- Feb 28 2024
- Landscaping, Spring
- 2
First Steps: Mulch
February 28, 2024 Landscaping, Spring 2
Spring ephemerals burst forth from the thawing ground as swelling buds adorned the trees. Whether March comes in like a lion or a lamb seems insignificant now, as Spring is well on her way. Along with Spring Clean Ups…
- Feb 21 2024
- Landscaping, Spring
- 1
First Steps: Spring Clean Ups
February 21, 2024 Landscaping, Spring 1
Like a receding glacier, Winter began to wither and melt, leaving behind a scarred and battered landscape. Its tenuous grasp was loosening, and its legacy becoming more apparent, but March would surely deliver us unto Spring. Spring officially arrives March…
- Feb 14 2024
- Landscaping, Spring
- 2
Sing for Your Spring
February 14, 2024 Landscaping, Spring 2
February arrived with sun upon her shoulders and Spring upon her lips. The distinct and dulcet tones of the bird song was an inclination that the season of renewal is not so very distant as the groundhog predicted. Winter…
- Feb 7 2024
- Landscaping, Spring
- 2
Getting to the Root of It
February 7, 2024 Landscaping, Spring 2
Swelling buds and burgeoning bulbs dappled the landscape with the power and promise of Spring. Soon the muddied, desolate earth would be replaced with color and life, and the barren trees would fill the sky with their lush canopies. In…
- 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…
- Dec 27 2023
- Landscaping, Winter
- 2
The Benefits of Snow
December 27, 2023 Landscaping, Winter 2
Delicately laced trees rose above the downy blanket of snow that quieted and comforted the landscape. It was, at once, beautiful and welcomed. Snow, for many, is merely a nuisance. Although the aesthetics are undeniable, the beauty, for most, does…
- Dec 13 2023
- Landscaping, Winter
- 2
8 Tips for Selecting & Caring for Your Live Christmas Tree
December 13, 2023 Landscaping, Winter 2
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…