- Mar 15 2017
- Landscaping
- 4
Window of Opportunity: Seeding Lawns
March 15, 2017 Landscaping 4
An hour pilfered, an hour pocketed, a dream cut short, a disrupted docket. An evening persisted, a late rising sun, a dismal start to a dark Monday morn. An hour pilfered, an hour lost, shelved away ’til the Autumn frost. Longer days…
- 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 overhead,…
- 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. It would appear…
- 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. Frankly, it’s…
- Feb 15 2017
- Landscaping
- 0
Seed Shopping: Know Before You Grow
February 15, 2017 Landscaping 0
A few resolute leaves dangled precariously on the otherwise stark limbs of the mid-Winter trees while a flock of grackle squawked and chortled in the distance, gloating as they attempted to masquerade as foliage. At once, they took to the skies, again…
- Feb 8 2017
- Landscaping
- 0
Husband & Wife Trees: Revisiting an Old Custom
February 8, 2017 Landscaping 0
The wind swept across the dormant grass, unleashing a smattering of snagged leaves that took to the air like beautiful, brittle butterflies. It was reminiscent of a season to come, a season past, and it was lovely. In honor of…
- 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…
- Jan 25 2017
- Landscaping
- 0
Winter Pursuit: Starting Seeds Indoors
January 25, 2017 Landscaping 0
The fog sidled in slowly, lying in wait in the hollows and dales before leaching out and swallowing the land whole. Darkness wore a misty shroud which light could not penetrate, refracted from the formidable force. Winter, too, can be a challenging…
- 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 provided a…
- Jan 11 2017
- Landscaping
- 0
The Do’s & Don’ts of Dormant Pruning
January 11, 2017 Landscaping 0

The leafless trees bore the sun’s rays in flickering bursts, like an old movie projector. Each fleeting image accumulating, until the sun appeared whole before sinking behind the horizon. The weather has been somewhat atypical and wholly unpredictable. The biting…