Seasons 16 | Sweeneys Custom Landscaping Inc

Close-up of blue and white star-shaped flowers with long green leaves, showing a dense cluster of blooms in a garden setting.

St. Patrick’s Day Blessing

May God bless you from heavenMay you have flowers in your gardenMay your life be full of contentmentMay you live each day in the present.-Irish Blessing Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Kim Sweeney

Tall green grass and purple wildflowers in a sunlit garden, with a white house, another building, trees, and blue sky with clouds in the background.

The Healing Power of Green Spaces

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Spring ephemerals pushed through the remnants of snow, undaunted and assured, much like the human spirit, despite the tenuous and ambiguous environment. As we continue to face the uncertainty and fall out of the COVID pandemic, tensions remain high, and emotions fragile as…

Close-up of brown wood mulch pieces, showing rough, fibrous texture and small wood chips. The image focuses on the mulch, with details of individual splinters and fragments visible.

Mulch! You Need It! You Want It! You Gotta Have It!

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 seems possible and near. Along with Spring Clean Ups and…

A close-up of pink cherry blossoms and buds on a branch, with reddish-brown leaves and a blurred green background.

Spring Clean Ups: Important First Steps

Like a receding glacier, Winter began to wither and melt, 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 20th, and Winter will be nothing more than a distant,…

A backyard garden with a curving grassy path, bordered by green shrubs and trees, leading to a white house with green roof and windows. Another house is partially visible in the background under a clear blue sky.

Finding Your Way: Creating a Garden Path

Through the clotted and frothy clouds, a blue fissure had appeared, providing a passageway in which the sun could traverse, and we stretched and reached for her warmth. Garden paths can be purely aesthetic, functional or both. They can be invitations to the garden visitor to explore the landscape or…

Snow-covered ground with scattered footprints and small snow mounds. Long, dark tree shadows stretch across the snow, with sunlight shining and evergreen trees in the background. The scene is quiet and wintry.

What’s Lurking Beneath the Snow?

Brittle was the air, thin and slicing. The landscape creaked and moaned in its fragility – comforted only by the insulating embrace of snow. February did more than whisper her intentions. She hissed them. It will be some time before the landscape reveals itself under the giant mounds of snow,…

Close-up of a Columbine flower with delicate white inner petals and lavender outer petals, yellow stamens at the center, and a blurred green and purple background.

Sing for Your Spring

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 that the season of renewal is not so very distant. …

Snow-covered evergreen trees and bushes stand in a yard, with a metal arbor and a house visible in the background. Snow blankets the ground and is still falling gently.

The Benefits of Snow

Delicately laced trees rose above the downy blanket of snow that quieted and comforted the landscape. It was, at once, beautiful and welcomed. Snow, for many, is merely a nuisance. Although the aesthetics are undeniable, the beauty, for most, does not outweigh the hassle. Snow is very much a four…

Close-up of pale, dried leaves on a branch, with a blurred background of more similar foliage, creating a brown and beige color palette.

Feeling the Burn of Winter Scorch

Winter settled in comfortably, as it’s apt to do, lounging upon the couch of life, shoes on, leaving an empty pantry in its wake, and hogging the remote. Winter is here to stay, and will undoubtedly leave its mark. Winter scorch, due to extreme cold, drying winds, and even…

Three potted plants in a round container: a succulent, a trailing sedum, and a geranium with red flowers and leafy green foliage, all set outdoors near a light-colored wall.

Winter Pursuits: Starting Seeds Indoors

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 foe, particularly when the gray days seem…

A male cardinal perches on a bird feeder outdoors. Leafless trees and bushes fill the background, while fuzzy pink flowers appear out of focus in the foreground.

Winter Pursuits: Feed the Birds, Feed Your Soul

The cloudless sky bore the sun’s full potential while the earth exhaled and uncoiled, basking in its warmth and affection. The landscape seemed to soften and stretch in the golden rays as all of God’s creatures took advantage of her benevolence. A rare gift indeed. Days like these are few…

A green pine wreath with two pinecones and a large red bow hangs on a stone wall near an outdoor light fixture.

Christmas Wishes

From our family to yours: Wishing you a joyous Christmas, and a happy, healthy New Year! “May you be blessed with the spirit of the season, which is peace, the gladness of the season which is hope, and the heart of the season, which is love.” -Irish Blessing Warmest wishes,…

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