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The Environmental Value & Benefits of a Healthy, Well-Maintained Lawn
The weather teetered between lovely and tumultuous as if someone, unknowingly, kept leaning against the light switch. In a moment, a lovely Spring day became a stormy Winter day, and back and forth it went. Nature’s apparent confusion would not sully the efforts of a landscape ready to burst…
Spring Forward into Mulch
Spring ephemerals burst forth from the thawing ground as swelling buds adorned the trees. Whether March comes in like a lion or a lamb seems insignificant now, as Spring is well on her way. Along with Spring Clean Ups and Lawn Renovations, we must turn our attention to one…
First Steps: Spring Clean Ups
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,…
Cheers to 20 Years!
It’s true. It did start with a post card, and a dream, and now we’re celebrating our 20th Anniversary! It’s hard to believe we’re twenty years into the business. In some ways, it seems like only yesterday, but when I look back at the very early days, we’ve certainly come…
Feeling the Burn of Winter Scorch
February 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…
Birdsong: The Promise of Spring
February arrived with sun upon her shoulders but winter upon her lips. Although the groundhog predicts another six weeks’ of Winter (no real surprise), there is a glimmer of hope, an inclination that the season of renewal is not so very distant. The distinct and dulcet tones of the…
Getting to the Root of It
Early February was teasing us with burgeoning bulbs and warmer-than-should-be weather. It was, though, a great reminder of the power and promise of Spring. Soon the muddied, desolate earth would be replaced with color and life, and the barren trees would fill the sky with their lush canopies. In order…
DIY Bird Seed
The sun settled into the saddle back of the hill, and tumbled off into the twilight. The shorter Winter days gave way to blushing lavender sunsets, cool and terse. February is upon us. As we begin to settle into our Winter routines while looking forward to Spring, why just fill…
Sowing Seeds in Winter… Outdoors
The air was thin and brittle, like paper. It sliced through flesh, wrinkled with every breath, and crumpled under foot. It was as if nature had been wrapped in a thin layer of cellophane, restrained and crinkling with every movement. It was a bitter and unforgiving landscape that stood stark and…
Surviving Winter: How Birds Cope
Sugar coated shrubs and lace capped trees refreshed the tired and gray landscape. Winter has arrived! As we gaze upon the beauty of Winter from the safety and warmth of home, we ponder nature’s ability to survive such inhospitable conditions, more specifically our fine feathered friends. Not all birds migrate…
Surviving Winter: How Plants & Trees Cope
The clouds descended onto the ground, swallowing the land, tree tops first, and the snow swirled upon the wind before the horizon became entirely blurred. A wondrous and eerie site. Winter was beginning to flex her muscle. Winter can be a brutal but beautiful season, chiseled from marble, dramatic yet…
The Benevolence of Snow
The new year sidled in with the promise of delicately laced trees and downy blankets of snow which would quiet and comfort the landscape. It is both beautiful and treacherous. Snow, for many, is merely a nuisance. Although the aesthetics are undeniable, the beauty, for most, does not outweigh the…