- Oct 23 2024
- Fall, Landscaping
- 0
The Perennial Question? We Have the Answer.
October 23, 2024 Fall, Landscaping 0
October, like dusk, gilded the landscape in its ripened rays as the petals and foliage blushed in the cooling air and waning sun. Beauty was everywhere. As we begin to put our landscapes to bed – tidying, raking, mulching, and…
- Oct 3 2024
- Fall, Landscaping
- 0
Put Your Leaves to Work
October 3, 2024 Fall, Landscaping 0
October caramelizes the landscape with deeply saturated tones and sweet, mellow flair. The static display of Summer foliage turns dynamic, each species unique in color, smoldering in the brisk, cool air. In addition to vivid displays, trees drop their…
- Sep 25 2024
- Fall, Landscaping
- 0
What’s Wrong with My Evergreens?
September 25, 2024 Fall, Landscaping 0
Sweet, sultry September invites each and every tree to the grand Autumn ball where Summer’s verdant robes are shed for the opulent, jewel tones of the season. Although we tend to think only of deciduous trees, evergreens too undergo…
- Feb 21 2024
- Landscaping, Spring
- 1
First Steps: Spring Clean Ups
February 21, 2024 Landscaping, Spring 1
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…
- Jan 24 2024
- Landscaping, Winter
- 2
Sowing Seeds in Winter… Outdoors
January 24, 2024 Landscaping, Winter 2
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…
- Jan 17 2024
- Landscaping, Winter
- 1
Surviving Winter Scientifically
January 17, 2024 Landscaping, Winter 1
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…
- Jan 10 2024
- Landscaping, Winter
- 2
How Birds Survive Winter
January 10, 2024 Landscaping, Winter 2
Finally snow! Sugar coated shrubs and lace capped trees refreshed the tired and gray landscape. And word has it, there’s more on the way followed by bitter temps. Winter has arrived! As we gaze upon the beauty of Winter from…
- Jan 3 2024
- Landscaping, Winter
- 1
DIY Bird Seed
January 3, 2024 Landscaping, Winter 1
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. Welcome January. As we begin to settle into our Winter routines…
- Dec 27 2023
- Landscaping, Winter
- 2
The Benefits of Snow
December 27, 2023 Landscaping, Winter 2
Delicately laced trees rose above the downy blanket of snow that quieted and comforted the landscape. It was, at once, beautiful and welcomed. Snow, for many, is merely a nuisance. Although the aesthetics are undeniable, the beauty, for most, does…
- Dec 13 2023
- Landscaping, Winter
- 2
8 Tips for Selecting & Caring for Your Live Christmas Tree
December 13, 2023 Landscaping, Winter 2
The last of the Oaks discharged their leathery leaves, and the deciduous canopy was completely absent from the landscape. Stark and exposed, their skeletal forms seemed vulnerable and fragile in contrast to the lush, green boughs of the Evergreens who seemed…