- Feb 17 2021
- Landscaping, Spring
- 0
Finding Your Way: Creating a Garden Path
February 17, 2021 Landscaping, Spring 0
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…
- Feb 10 2021
- Landscaping, Winter
- 0
What’s Lurking Beneath the Snow?
February 10, 2021 Landscaping, Winter 0
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…
- Aug 26 2020
- Fall, Landscaping
- 2
Autumn Aerations
August 26, 2020 Fall, Landscaping 2
Her verdant leaves began to yellow and shed upon her slumped and weary figure. The unrelenting heat, and persistent drought of late Summer was more than she could bear. These are the dog days. But August too will soon concede,…
- Feb 19 2020
- Landscaping, Spring
- 2
Finding Your Way: Creating a Garden Path
February 19, 2020 Landscaping, Spring 2
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 benevolence. Garden paths can be purely aesthetic, functional or both. They can be…
- Sep 25 2019
- Fall, Landscaping
- 2
True Colors: The Science Behind Fall Foliage
September 25, 2019 Fall, Landscaping 2
The mellow, ripened sun struck the match that would soon set the landscape ablaze in brilliant umber, vermilion, scarlet and smoky plum. The verdant greens of Summer would soon smolder in the deep, rich tones of Autumn’s palette, and the…
- Aug 28 2019
- Fall, Landscaping
- 0
The Importance of Autumn Aerations
August 28, 2019 Fall, Landscaping 0
Glittering, golden dusk flooded the landscape as the trees blushed in the gilded light, and the grasses swayed and rushed as the sun swiftly receded, surrendering wholly to twilight. August too will soon concede, and with it, any remnants of…
- Aug 14 2019
- Fall, Landscaping
- 2
Second Spring, Second Chances
August 14, 2019 Fall, Landscaping 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…
- Jul 17 2019
- Landscaping, Summer
- 0
Made for the Shade
July 17, 2019 Landscaping, Summer 0
As temperatures continue to rise, my outside exposure gradually begins to decrease. I am not a fan of heat, especially humidity. My routine becomes a mad dash to the house, to the car, to the office, to the car, and…
- May 22 2019
- Landscaping, Spring
- 0
Using Boulders in the Landscape
May 22, 2019 Landscaping, Spring 0
The clouds gave chase and rushed overhead as the wind swirled and roiled, ratting each leaf and limb. Petals littered the ground like confetti while catkins rained down like ticker tape. The landscape seemed almost celebratory in the wake…
- Mar 20 2019
- Landscaping, Spring
- 0
Petscaping: Ideas for a Pet Friendly Landscape
March 20, 2019 Landscaping, Spring 0
Winter had begun to melt and puddle in Spring’s benevolent warmth. It’s that awkward and messy, yet exciting time in our yards and gardens when life begins to sprout amid the mucky, soggy spoils of a new season. Possibility abounds! …