July is when the garden is at its most magnificent. It is also garden tour season. Every city and most towns will have garden tours…
As soon as the Mock oranges finish flowering, hedging season begins. Way back at the beginning of March we learned the rules of pruning. Never…
Architectural guidelines The architectural guidelines are rules set in place about the design of your front yard. The landscaping in a neighborhood can enhance the…
A good quality edger can make your yard look amazing with little maintenance. The edger separates shrub areas from grass areas, keeping a barrier that…
When a space has been created for optimal growth, everything wants to grow – including weeds. There is a perception that if you have your…
Soils are commonly available either bagged or in bulk. Bulk topsoil is generally a native soil taken from the surface, screened and sold in truckloads.…
Spring Flowering Shrub Trimming – Now is the time! Spring flowering shrubs are all shrubs that flower before June 21. These include your Forsythia, Prunus…
Mulch – What is it and why is it important to you? Mulch is a topping put over the soil in shrub beds to keep…
I read a wonderful Zen book recently that glorified not the attainment of one’s goal but the path towards those goals. It went on about…
New plants and sod need to be watered regularly until they are established. Unless there is regular rainfall, this means watering 1 -2 times per…