- Jul 30 2014
- Landscaping, Uncategorized
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Grateful Deadheading
July 30, 2014 Landscaping, Uncategorized 0
If you haven’t heard, Sweeney’s has a new home! The office, yard and warehouse all moved to Villa Park in an effort to be more efficient, secured, and unified, so we can better serve our customers. We are now located at…
- Jul 24 2014
- Landscaping, Uncategorized
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Killing with Kindness
July 24, 2014 Landscaping, Uncategorized 0
Moderation, moderation, moderation. Everything in life should be taken or completed in moderation. Easier said than done, right? Sometimes it seems downright impossible and cruel, but it’s for our own good. It took me quite a while to subscribe to…
- Jul 16 2014
- Landscaping, Summer
- 0
Native Beauties: Connecting to Your World
July 16, 2014 Landscaping, Summer 0
I was right…kind of, well, not really. A few weeks back as I was complaining about the heat and humidity, I introduced the thought of a solar vortex, likening it to this winter’s polar vortex but with opposite effect. As it…
- Jul 9 2014
- Landscaping, Uncategorized
- 0
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark: Adding Dark Hued Plants
July 9, 2014 Landscaping, Uncategorized 0
Independence Day came and went. It was a lovely day. A perfect day to celebrate the birth of our Nation – the greatest country on God’s green earth. As I sat in the shade along the parade route, I felt my…
- Jul 2 2014
- Landscaping, Uncategorized
- 0
Size Matters: The Importance of Scale in the Landscape
July 2, 2014 Landscaping, Uncategorized 0
July sidled in quietly under the radar, aloft on Monday night’s storms. We barely noticed its arrival, other than June quickly ran out of days, and we flipped the calendar once again. We are mere days away from the 4th of…
- Jun 25 2014
- Landscaping, Uncategorized
- 0
Hang’Em High: Homemade Hanging Baskets
June 25, 2014 Landscaping, Uncategorized 0
Sometimes I think Summer driving is just as, if not more, perilous than Winter driving. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but law, common sense, and courtesy are thrown out the proverbial window along with a middle finger…
- Jun 18 2014
- Landscaping, Uncategorized
- 2
Replacing Salt Damaged Shrubs with Salt Tolerant Varieties
June 18, 2014 Landscaping, Uncategorized 2
My greatest fears of summer have been realized – heat and its obnoxious, wears-out-his-welcome cousin, humidity. Technically, it’s not even summer yet, so my concern is valid. Could the polar vortex we experienced this Winter spin-off some sort of evil,…
- Jun 12 2014
- Landscaping, Uncategorized
- 0
Pruning for the Right Reasons
June 12, 2014 Landscaping, Uncategorized 0
So, for the last 4-6 weeks, crews had been working diligently (I use that term very loosely) on Route 83. It’s an annual thing. You can almost set your watch to it. What they were working on, I’ll never…
- Jun 4 2014
- Landscaping, Uncategorized
- 0
Creating Screens, Buffers & Privacy with Stunning Shrubs & Hedges
June 4, 2014 Landscaping, Uncategorized 0
Albeit the weather has been mostly nice, we are in desperate need of rain, and I don’t mind the slight dip in temperatures. In fact, I welcome it. Even though we have not officially entered Summer’s sultry domain, and have not…
- May 28 2014
- Landscaping, Uncategorized
- 0
Enchanting, Entrancing Ornamental Grasses
May 28, 2014 Landscaping, Uncategorized 0
We hope everyone had an enjoyable and safe Memorial Day Weekend. We certainly lucked out with weather and took full advantage of the seasonal temps by spending the majority of the weekend outdoors. We even took a trip to Central…