- 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…
- May 3 2017
- Landscaping
- 0
Illinois Senate Bill 9: Just Say No
May 3, 2017 Landscaping 0
Limbs and branches, like carnage, were strewn over the lawn as the great Spring storms laid waste to the young landscape. Beheaded Daffodils and decimated Tulips were part of the collateral damage as the rain soaked earth begged for mercy. …
- Mar 8 2017
- Landscaping
- 2
Much Ado About Mulch
March 8, 2017 Landscaping 2
Overcast and ashen, the clouds stiffened and steeled until the sky was wholly displaced by an expanse of gray while a thin ribbon of geese peppered the sky, shifting from one configuration to another. They honked and trumpeted as they passed…
- Mar 1 2017
- Landscaping
- 0
Marching Towards Spring
March 1, 2017 Landscaping 0
Affable February pirouetted in on cloying assurances and saccharine ambitions. She was poised to ensure March’s arrival would be gentle, like a lamb, but instead, she nurtured the beast, and took her final bow in a puddle. Hello March. …
- Feb 22 2017
- Landscaping
- 0
Winter Damaged Lawns
February 22, 2017 Landscaping 0
The air was silken and sweet as the velvety curtain of dusk fell, and the few, frothy clouds seemed to dissipate in wake of the sterling, shimmering stars. It was neither chilly nor warm. It simply was, and it was beautiful. …
- Feb 1 2017
- Landscaping
- 0
Sing for Your Spring
February 1, 2017 Landscaping 0
February skirted in on the frosty and frayed tails of January’s overcoat at the very moment she shrugged and shred the bulky garment on the frozen ground. The shift was seamless, barely perceptible. Winter, thus, continues. Although it’s only February, about…
- Mar 23 2016
- Landscaping, Uncategorized
- 0
Aeration Salvation
March 23, 2016 Landscaping, Uncategorized 0
The chutter, honk, and spur of the returning geese reverberated in the skies as their tight, regimented formations loosened. Their mood seemed more casual and celebratory as they made their way north where life would be unmeasurably easier and kinder. After all, it’s officially Spring. …
- Mar 18 2015
- Landscaping, Uncategorized
- 0
Spring Triage
March 18, 2015 Landscaping, Uncategorized 0
On the frayed edge of Winter, we wait. Spring is just days away. We are hopeful. We are spirited. Winter seems, now, like a distant dream, and we are forward-looking and thinking, but could it be? Could the baton…
- Mar 11 2015
- Landscaping, Uncategorized
- 0
March’s Atonement
March 11, 2015 Landscaping, Uncategorized 0
I have decided to forgive March. Just last weekend, she mercilessly stole an hour of sleep from me. I don’t take kindly to such behavior and have cursed March like no other month, save for August, but she has atoned…