Using Contrasting Foliage in the Garden
We weren’t in Canada this summer for gardens so it was a pleasant surprise to come across this ribbon park. I love the use of not only shape but the contrasting foliage as well.
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October 2011
Transplanting a Tree in Sherman, CT
Why are trees transplanted? I’ve asked this question to myself many times over the years. The thought usually comes to me in the middle of moving a large tree at a client’s property. As you can imagine, it’s a huge expense to move a mature tree so, if you’re planning to plant a tree, make …
Final Day
Today we started the day in Manitou Springs, CO. It’s off to Pikes Peak for a ride on the highest cog railway in the world. When we reached the top, we were so high, the temperature was 50 degrees colder from base to peak. Even more crazy was the steep cliffs with no barriers at …
Connecticut Landscaper Heads West. Day 9
The plan today is to make it back to Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado to see Ridge Trail Drive, the section we missed earlier in the week due to snow. Along the way we saw a herd of elk, two birds, a Stellar Jay and Clark’s Nutcracker, and two moose eating grass in a …
Landscaper Heads West
Walked the town of Jackson today. I was there once before in the winter of 1994. What a great western town! It was nice to see it again outside of the snow season. We had a picnic lunch on the town green in view of the elk horn arches. After lunch we drove back to …