​Aloha Home and Gardens Learning Center

Starting a new lawn from seed is one of the most economical ways to establish a beautiful, healthy lawn. In the Boise and Treasure Valley area, however, successful lawn establishment depends on more than simply spreading seed and turning on the sprinkler. Our hot, dry summers, cold winters, alkaline soils, and sometimes heavy clay soils all play a role in how well a new lawn gets established. With good soil preparation, the right grass seed, proper watering, and a little pati

A beautiful, healthy lawn doesn't happen by accident. It takes the right fertilizer, proper timing, adequate water and, perhaps most importantly, healthy soil.

Landscaping Refined Fall is one of the best times of the year for planting trees and other landscape plants here in the Treasure Valley. The soil is still warm, daytime temperatures are beginning to cool, and fall moisture helps newly planted trees get established with less transplant stress. As long as the ground can still be dug, trees can be planted throughout the fall. Cooler weather allows trees to concentrate on developing their root systems rather than supporting the v

The garden is becoming more than something we look at. It is becoming somewhere we go.