We’ve designed, installed and maintained a lot of landscapes over our 25 plus year career as a landscape company. I’m sad to say, I decided to give up the maintenance account of the largest garden installation we ever installed. I’m very frustrated but even our green thumbs are having trouble making it work. The landscape […]
We maintain a commercial landscape that we designed and installed in 1999. It’s not your typical commercial landscape. I say it’s not typical because unlike most commercial landscapes where there are plants spread throughout a sea of mulch, this property has extensive landscaping. It was the site of a former estate. Even though the estate
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One of the most popular topics I discuss with new landscape clients is garden maintenance. Low maintenance gardens are popular for understandable reasons. Every year there seems to be more influences on our lives that affect our available time. If a landscape client is considering installing a new landscape or expanding on their current landscape,
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Do you have a problem with dead spots in your lawn? I stopped at one of our clients houses the other day. I was surprised to see a bunch of dead spots in their lawn. Their lawn is usually in tip top shape. My guess would be that it was caused by highly highly acidic
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When we took over a property in Middlebury a couple of years ago, we inherited 3 espalier apple trees. Unfortunately, the trees were quite overgrown when we arrived. One of the the items on the homeowners list was to get the apples trees back under control. Espaliered Apple Trees Typically, apples are pruned in the
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What views do you enjoy from within your house in the off season?
Winter interest in the Garden Read More »