Autumn, like dusk, gilded the landscape in its tangerine rays as the petals and foliage blushed in the crisp air.  Beauty was everywhere. As we begin to put our landscapes to bed – tidying, raking, mulching, and pruning, you might…

  Like a receding glacier, Winter withered and melted, 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, eventually… Spring officially arrives March…

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…

As the Autumnal winds whipped through the canopies, leaves became untethered and rained upon the ground.  The trees thrashed and raged in what seemed to be a battle of unseen, invisible forces. Now that temperatures are beginning to cool and…

Autumn, like dusk, gilded the landscape in its ripened rays as the petals and foliage blushed in the frosty air.  Beauty was everywhere. As we begin to put our landscapes to bed – tidying, raking, mulching, and pruning, you might…

The humidity enveloped the landscape, constricting ever tighter, until flora and fauna wilted. Breathless, lifeless, and defeated, Summer had officially arrived in all its oppressive glory.  Oh, and we have cicadas. Heat stress is a real thing and can adversely…

  Like a receding glacier, Winter withered and melted, 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 19th,…

Skating atop the glazed and pitted snow, a single Oak leaf skidded and twirled between the long shadows of the day.  Winter seems to have found her stride. Likewise, robotic mowers are finding their way into our lives and lawns…

The Evergreen boughs arched and flexed as the Oaks stooped and ached, arthritic under the grievous weight of the heavy, wet snow.  Conditions were treacherous.  Nature steeled itself while we were left helpless and seemingly ill prepared. As we begin digging…

Like a silken scarf meandering in the wind, the geese quickly fell into formation, trumpeting their departure across the frigid November sky.  Respite and refuge awaited them elsewhere, where life would be immeasurably easier, food more plentiful and temperatures more forgiving. Wildlife depends wholly…