- 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
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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….
- Oct 10 2018
- Fall, Landscaping
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Put Fall Leaves to Work
October 10, 2018 Fall, Landscaping 0
October caramelizes the landscape with deeply saturated tones and sweet, mellow flair. The static display of Summer foliage turns dynamic, each species unique in color, smoldering in the brisk, cool air. October is, by far, my favorite month,…
- Oct 3 2018
- Fall, Landscaping
- 0
Surviving First Frosts
October 3, 2018 Fall, Landscaping 0
As the wind whipped through the canopies, animating every leaf and limb, their shadows cast a violent display on the ground – flickering wildly and unhinged. The trees thrashed and raged in what seemed to be a battle of unseen, invisible forces….
- Sep 26 2018
- Fall, Landscaping
- 0
True Colors: The Science Behind Fall Foliage
September 26, 2018 Fall, Landscaping 0
The mellow, ripened sun set the landscape ablaze in its shimmering, saffron glow. Leaves, here and there, had been kissed in tones of umber, vermilion, scarlet and plum. The verdant greens of Spring and Summer give way to the deep,…
- Sep 19 2018
- Fall, Landscaping
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The Acorn, The Oak and the Squirrel
September 19, 2018 Fall, Landscaping 0
Without so much as a warning or civic alert, the bombs began to fall. Sparsely, at first, quickly ramping up to a barrage. They fell with great velocity, unbiased yet fierce. The driveway, lawn, roof, streets and cars – none of…