- Apr 13 2022
- Landscaping, Spring
- 2
M.U.L.C.H. (Multi Use Landscape Commodity in Horticulture)
April 13, 2022 Landscaping, Spring 2

Swelling Redbuds, drifts of Squill, and nodding Daffodils began to pepper the blank canvas of early Spring with bursts of life and color. Along with Spring Clean Ups and Lawn Renovations, we must turn our attention to one of…
- Sep 1 2021
- Fall, Landscaping
- 0
Fall Firsts: Clean Ups
September 1, 2021 Fall, Landscaping 0

Change is in the air. Cool, crisp change. The first day of Fall is Wednesday, September 22nd, and I for one welcome it with open arms. Now, is a busy time in our yards and gardens as we take advantage…
- Aug 4 2021
- Landscaping, Summer
- 2
Late Summer: Season of Second Chances
August 4, 2021 Landscaping, Summer 2

The landscape lay reeling and depleted, drunk on the sun’s rays and summer heat. She was beginning to show her age in the harsh light of the August sun, and there was a palpable shift in the air. The winds…
- May 19 2021
- Landscaping, Spring
- 0
Thirst for Water
May 19, 2021 Landscaping, Spring 0

Catkins rained down upon the landscape, like a Spring storm, and amassed along driveways and sidewalks where they gathered like tumble weeds in a desert. Spring has thus far delivered no measurable rain, and we find our selves in a…
- Mar 3 2021
- Landscaping, Spring
- 2
Mulch! You Need It! You Want It! You Gotta Have It!
March 3, 2021 Landscaping, Spring 2

Islands of snow floated atop the landscape as grass and plants began to reveal themselves, as if waking and stretching from a long, deep slumber. March has thus far been a lamb, and although not out of the woods, Spring…
- Dec 16 2020
- Landscaping, Winter
- 0
Salt: Winter’s Other Four Letter Word
December 16, 2020 Landscaping, Winter 0
Silvery frosted roofs and white laced grass greeted the December dawn. Although we haven’t experienced any measurable snow yet, we are a mere five days’ away from the first official day of Winter. And with that will surely mean snow…
- Nov 4 2020
- Fall, Landscaping
- 0
Preparing Trees & Shrubs for Winter
November 4, 2020 Fall, Landscaping 0

November extinguished the landscape ablaze, leaving only a few smoldering embers amongst the ashes. The trees stood unadorned and humbled as their Autumnal attire laid at their feet. The great sentinels now stood vulnerable and exposed. With Winter nipping at…
- Aug 19 2020
- Fall, Landscaping
- 0
Fall: The Season of Second Chances
August 19, 2020 Fall, Landscaping 0

The landscape lay reeling and depleted, drunk on the sun’s rays and summer heat. She was beginning to show her age in the harsh light of the August sun, and there was a palpable shift in the air. The winds…
- Jul 1 2020
- Landscaping, Summer
- 0
The Season of Supplemental Watering
July 1, 2020 Landscaping, Summer 0

Nascent Summer seems to have settled in nicely, replete and contented. Yet her once dewy, fresh face begins to grow sallow and somber under the impossible weight of hot, humid temperatures and lack of meaningful moisture. Her youth, vigor and…
- Jun 17 2020
- Landscaping, Summer
- 0
Bee Friendly: Celebrating National Pollinator Week
June 17, 2020 Landscaping, Summer 0

Like a thousand tiny lanterns flickering here and there amongst the fading light, the Fireflies made a rousing return to the evening landscape. Their debut seemed celebratory as if welcoming the Summer Solstice, which officially arrives on Saturday. Hot on…