- Feb 3 2021
- Landscaping, Winter
- 2
Sing for Your Spring
February 3, 2021 Landscaping, Winter 2
Shadows grew long on January, and she disappeared into the gray. February arrived with sun upon her shoulders but winter upon her lips. Although the groundhog predicts another six weeks’ of Winter, there is a glimmer of hope, an inclination…
- Mar 11 2020
- Landscaping, Spring
- 2
Spring Triage: Important First Steps
March 11, 2020 Landscaping, Spring 2
Like a receding glacier, Winter withered and melted, 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 19th,…
- Mar 4 2020
- Landscaping, Spring
- 2
Winter Damaged Lawns
March 4, 2020 Landscaping, Spring 2
The landscape lay waste to March’s warm arrival and took on a most pathetic look. Yet life was beginning to sprout, and with it, winter damages made themselves apparent. As the landscape below the mounds of snow began to…
- Feb 5 2020
- Landscaping, Spring
- 2
Sing for Your Spring
February 5, 2020 Landscaping, Spring 2
February skirted in on the frosty and frayed tails of January’s overcoat at the very moment she shrugged and shred the bulky garment for milder temperatures. The groundhog predicts an early Spring, which is certainly subject to change,…
- Oct 23 2019
- Fall, Landscaping
- 0
Winterizing Lawns: Important Final Steps
October 23, 2019 Fall, Landscaping 0
The silvery lace of morning frosts shimmered in the rising sun before the landscape became gilded in the warm, golden embrace of October’s aura. Colorful leaves quaked and swayed against the crisp blue sky before floating towards the ground. These…
- Aug 28 2019
- Fall, Landscaping
- 0
The Importance of Autumn Aerations
August 28, 2019 Fall, Landscaping 0
Glittering, golden dusk flooded the landscape as the trees blushed in the gilded light, and the grasses swayed and rushed as the sun swiftly receded, surrendering wholly to twilight. August too will soon concede, and with it, any remnants…
- May 15 2019
- Landscaping, Spring
- 0
Don’t Be a Hub for Grubs
May 15, 2019 Landscaping, Spring 0
The landscape has begun to swell as the Oaks and Maples leaf out, and Spring flowering trees and shrubs adorn the horizon. Our once lethargic lawns have kicked into high gear with the onset of warming temperatures, cool nights, and…
- May 8 2019
- Landscaping, Spring
- 0
Much Ado About Mulch
May 8, 2019 Landscaping, Spring 0
A cacophony of bird songs filled the trees and permeated the air, serenading each bud and bloom in Spring’s warming embrace. Sleepy tulips sprouted forth, bravely stretching towards the vernal sun. The landscape was stirring, and our souls awakening in…
- 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…
- Apr 10 2019
- Landscaping, Spring
- 2
The Value of a Healthy, Well-Maintained Lawn
April 10, 2019 Landscaping, Spring 2
The weather teetered between lovely and tumultuous as if someone, unknowingly, kept leaning against the light switch. In a moment, a lovely Spring day became a stormy Winter day, and back and forth it went. Nature’s apparent confusion would…