After a wet, cold start to our spring here in Mid-Michigan, we have certainly had some beautiful weather as of late. It’s wonderful to see the landscape responding to the warm temperature and sunny days. Trees and shrubs are leafing out and blooming, and lawns are greening up and filling out. Another obvious, and often [...]

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Get 10% Off all Bulk Mulch Orders Now Through May 31, 2013 Beautiful Mulch – Delivered Fast (Installation Available) Forget hauling loads of poor-quality mulch from the gas station. We will deliver high quality mulch right to your door for less per yard. Now that spring has finally sprung, it’s that time of year to [...]

How We Recycle to Make Our Own Topsoil
Every year in early November we engage in a process in our nursery that is very important to us at Reder Landscaping; turning our compost piles into topsoil and planting mix. Recently we posted a video to our FaceBook page that shows how we do this: This process represents recycling on a grand scale and [...]

Late Fall is a Busy Time for Your Landscape
Although it has been a very mild fall so far, the leaves are tumbling and winter is fast approaching. Late fall is a very busy time for Reder Landscaping since there’s a lot to do before the ground freezes. For example, we’ve got landscape design/ build projects to finish installing, irrigation systems to winterize, fall [...]

6 Things to do This Fall for a Better Lawn Next Spring
The temperatures are falling and so are the leaves. While it may feel like 2012 is winding down in terms of your lawn, there’s still a lot you can do this fall before the snow flies to improve the overall health of your turf and ensure that your lawn gets off to a good start [...]

Opening Day, Fall Soccer Season
It’s suddenly fall! The turn in the weather brought some chills and breezes to opening day for Fall youth soccer leagues at the Midland Soccer complex yesterday. But, the fields were in great shape, and everyone seemed excited to be back at the game. Reder Landscaping maintains the Midland Soccer fields and landscaping, which is [...]

Midland Declared a Drought Disaster Zone
Twice already this year we have sounded the alarm about abnormally hot and dry weather, and the need to water your plants and turf. And now we’re sounding it again, but even louder! The 2012 growing season here in Mid-Michigan is shaping up to be a brutal one for those of us in the Green [...]

Save the Ash Trees! Save the Ash Trees!
Unfortunately, an all-too-common sight these days around Midland and the Tri-Cities is the presence of tree services cutting down large, mature Ash trees. The reason for this is the massive amount of damage done to this species of trees by the Emerald Ash Borer, or EAB. EAB is a pest native to Asia that was [...]

Maintaining the Midland Soccer Club Complex: An Honor and Challenge
This past Mothers Day Weekend saw the 30th annual Midland Invitational Tournament take place at the Midland Soccer Club complex. A record number of 179 teams participated in this year’s event, which represents about 2,500 soccer players! The Midland Soccer Club complex is widely regarded as one of the finest soccer facilities in Michigan, and [...]






