- 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 away,…
- 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 season’s…
- 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, itchy…
- May 30 2018
- Landscaping, Summer
- 0
Combatting Heat Stressed Plants
May 30, 2018 Landscaping, Summer 0

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. Heat stress is a real thing and can adversely affect our plants. When temperatures start to…
- Apr 18 2018
- Landscaping, Spring
- 0
Combating Crabgrass & Other Annual Grassy Weeds
April 18, 2018 Landscaping, Spring 0

Restrained by Spring’s lunacy, the landscape could not seem to free itself from the cruel and unseasonable shackles of April’s imprisonment. Soon, the restraints will release, and Spring will once again be liberated. And as the temperatures warm and the landscape awakens, there…