Archive | October 2016
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Leave Your Landscape In The Fall As You Want To Find It In Spring
It would be easy to just go into winter mode at the first sign of fall because the snow will soon cover your landscape and you won’t have to look at it until spring. You may not like what you see in spring, however, and it’ll probably cost you money as well. Last week, I […]
Prepare Your Woody Plants For Winter
The woody plants on your property are, arguably, the most valuable plants in your landscape. Trees and shrubs are big, so we assume they’re strong. Some shrubs seem to bounce back, almost miraculously, from trauma. This makes us think that nature takes care of our trees and shrubs. There are those who point to forest […]
Mulch Around Your Plants To Protect The Roots This Winter
During our hot, dry summer, I advocated mulching your landscape to help insulate the soil against the heat. Insulation, however, is a two-way street. It can also insulate against the cold. So, I’m now advocating mulch for winter. Mulch can also regulate the amount of water reaching your plant roots. Mulch absorbs some of the […]
Shut Down The Critter Cafe
If you emerged from last winter’s doldrums excited to get reacquainted with your landscape only to find that the wild animals had a feast at your expense, now is the time to take action before this winter. For the most part, our uninvited dinner guests are rabbits, mice and deer. These pests may stop in […]
Keeping Our World Green 