- May 31 2023
- Landscaping, Summer
- 1
The Season of Supplemental Watering, Already?
May 31, 2023 Landscaping, Summer 1
Spring finally seemed to settle in, yet the promise of rain has gone almost entirely unfulfilled. Her once dewy, fresh face began to grow sallow and somber under the lack of meaningful moisture. It’s not even Summer yet, and we…
- Apr 26 2023
- Landscaping, Spring
- 2
Interpreting the Secret Language of Weeds
April 26, 2023 Landscaping, Spring 2
The air was slight and gauzy one day, and leaden and damp the next as Spring fought to get a foot hold. Nevertheless, trees were beginning to leaf out as spring ephemerals faded, and plants were pushing forth green…
- Jun 29 2022
- Landscaping, Summer
- 1
The Season of Supplemental Watering
June 29, 2022 Landscaping, Summer 1
Nascent Summer seems to have settled in nicely, replete and contented. Yet her once dewy, fresh face begins to grow sallow and somber under the impossible weight of hot, humid temperatures and lack of meaningful moisture. Her youth, vigor and…
- May 19 2021
- Landscaping, Spring
- 0
Thirst for Water
May 19, 2021 Landscaping, Spring 0
Catkins rained down upon the landscape, like a Spring storm, and amassed along driveways and sidewalks where they gathered like tumble weeds in a desert. Spring has thus far delivered no measurable rain, and we find our selves in a…
- Jul 1 2020
- Landscaping, Summer
- 0
The Season of Supplemental Watering
July 1, 2020 Landscaping, Summer 0
Nascent Summer seems to have settled in nicely, replete and contented. Yet her once dewy, fresh face begins to grow sallow and somber under the impossible weight of hot, humid temperatures and lack of meaningful moisture. Her youth, vigor and…
- Feb 26 2020
- Landscaping, Spring
- 0
Petscaping: Ideas for a Pet Friendly Landscape
February 26, 2020 Landscaping, Spring 0
It’s almost March – that awkward and messy, yet exciting time in our yards and gardens when life begins to sprout amid the mucky, soggy spoils of seasons in transition. Possibility abounds! Muddy paws proliferate! But hope springs eternal, right?…
- Jul 10 2019
- Landscaping, Summer
- 0
A Simple Guide to Supplemental Watering
July 10, 2019 Landscaping, Summer 0
Nascent Summer seems to have settled in nicely, replete and contented. Yet her once dewy, fresh face begins to grow sallow and somber under the impossible weight of hot, humid temperatures and lack of meaningful moisture. Her youth, vigor and…
- Jun 12 2019
- Landscaping, Summer
- 2
Interpreting the Secret Language of Weeds
June 12, 2019 Landscaping, Summer 2
The air was slight and gauzy as tufts of feathery cotton, like snow, sailed upon the breeze before settling to the ground where it fleeced the lawn, and filled every crevice, attempting to set seed. Cottonwoods. from miles…
- Jul 11 2018
- Landscaping, Summer
- 0
Supplemental Watering: Why, When & How?
July 11, 2018 Landscaping, Summer 0
Wilted and withered, Summer began to rot on the vine. Her once dewy, fresh face grew sallow and somber under the impossible weight of hot, humid temperatures and lack of moisture. Her youth and vigor were fading fast. As…
- Jun 13 2018
- Landscaping, Summer
- 0
The Secret Language of Weeds
June 13, 2018 Landscaping, Summer 0
The air was gauzy and slight until the fog slithered in on its belly, leaching into every crevice, swallowing the landscape whole. The constant rain and gray skies had begun to loom large over our yards and gardens, like a soggy,…