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Divine Landscape and Design Omaha's Premier Landscaping Firm. We are a faith based and veteran owned company.

10/25/2026

Tilling wet soil is the main cause of soil compaction, according to Nebraska Extension, and spring is when it's tempting to start too soon.

Work wet soil and you get clods that take extra tillage to break up. It can also pack the soil below the depth you worked, and that packed layer makes it harder for water to soak in and roots to get down. Omaha sits on heavy clay, and the Nebraska Forest Service says heavy clay can severely restrict how water soaks in.

Before you till, do the mud ball test. Take a handful of soil from as deep as you plan to work and press it into a ball. If it sticks to your hand, it's probably too wet. Drop it from waist high. If it doesn't break apart when it lands, it's probably too wet. Let the ground dry and test again.

We prep soil for sod and seed across West Omaha, Elkhorn and Gretna, starting with tilling and leveling.

10/24/2026

Some shrubs show bright red after all the leaves drop. Red Osier Dogwood is one. The University of Nebraska lists it as a native. It can reach seven to nine feet. Once established, cut the oldest, thickest stems yearly. That keeps it down and pushes bright new stems.

Then add winterberry holly. Bright red berries on bare stems stand out against snow. Extreme cold and midwinter usually fades them. Ornamental grasses add height and movement to a winter bed. And spruce, juniper, and arborvitae come in colors besides green.

Put small evergreens where heavy snow won't bury them. Then look at your yard now and pick the spots to plant this spring.

Nebraska winters last a long time. If you want a bed that still looks good in January, we design for that. We work around West Omaha, Elkhorn and Gretna.

❄️ Divine Landscape & Design is now taking commercial snow contracts for the upcoming winter season!Keep your business p...
10/24/2026

❄️ Divine Landscape & Design is now taking commercial snow contracts for the upcoming winter season!

Keep your business property clear and ready for winter weather. Message us or contact Hunter at 402-881-7187 to discuss your snow removal needs. We’d be happy to provide an estimate!

10/23/2026

A retaining wall's drain pipe has to lead somewhere. If it dead-ends in the hillside, water builds up behind the wall.

Omaha sits on heavy clay, and clay holds water. In spring that wet clay pushes on your wall again, and without drainage stone and a perforated pipe, it can push the wall over.

Here's what I put behind a wall. Clean, sized limestone rock fills in behind it, and a perforated drain pipe goes in as we stack each layer. The rock and the pipe move the water away from the wall.

Timber rots from the back, where the water sits. I repair timber walls that are still structurally sound, and for most rotted ones we recommend replacing them with block or stone.

I'm an Air Force veteran, and I'm on site for every build. Before any wall goes in, ask where its pipe comes out. We plan that on every retaining wall before we dig.

10/22/2026

A patio by your house should never be dead flat. It needs a slight pitch so rain runs off and away from the foundation.

On tight lots, where lot lines, walls or slopes leave no room for the yard's normal drop, Nebraska's residential code calls for hard surfaces within 10 feet of the foundation to slope at least 2 percent away from the building. Two percent works out to about a quarter inch of drop per foot, so a 12 foot patio drops about 3 inches. You'll barely feel it when you walk on it.

To check yours, lay a level on the patio pointing away from the house. If the bubble sits dead center, the patio is dead flat.

I'm an Air Force veteran, and order matters on my job sites. We pitch our patios, walkways and steps so water moves away from your foundation.

We build from early spring to late fall, while the ground isn't frozen, and every patio we plan starts with where the water goes.

10/21/2026

Native plants often thrive in low-nutrient soil, so Nebraska Extension says to go light on the mulch around them.

Once they're established, most natives get by on natural rainfall and very little extra water. Until they take hold, water them regularly. Plant them in early spring or fall, when it's cooler and there's more moisture, and pick plants that suit your sun and soil.

A few from Extension's native list: big bluestem, little bluestem and switchgrass for grasses (switchgrass handles drought and poor soil); American hazelnut, wild plum and red osier dogwood for shrubs; and for color, purple coneflower, black-eyed Susan, wild bergamot, showy goldenrod and butterfly milkweed, which gives monarchs nectar and a place to lay eggs. If you have room for a tree, Extension calls bur oak highly drought-tolerant.

We put in native beds and flower beds across West Omaha, Elkhorn, Gretna and Papillion, in spring and fall.

10/21/2026

Cutting your perennials to the ground strips their winter insulation. Nebraska Extension says keeping the lower leaves and stems on shields the crowns from cold and wind. Those same stems become next year's nesting habitat for beneficial insects like pollinating bees.

If you cut flowers and grasses back, leave at least 12 inches standing. Standing stems also help prevent frost heaving. Leave the seed heads up too. The university's Backyard Farmer says to leave seed heads and dead stems over winter for birds and beneficial insects.

Flowers and grasses you planted this year get extra cover. After several hard frosts, Extension says to add 6 to 12 inches of straw, pine needles or shredded leaves on top of your normal mulch. Pull that extra layer off in spring.

If an older perennial bed needs a full reset, we can renovate it in spring. We work around West Omaha, Elkhorn and Gretna.

10/19/2026

That mulch pile against your tree trunk is hurting it. Nebraska Extension calls it a mulch volcano.

Mulch packed on the trunk keeps the bark wet, and wet bark rots. A deep pile also cuts off air to the roots in the top 18 inches of soil.

The fix: 2 to 4 inches of wood mulch, pulled back so you can see the root flare where the trunk widens. If there is a pile there now, rake it off the bark and spread it into a wide, flat ring.

Do it this month, before the snow. Send us a message and we will put you on the spring list for mulch and bed edges.

10/18/2026

Salt damage hides all winter and shows up in spring.

The sodium in deicing salt gets into the soil, and roots struggle to pull water. You see it as brown spots and dead patches along the drive, burned leaf tips, and branches dying back on shrubs.

Use less salt, and start at the first snow. A light layer mixed with gravel still gives traction. Check the bag: calcium chloride or calcium magnesium acetate is easier on your plants than rock salt. And do not pile snow in the same spot all winter.

Omaha city limits reminder: clear your sidewalk within 24 hours after the city declares plowing complete, and never push snow back into the street.

Less salt now means less to fix in spring. If you want it handled, snow or spring repair, that is what we do.

What a transformation! 🌿This project received a complete landscape refresh—from unfinished and overgrown areas to define...
09/25/2026

What a transformation! 🌿

This project received a complete landscape refresh—from unfinished and overgrown areas to defined beds, new plantings, decorative rock, hardscape improvements, and a much cleaner flow around the property.

Swipe through to see the before & after transformation.

Divine Landscape & Design
Veteran-Owned 🇺🇸
📞 402-880-7187
🌿 Landscape Design • Installation • Hardscapes • Drainage

Ready to transform your property? Send us a message to schedule an estimate.

Special thanks to Rocky’s Stone & Design


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7502 S 191st
Omaha, NE
68136

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Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm
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