If you’ve been with us for the last year or more, you’ve probably noticed a trend in our message about fall clean up that is echoed in this month’s blog article: less is more. In our newsletters and your invoice emails, I’ve explained why it’s...
I talk a lot about sustainable landscapes needing to include native and adapted plants. But what specifically does that mean? In both cases, it means we use plants that like growing in our native soil, and they do it well. They are accustomed to our...
Is fall clean up worth doing? Is it important? Does the timing matter? Yes, yes, and yes. Here are the whys and wherefores you’ve been yearning to know. As we learn the ways to be more ecologically responsible gardeners, we learn that being selective in how...
Spring clean up is largely about pruning shrubs and ornamental grasses before they start pushing out new growth. This makes it a race against nature to get this done for everyone in time. For this reason we intentionally hold off on weeding until the second visit;...
