- Dec 19 2018
- Landscaping, Winter
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Mistletoe: The Myth, Meaning & Menace
December 19, 2018 Landscaping, Winter 0
The evening sky was clear and lucid as the stars hung upon every tree, like celestial ornaments, twinkling in the silver light of the moon. It was one of the many gifts that nature would bestow upon this season. …
- Dec 12 2018
- Landscaping, Winter
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Winter Container Ideas
December 12, 2018 Landscaping, Winter 0
December is but a fleeting month, due in large part to the Holidays. It’s as if the laws of space and time are temporarily suspended, and the days speed by with awesome velocity, and before you know it, we have…
- Dec 5 2018
- Landscaping, Winter
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8 Tips for Selecting & Caring for Your Live Christmas Tree
December 5, 2018 Landscaping, Winter 0
As the heavy snow receded, the Evergreen boughs snapped back into shape, flexing their malleable nature while the skeletal forms of the deciduous trees seemed altogether vulnerable as twigs and branches were strewn across the ground. The Evergreens, now, seemed to stand…
- Nov 28 2018
- Landscaping, Winter
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The Damaging Effects of Salt
November 28, 2018 Landscaping, Winter 0
The Evergreen boughs arched and flexed as the Oaks stooped and ached, arthritic under the grievous weight of the heavy, wet snow. Conditions were treacherous. Nature steeled itself while we were left helpless and seemingly ill prepared. As we begin…
- Nov 21 2018
- Fall, Landscaping
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Thanksgiving Wishes
November 21, 2018 Fall, Landscaping 0

“May love and laughter light your days, and warm your heart and home. May good and faithful friends be yours, wherever you may roam. May peace and plenty bless your world with joy that long endures. May all…
- Nov 14 2018
- Fall, Landscaping
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A True Giving Tree
November 14, 2018 Fall, Landscaping 0

Like a silken scarf meandering in the wind, the geese quickly fell into formation, trumpeting their departure across the frigid November sky. Respite and refuge awaited them elsewhere, where life would be immeasurably easier, food more plentiful and temperatures more forgiving. Wildlife depends…
- Nov 7 2018
- Fall, Landscaping
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Preparing Trees & Shrubs for Winter
November 7, 2018 Fall, Landscaping 0

November extinguished the landscape ablaze, leaving only a few smoldering embers amongst the ashes. The trees stood unadorned and humbled as their Autumnal attire laid at their feet. The great sentinels now stood vulnerable and exposed. With Winter nipping at…
- Oct 31 2018
- Fall, Landscaping
- 0
Options for Overwintering Containers
October 31, 2018 Fall, Landscaping 0

The trees steeled themselves against the leaden gray sky like valiant soldiers awaiting battle. Soft breezes quickly turned to fierce bursts, and the trees became animated and agitated as masses of foliage were ripped violently from their limbs, crashing to the ground. The carefree nature of Fall seemed…
- Oct 24 2018
- Fall, Landscaping
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Winterizing Lawns: Important Final Steps
October 24, 2018 Fall, Landscaping 0
The silvery lace of morning frosts shimmered in the rising sun before the landscape became gilded in the warm, golden embrace of October’s aura. Colorful leaves quaked and swayed against the crisp blue sky before floating towards the ground. These…
- Oct 17 2018
- Fall, Landscaping
- 0
5 Tips for Picking the Best Pumpkins
October 17, 2018 Fall, Landscaping 0
Silken was the frosted air, rushing through the trees, quaking every leaf as the ripened, caramelized sun flickered through the canopy. A shower of crimson, gold, and tangerine foliage glided through the cloudless, turquoise sky, gathering underfoot, mirroring the trees above….