape summer projects
As the once-cool temperature begins to warm up and summer quickly approaches, it's essential for professional landscapers and landscaping contractors to prepare and have the necessary supplies and materials for their clients' landscapes this upcoming summer season. Today's article will provide a detailed guide on how to prepare a landscape for summer, focusing on lawn [...] Read more
28May
All About Composting
Composting should be in your gardening supplies if you are a landscaping professional or a landscaping contractor. Every professional landscaper recognizes the value, versatility, and efficacy of compost in a variety of applications. Here’s a look at composting and why you should start a compost bin as part of your landscaping supplies if you already [...] Read more