- Jan 15 2025
- Landscaping, Winter
- 0
Surviving Winter: How Birds Cope
January 15, 2025 Landscaping, Winter 0
Sugar coated shrubs and lace capped trees refreshed the tired and gray landscape. Winter has arrived! As we gaze upon the beauty of Winter from the safety and warmth of home, we ponder nature’s ability to survive such inhospitable conditions,…
- Jan 8 2025
- Landscaping, Winter
- 1
Surviving Winter: How Plants & Trees Cope
January 8, 2025 Landscaping, Winter 1
The clouds descended onto the ground, swallowing the land, tree tops first, and the snow swirled upon the wind before the horizon became entirely blurred. A wondrous and eerie site. Winter was beginning to flex her muscle. Winter can be…
- Jan 2 2025
- Landscaping, Winter
- 1
The Benevolence of Snow
January 2, 2025 Landscaping, Winter 1
The new year sidled in with the promise of delicately laced trees and downy blankets of snow which would quiet and comfort the landscape. It is both beautiful and treacherous. Snow, for many, is merely a nuisance. Although the aesthetics…
- Dec 18 2024
- Landscaping, Winter
- 2
‘Twas the Week Before Christmas
December 18, 2024 Landscaping, Winter 2
‘Twas the week before Christmas, and all through my mind Every gift had been tracked, and scheduled on time. The tree was half lit with a string that went out I grimaced and fussed, and started to pout. Last…
- Dec 12 2024
- Landscaping, Winter
- 1
8 Easy Tips for Selection & Care of Your Live Christmas Tree
December 12, 2024 Landscaping, Winter 1
The last of the Oaks discharged their leathery leaves, and the deciduous canopy was completely absent from the landscape. Stark and exposed, their skeletal forms seemed vulnerable and fragile in contrast to the lush, green boughs of the Evergreens who seemed…
- Dec 4 2024
- Landscaping, Winter
- 2
Feed Them, and They Will Come
December 4, 2024 Landscaping, Winter 2
The cloudless sky bore the sun’s full potential while the earth exhaled and uncoiled, basking in its warmth and affection. The landscape seemed to soften and stretch in the golden rays as all of God’s creatures took advantage of her…
- Jan 24 2024
- Landscaping, Winter
- 2
Sowing Seeds in Winter… Outdoors
January 24, 2024 Landscaping, Winter 2
The air was thin and brittle, like paper. It sliced through flesh, wrinkled with every breath, and crumpled under foot. It was as if nature had been wrapped in a thin layer of cellophane, restrained and crinkling with every movement. It…
- Jan 17 2024
- Landscaping, Winter
- 1
Surviving Winter Scientifically
January 17, 2024 Landscaping, Winter 1
The clouds descended onto the ground, swallowing the land, tree tops first, and the snow swirled upon the wind before the horizon became entirely blurred. A wondrous and eerie site. Winter was beginning to flex her muscle. Winter can be…
- Jan 10 2024
- Landscaping, Winter
- 2
How Birds Survive Winter
January 10, 2024 Landscaping, Winter 2
Finally snow! Sugar coated shrubs and lace capped trees refreshed the tired and gray landscape. And word has it, there’s more on the way followed by bitter temps. Winter has arrived! As we gaze upon the beauty of Winter from…
- Jan 3 2024
- Landscaping, Winter
- 1
DIY Bird Seed
January 3, 2024 Landscaping, Winter 1
The sun settled into the saddle back of the hill, and tumbled off into the twilight. The shorter Winter days gave way to blushing lavender sunsets, cool and terse. Welcome January. As we begin to settle into our Winter routines…