Eco Safe Lawns & Landscaping by Alan Silverio

06/06/2026

Very cool!

The commission is adding wildflowers, EV charging stations, solar panels, and more to make America’s first sustainable superhighway.

05/27/2026

I love how soft and natural this native mix of Monarda and Penstemon looks together. My garden has a loose, pollinator-friendly cottage garden feel.

This is one of the reasons I enjoy using native plants. They do not always have to look wild or messy. With the right combinations, they can be colorful, beautiful, and full of life.

05/17/2026

🏝️ Admiring all the tropical plants in my recent trip to Fiji. Really cool seeing the diversity and noticing a lot of the varieties are available locally for sale as annuals.

List of plants:
Red Button Ginger
Hibiscus
Papaya
Flamingo Flower (Peace Lily)
Golden Trumpet
Morning Glory
Coleus
Jungle Geranium
Queen’s Wreath
Amaryllis

04/24/2026

That 350 aphids per day is just one chickadee working a single territory. The real magic happens when multiple species claim overlapping hunting zones around your tripod. Wrens patrol the lower branches for caterpillars, while flycatchers dart from the top poles to sn**ch flying insects mid-air. Each bird has its preferred hunting style and target prey, creating layers of pest control that work around the clock. The tripod gives them what they need most: clear sightlines to spot movement and quick launch points to strike. When birds feel secure in their hunting perch, they establish regular patrol routes through your garden beds. Your pest problem becomes their reliable food source, and they return daily to defend their territory from both insects and competing birds. [IC2AA]

04/22/2026

04/19/2026

🍃 This project got a full refresh with a cleaner layout, fresh stone, and a new gravity boulder wall built with mountain rock to tie in with the boulder edging and create a more cohesive overall style.

The planting plan was built around low-maintenance, compact, long-lived selections chosen for stress tolerance, minimal hand pruning, four seasons of interest, and mature sizing that fits the space. Featured plants include Blue Point juniper, Crimson Queen Japanese maple, Bobo hydrangea, Shamrock inkberry, and dwarf forsythia.

The end result is a cleaner, sharper front bed with strong curb appeal and far less upkeep over time.

If your landscaping is outdated, overgrown, or just needs a better plan, send us a message.

04/11/2026

🌼 A recent design I created for a project I’ll be starting this year. I’m excited to bring this one to life. 🪨

03/28/2026

A little color goes a long way this time of year.

🪻Right before the spring flowers really start to wake up, fresh mulch can make a property look clean, sharp, and full of contrast. The reds, greens, yellows and textures start popping even before the season fully kicks in.🌷

03/22/2026

🍀Some of the most common landscape plants are also some of the worst long-term choices. 🦋

Plants like Bradford pear, barberry, burning bush, English ivy, Japanese honeysuckle, and Japanese wisteria may look nice at first, but many spread aggressively, crowd out better plants, create maintenance headaches, and offer far less value to wildlife than native alternatives. PA has already moved on some of these. Bradford pear, Japanese barberry, and burning bush are on the state’s banned/noxious list. There are a few approved sterile barberry exceptions, but overall the trend is clear: the old invasive go-to plants are on their way out, and better native options make a lot more sense. 

The good news is you do not have to settle for boring just because you want to plant better.
Native swaps like serviceberry, ninebark, Virginia sweetspire, American wisteria, creeping phlox, and coral honeysuckle can give you the same beauty, often with better seasonal interest and fewer problems.

Better for pollinators.
Better for birds.
Better for the landscape.
Better for the future.

If you are planning a new planting bed or thinking about removing overgrown problem shrubs, now is a great time to start making smarter swaps. 💡

6 plants sold at every garden centre right now that are banned😳 in multiple states, and the natives that look even better 🌿👇
Every spring, the same invasive plants go back on sale at the same
garden centres, and every spring, gardeners plant them not knowing what happens once birds spread the seeds into the forest behind the house. Bradford pear is now banned for sale in Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia, and South Carolina actually pays homeowners to remove it and gives them a free native tree as a replacement. Japanese barberry has been directly linked to Lyme disease, higher densities of deer ticks are found under barberry bushes than under any native shrub

03/07/2026

🌷 Late winter and early spring is one of the best times of year for pruning, cleanup, and getting landscapes back in shape.

It is a smart time to handle many pruning jobs before heavy spring growth starts. 🍃 

🧹 Currently I’m working on these types of projects this month:
• Pruning and cutbacks
• Bed cleanup and edging
• Landscape refreshes
• Shrub shaping
• General curb appeal improvements

Spring is booking up fast, so reach out soon if you want on the schedule. 💨