Here’s an update on a Ridgefield garden we installed about 10 years ago. One of the things we love about doing landscape design is watching the landscape fill in completely over the years. After we do an installation like the garden below, we are just as invested in it as the home owner. This particular […]
It’s always exciting to see the first signs that spring is near. When the flowers start arriving in the landscapes and gardens around New Milford, CT, I know it’s only a matter of time before the Litchfield County gardening season is in full swing. I still have a lot of things to do before then
Late Winter Blooms in a Connecticut Landscape Read More »
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a huge fan of ornamental grasses. That doesn’t mean I wouldn’t use them in a landscape design or actually plant them in a landscape, I would. Being a plant-a-holic and someone who has a real problem throwing a plant out, I actually have 1 ornamental grass,
Some Winter Interest in a New Milford Landscape Read More »
All too often, landscapers and homeowners rely on hedge trimmers to maintain plant size and height. The problem with this approach is a very dense, unnatural looking shrub where all the foliage is only at the outer most edges of the plant. A plant that is so dense is a perfect environment for diseases and
Hollies Too Big? Connecticut Landscape Experiment Read More »
Nothing drives me more crazy than when I see landscape companies trimming trees and shrubs with hedge trimmers. Yes, Boxwoods have been trimmed for hundreds of years with hedge trimmers. Although it isn’t the most healthy practice for the plant, it is accepted. As I drive around Fairfield and Litchfield County, I see landscapers trimming
Pruning Viburnum’s Naturally. Heading Back vs. Trimming. Read More »
First, I have to apologize for not having any pictures to post. If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know that my posts typically have a couple of pictures in them. I brought a camera with two sets of batteries to the show and they were both bad and I never got
Are Succulents are the next big thing? Read More »