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Second Nature at Reads Creek

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  • Home
  • What We Offer
    • Services
    • Landscape Design
    • Maintenance
    • Ponds and Water Features
    • Water Solutions
    • Specialty Gardens
    • Memorials
    • Gifts
    • Stone and Masonry
    • Mulch
    • Flowering Lawn
    • Plant Requests
    • Field Trips
    • Christmas Trees
  • Events
  • Kind Words
  • Sundial
  • About Us
    • Our Story
    • Our Team
    • Volunteer
    • Hours
    • Contact
    • Virtual Nursery Tour
    • In The News
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If so, click the button below to start the conversation. Not sure yet? Read more below about all of the ways we can enhance your life and property.

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Professional Landscape design and so much more...

Ask about pondless waterfalls at Second Nature at Reads Creek, landscaping design, Vernon County

Landscape Design & Installation

Make this the year to make your backyard sanctuary dreams a reality!  Whether you are just looking to add a few trees and shrubs, 

or redo an entire area around your home or business, we can create a professional rendering, discuss plant options based 

on your soil and sun situation, and install the landscape of your dreams.  Call or email for an appointment to discuss options! 


• Beautiful, high quality finished landscapes  

• On-site consultation 

• Comprehensive bid proposal 

• Timely, professional work 


Please visit our LANDSCAPE DESIGN page for more about our options. Proud to service the following communities and more: Viroqua, Westby, Cashton, Sparta, Coon Valley, Chaseburg, La Crosse, Stoddard, Genoa, Ferryville, DeSoto, Readstown, La Farge, Gays Mills, Soldiers Grove, Richland Center and others by request.


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Residential & Commercial Maintenance

Let us do the dirty work and keep your outdoor spaces beautiful all year long. 


 • Quick clean-up prior to an 

event or sale of home 

• Lawn repair/seeding/over-seeding 

• Bed, shrub & tree maintenance

• Spring & fall clean-up​
• Planting & mulching

• Weed control

• Winter pruning

• Brush clearing, edging
• Seasonal color​

• Watchful eye for pests

 and disease


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Patios & Retaining Walls

At Second Nature, we pride ourselves in our high quality work. Whether you are finally creating the restful patio you have dreamed about, or addressing water in your basement, we can create a professional solution to stand the test of time. There are no shortcuts or quick fixes when it comes to addressing slope or drainage issues, and you need someone who understands the bigger picture. Our understanding of soil types, potential water flow and wall construction gives you the best possible chance to protect and enhance your 

biggest investment.


• Retaining walls for home and business

• Commercial & residential patio spaces

• Water diversion


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Ponds and water features at Second Nature at Reads Creek. Landscape design and installation

Water Features

Whether you are looking for a pond, waterfall, fountain or a pondless waterfall, you will fall in love with the soothing sound of running water in your backyard.  Adding the extra element of a water feature not only enhances your home's value, but it also creates a beautiful centerpiece around which you can paint a colorful landscape of flowers and trees to enhance your sanctuary.  We are a certified Aquascape Installer, which means we have had extensive training on the proper installation techniques, and we only use the highest quality materials to give you the water feature with the longest life and greatest function. We offer:


​• Certified pondless waterfall installation

​• Patio areas with water features

 • Koi ponds, large & small

 • Fire / water feature combinations

• Pond plants (coming soon!)

•Pond winterization

• Waterfalls & water features

•DIY water feature kits & instruction


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Gift certificates available from Second Nature at Reads Creek

Purchase a Gift Certificate

 Gift certificates from Second Nature at Reads Creek enable the recipient to choose the perfect gift 

for their home or yard. This is an amazing local gift for: family, friends, employees, teachers, new home owners, birthdays, 

holidays, birth of a child, memorial for a loved one, big life events, or anyone who needs a little sunshine in their lives!  


Use gift certificates for:


 ​•  Plants, trees, or shrubs

 ​•  A memorial tree or tree planting

 ​•  Landscaping or maintenance services

 ​•  Flower baskets/vegetable starts

 ​•  Gift shop items

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Work with a professional landscape designer to create your perfect outdoor living space

Plan with a Pro

For those who have the strength and determination to do their own landscaping, but need a little help with the artistic vision, we offer our Plan with Pro events.


 ​•  Schedule and attend a 1-2 hr design session* at the nursery during one of our Plan with a Pro events

 ​•  Leave with a professional plan for your space

 ​•  Purchase and load up the selected plants

 ​•  Go home and create your new space

* design fees apply

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Second Nature at Reads Creek events, community and educational programs, learn with us, Readstown

Educational and Entertaining Events

We feel blessed to be able to share this beautiful space with our community and will continue to offer both education and entertaining events in the years to come. Please watch our Facebook page for more details about upcoming events!

EVENTS
Wholesale plants for landscaping professionals, Viroqua, Readstown, La Crosse, Genoa, La Farge

Wholesale Program

Are you a landscaping professional? Let's talk about how we can help you get the best plants and supplies for your jobs at wholesale prices.



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Gift Shop

From handmade wall art to soil amendments, we have a little bit of everything in our quaint little gift shop. You will find local goods, quirky items, garden & outdoor decor, mugs, stoneware, towels, fairy garden delights, and so much more. 



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Learn about how we can help with water issues and erosion from experts at Second Nature

Sustainable Landscaping

Interested in erosion control, or creating native or edible gardens? We would love to help!


 • Native gardens/natural spaces
• Edible gardens
• Lawn conversions/erosion control

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Memorial Trees, Plantings & Products

Leave a living legacy by planting a tree in honor of a life well-lived. Click below to view our brochure 

for a whole collection of ways that we can help you with a living memorial.



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Whether you are thrilled with the way our team completed your landscaping job, or you loved your visit to the nursery, please leave a few kind words at the link below. We have built our business on the kind words of satisfied customers and we can't wait to hear your story!

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We are located just 7 miles south of Viroqua.

Second Nature at Reads Creek

S7301 Hwy 14/61, Readstown, WI 54652

608.629.5975

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