Gardens and landscapes are great reasons to give us a chance to reflect, to pause, to introspect or to just take a breath. This morning I had to stop as I heard the passing of a design friend. I immediately felt the need to find the pictures of him, his work and a...
Many client have asked us for plants that repel insects, especially mosquitoes. USA Today recently had a story featuring nine of these so-called wonder plants. Here is the list. Marigolds Lavender (Nicole has this right by the patio and I can’t say it’s preventing any...
One of the many plant varieties homeowners find creeping into their yards is Buckthorn, weather it be a few shoots among the Lilacs or the scrubby plants in the trees at the edge of the property. Here are a few common questions and comments regarding the plant: “Why...
This summer has been nice, short, maybe a little dry more recently but over all nice. And then its state fair time; we all know it will be some variation of hot, sticky (yes please add the pun as well) and currently – dry and very hot. We know a whole lot has not...
Here we are- another day of rain. What is going on this spring? Sure the morning was decent enough for us to get some things done ( see us at the nursery pulling plants for an upcoming project) but this rain is seriously hampering our progress. But you knew that...