Better Plants and Gardens

 

Welcome to Better Plants and Gardens

Love your landscape.  We'll handle the details.

Better Plants and Gardens offers eco-friendly approaches to landscape design and maintenance.  We strive to add practical beauty and value to your property, employing a proactive approach to keeping your landscape tidy and your plants thriving.   Using properly timed treatments following industry best practices informed by years of knowledge and experience, we guarantee that with our friendly, efficient, and detail-oriented work, you will love your landscape.

We offer a full-service plant care menu with regular site visits.   By becoming familiar with your property and understanding its function and your priorities, we will design and install appropriate landscape plantings to complete the picture.

Better Plants and Gardens, L.C., is a locally owned and operated, professional landscaping design and maintenance business that is new to the Iowa City and Coralville area.   We welcome both large and small projects, and offer a wide range of services including:

Landscaping

myriad ideas for an ever-changing garden

Maintenance

professional care for all plant material and beds

Plant Health

fertilization, soft or hardwood mulch, disease protection

Soil Improvement

loosening clay, correcting acidity or alkalinity, improving drainage and nutrient profile, adding compost

Organic Solutions

natural solutions and cultural practices to solve any garden problem

Pest Management

insect and weed identification, effective organic and synthetic treatments

Pond Care

achieving a healthy balance and sparkling water with regular tests and complete cleaning services

Pruning

for size, structure, appearance, health, and harvest

Edible Gardening

companion planting practices, locally grown heirloom vegetables, specialty herbs, and grafted tomato plants

Native Planting

providing wildlife habitat, supporting sustainable ecology, maintaining disease resistance