- Jul 10 2024
- Landscaping, Summer
- 1
Killing with Kindness
July 10, 2024 Landscaping, Summer 1
Sweet, tender Summer was becoming a bit more brazen and fierce as desiccated leaves scraped and scratched their way along the ground. Although not in a drought, DuPage County and much of Illinois have been behind in precipitation year over…
- Jul 27 2022
- Landscaping, Summer
- 2
Killing with Kindness
July 27, 2022 Landscaping, Summer 2
Sweet, tender Summer was becoming a bit more brazen and fierce as desiccated leaves scraped and scratched their way along the ground. Although not technically in a drought, DuPage County and much of Illinois are experiencing abnormally dry conditions. Granted,…
- Jul 13 2022
- Landscaping, Summer
- 2
The Secret Language of Plants
July 13, 2022 Landscaping, Summer 2
The sun bore down with great intensity, revealing every imperfection, flaw and anomaly. Like a great spotlight, she brought attention to our issues and exploited our weaknesses. With the scant amount of rain we’ve received thus far, certain problems are…
- Jun 27 2018
- Landscaping, Summer
- 0
Learning the Language of Plants
June 27, 2018 Landscaping, Summer 0
We’ve slogged through June in hip waders amidst the persistent leaden, gray malaise. The air largely unstable and ostensibly resentful, like a teenage girl scorned. The few sunny days provided fleeting relief, but we were wary and suspicious, and we were…
- Jun 28 2017
- Landscaping
- 2
Unlocking the Secret Language of Plants
June 28, 2017 Landscaping 2
Spilling over the side of a rock, the silken web rippled in the wind, like trickling water, precariously lit by the gilded rays of the setting sun. The fiery Daylilies seemed to snap close while the ornamental grasses swayed rhythmically…
- Jul 1 2015
- Landscaping, Uncategorized
- 0
The Secret Language of Plants
July 1, 2015 Landscaping, Uncategorized 0
We slogged through June in hip waders amidst the leaden, gray malaise, the air largely unstable and ostensibly resentful, like a teenage girl scorned. The few sunny days provided fleeting relief, but we were wary and suspicious, and we were right…
- Jul 24 2014
- Landscaping, Uncategorized
- 0
Killing with Kindness
July 24, 2014 Landscaping, Uncategorized 0
Moderation, moderation, moderation. Everything in life should be taken or completed in moderation. Easier said than done, right? Sometimes it seems downright impossible and cruel, but it’s for our own good. It took me quite a while to subscribe to…