- May 23 2018
- Landscaping, Summer
- 0
Memorial Day: Gateway to Summer
May 23, 2018 Landscaping, Summer 0
She stood slender and tall, majestic and noble, clad in her sapphire gown of petals and glittering diamonds of dew. She was, at once, royal and proud, yet demure and gracious. Posturing amidst the wind and rain. A beacon of loveliness and tenacity. A…
- Aug 30 2017
- Fall, Landscaping
- 0
Divide & Prosper
August 30, 2017 Fall, Landscaping 0
August, like a cherished, faded bloom, is being tucked away and pressed between the pages of an unwieldy book to be preserved and remembered as a sweet and affable time. Summer is dwindling and grows weary and worn, her…
- Jul 5 2017
- Company News, Landscaping
- 0
Skilled Labor Shortage & Its Far Reaching Affects
July 5, 2017 Company News, Landscaping 0
July, forward facing and fresh, tightened its grasp on the passed baton as June quickly faded from a race well run. The change was barely perceptible, until yesterday. Independence Day often marks the beginning of the end of…
- Jun 21 2017
- Landscaping
- 2
Welcoming Pollinators with Plants & Garden Practices
June 21, 2017 Landscaping 2
Like a thousand tiny lanterns flickering here and there amongst the fading light, the Fireflies made a rousing return to the evening landscape. Their debut seemed celebratory, and we were a captive audience. As the night sky deepened and darkened,…
- Jun 7 2017
- Landscaping
- 0
An Easy Guide to Supplemental Watering
June 7, 2017 Landscaping 0
The air was polluted with tiny tufts of cotton, which neither fell nor glided to the ground, but instead bounced around on the breeze like atoms pinging off each other before eventually descending and snagging onto any and every surface in…
- Jun 1 2016
- Landscaping
- 0
To Bee or Not to Bee
June 1, 2016 Landscaping 0
Ah, June. The sweetest of the Summer months. Gentle and blithe. Light and amiable. Warm and wholesome. She is but a peck on the cheek, called to court the child in us to frolic in her fields. Though it is…
- May 25 2016
- Landscaping
- 0
Less Contained
May 25, 2016 Landscaping 0
Change is coming. A great shift from the rote and routine, schedules and deadlines. The walls of our compartmentalized lives are being razed, and the tethers loosened. Schools are racing to the finish line, and soon our lives will follow…
- Sep 2 2015
- Landscaping, Uncategorized
- 0
Indian Summer It Is Not
September 2, 2015 Landscaping, Uncategorized 0
September belongs to both seasons, straddling the line between Summer and Fall. The tug-o-war that will soon commence often leaves September as Summer’s anchor, further proving my theory that she is ultimately a trader. September should mark the beginning of Fall, as the autumnal equinox…
- Jun 10 2015
- Landscaping, Uncategorized
- 0
The Good Bug
June 10, 2015 Landscaping, Uncategorized 0
The air had yet to be polluted and remained fairly clear and buoyant up until today. Soon the crushing heft of humidity would contaminate the atmosphere, leaving us in a haze of scorching torridness and malaise, wilted and soulless. I hate Summer. The sad…
- Jun 3 2015
- Landscaping, Uncategorized
- 0
Grub Grudges
June 3, 2015 Landscaping, Uncategorized 0
There are times when the clouds become part of the landscape, rising from the earth like great, snow-capped mountains. I like to imagine the Midwest’s tectonic plates have crashed and sent forth a mighty range which hovers above us in the highest…