A cacophony of bird songs filled the trees and permeated the air, serenading each bud and bloom in Spring’s warming embrace.  Sleepy daffodils sprouted forth, bravely stretching towards the vernal sun.  The landscape was stirring, and our souls awakening in its midst.   It’s almost go time, and along with Spring…

  Overcast and ashen, the clouds stiffened and steeled until the sky was wholly displaced by an expanse of gray while a thin ribbon of geese peppered the sky, shifting from one configuration to another.  They honked and trumpeted as they passed overhead, announcing their return North and Spring’s imminent arrival.  …

To mulch or not to mulch?  See, I’ve got that Shakespeare thing going.  The answer is, of course, mulch! Mulch can be the answer to many of our landscape and garden issues – a panacea of sorts.  How, you may ask?  Mulch helps maintain moisture and reduces evaporation; thereby, minimizing…

They happen every day – mostly by the ill-informed, mis-informed, careless or just plain malevolent, and it’s the latter I have a problem with. I witnessed such a crime this Sunday in my own neighborhood, and I felt truly sickened yet helpless. For some unknown reason, this homeowner decided to…