Tim

Tim de Vries is the founder of ProGardenTips and a former professional landscaper with hands-on experience in garden construction, maintenance, and hardscaping.

Tim began working for a landscaping company in the Netherlands at 18, maintaining and constructing gardens and public green spaces while also gaining experience with tree work and machinery. At 20, he started his own landscaping business, specializing in private gardens, paving, retaining walls, fencing, pergolas, lawns, planting, and complete garden builds from start to finish.

In 2017, Tim founded ProGardenTips to share the practical knowledge he gained during his years working in the landscaping industry. Growing up and working in the Netherlands—a country with a strong culture of carefully designed and maintained residential gardens—has also shaped his practical approach to garden design, construction, and maintenance.

Japanese wisteria Wisteria floribunda

Trees

10 Trees Similar to Wisteria, for Warm and Cold Climates

The tree that looks most like wisteria is the jacaranda, with clouds of lavender-blue flowers in late spring, but it only grows where winters are nearly

Green hedge of thuja trees

Trees

15 Trees Similar to Arborvitae for Privacy Screens

The best alternatives to arborvitae for a privacy screen depend on why arborvitae doesn’t suit you. If deer eat yours, try ‘Green Giant’ thuja, Taylor or

Italian Cypress trees in Tuscany Italy

Trees

7 Pros and 6 Cons of Italian Cypress Trees

Italian cypress is an evergreen, very narrow, fast-growing tree that needs almost no pruning, handles heat and drought once established and lives for centuries. Its downsides

Sacred Oak Oley Township Pennsylvania

Trees

The Pros And Cons Of Red Oak Trees

The Red Oak, species name Quercus rubra, is native to North America and Canada but has also been introduced to Western Europe, where it is grown

Trees

Pros And Cons Of River Birch Trees

The River Birch, also known as Betula nigra, grows in moist places like stream and river banks, floodplains, and wetlands. It is a popular shade tree

Trees

Pros And Cons Of Mulching Fruit Trees

Gardeners worldwide agree that mulching is highly beneficial. Organic mulch is preferable to inorganic because it has many more benefits. However, organic mulch has to be

Trees

Pros and Cons of Ginkgo Trees

Did you know that the Ginkgo tree species is older than the dinosaurs? The Gingko, otherwise known as the maidenhair tree, belongs to a family of

Pink dogwood in Decatur Georgia

Trees

Pros And Cons Of Dogwood Trees

Dogwoods (Cornus spp.) are super popular ornamental trees that are native to the US. Horticulturalists have selectively bred them for a long time, so there are

Ripe Honeydew melon

Fruit

When Are Melons in Season? Watermelon, Cantaloupe and Honeydew

In the U.S., melons are in season in summer. Watermelon and cantaloupe are at their best from June to August, and honeydew peaks a little later,

Plants that look like Dandelions

Plants

8 Plants That Look Like Dandelions, and How to Tell Them Apart

The plants that look most like dandelions are catsear (also called flatweed or false dandelion), hawkbits, hawksbeards, sow thistles, hawkweeds, coltsfoot, mountain dandelion and yellow goatsbeard.