- Nov 13 2019
- Landscaping, Winter
- 0
Perennials Provide Winter Interest & Much More
November 13, 2019 Landscaping, Winter 0
The sun hung over the landscape like a dimly lit bulb. Autumn seems to have become less festive, and more practical and austere as nature prepares for Winter. As we begin to put our landscapes to bed, despite the unseasonable…
- Apr 17 2019
- Landscaping, Spring
- 2
5 Easy Ways to Celebrate Earth Day
April 17, 2019 Landscaping, Spring 2
Sloughing off the final olive-drab layers of a season past, a sapphire carpet of Spring ephemerals arose as the Redbud’s ethereal blooms cast a cheery glow unto the scene. Swelling buds and nodding Daffodils dotted the landscape as the grass…
- Mar 29 2017
- Gardening, Landscaping
- 2
Matrix Gardening: The How & Why
March 29, 2017 Gardening, Landscaping 2
The Forsythia’s arching branches of rich, buttery blooms adorned the early Spring landscape, which, for the most part, still seemed to be outfitted in Winter’s olive drab garb. Here and there, Crocus sprinkled the lawn with delicate clusters of gold and lavender, while the Daffodils and Tulips seemed resolute…
- Jan 18 2017
- Landscaping
- 0
Welcome Overwintering Guests
January 18, 2017 Landscaping 0
The landscape wore January’s measured weather, like an old, frayed shirt – unkempt and scruffy, yet familiar. The soil, mostly frozen, gripped the rainfall slowly and tentatively, befuddled by its ready state. Winter’s somewhat confused and mild weather has…
- Nov 9 2016
- Landscaping
- 0
Perennials Provide Winter Interest and More
November 9, 2016 Landscaping 0
The canopy grows thin as leaves hasten to their final resting place while light rushes through the skeletal silhouettes of trees. Autumn seems to have become less festive and more practical as nature prepares for Winter. As we begin to…
- Sep 24 2014
- Landscaping, Uncategorized
- 1
Acorn Wars
September 24, 2014 Landscaping, Uncategorized 1
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…