- 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
- 0
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
- 0
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
- 0
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…
- Feb 28 2018
- Landscaping, Winter
- 0
Spring Tidings & Tasks
February 28, 2018 Landscaping, Winter 0
The once lethargic and hushed landscape became frenetic and boisterous with the jubilant sound of chirping and twittering birds who seemed to have a season’s worth of gossip to share. The squirrels too descended in mass from the trees to forage and romp. …
- Feb 21 2018
- Landscaping, Winter
- 0
Desperate Landscapes
February 21, 2018 Landscaping, Winter 0
Like the receding tides, the snow melted to reveal a bruised and battered landscape. The frozen ground couldn’t possibly absorb the melting snow and unseasonable rain, making for quite a soggy mess. February is a fickle lass indeed, but she…
- Feb 14 2018
- Landscaping, Winter
- 2
In the Name of Love
February 14, 2018 Landscaping, Winter 2
The fiery tones of sunset cooled into a silken, purple twilight that befell and enrobed the land in sweet, calming nightfall. The stars glimmered and danced in the cloudless sky as if dangling from the tree tops, and the snow…
- Feb 7 2018
- Landscaping, Winter
- 0
Petscaping for Dogs
February 7, 2018 Landscaping, Winter 0
Drifting, dancing snow swirled wildly upon the wind, suspended momentarily before falling to the ground. The great hardwoods sluffed and shuddered the fleecing while the evergreens donned it with style and panache. Their mighty boughs bore the weight both beautifully and pragmatically….
- Jan 31 2018
- Landscaping, Winter
- 2
Planting & Harvesting by the Phases of the Moon
January 31, 2018 Landscaping, Winter 2
Suspended, like an oversized yoyo, the moon seemed to bob just above the horizon – glowing and golden. As evening melded into night, the moon raced across the sky towards dawn, shrinking in size and fading in color as if it…
- Jan 24 2018
- Landscaping, Winter
- 2
Surviving Winter Creatively & Scientifically
January 24, 2018 Landscaping, Winter 2
The clouds stacked up like mountains, pretending to be more permanent structures in a temporary sky. A very reflection of nature itself. Constantly changing, constantly amazing. And Winter is no different. Winter can be a brutal but beautiful season, chiseled from marble,…