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 »
This is an update, from a previous blog post, of a landscape design and installation project Designing Eden installed in the fall of 2010, in Ridgefield, CT. Watching and maintaining this garden’s growth through its first full growing season has been a real joy. Despite the wettest year in Connecticut history, I would consider this
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I’ve been a landscaper a long time, over 30 years to be exact. I started my business when I was 12 years old. Along the way, I received a degree in Horticulture and another in Landscape Architecture. I still love what I do and couldn’t imagine sitting behind a desk 40 hours a week. That
A day in the life of a New Milford Landscaper Read More »
Did I ever tell you my wife has a thing for shoes? Oh yeah, all shoes but especially flip flops. For years, I have been asking my wife to clean out the shoe closet in our mudroom. I regularly throw out my shoes but that doesn’t seem to be the case with other members of
Landscape for the Thanksgiving Table Read More »
I’m always wondering how we’re doing through the eyes of our clients in regards to their landscapes. Sure, every once in a while we’ll get a handwritten note, voice mail or email thanking us for a job well done. It certainly would be nice to get a testimonial every day. I’d be happy to get
New Landscape in Roxbury, CT Read More »
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.
Using Contrasting Foliage in the Garden Read More »
With the amount of snow we’ve had this past winter, Connecticut landscapes have really taken a beating. In the last 3 weeks I’ve seen more damage from this winter than I have in the previous 10 winters combined. Here is a picture of a beautiful Japanese Cutleaf Maple not only with a major crack in
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What a beautiful weekend. It almost felt like spring and boy I’m excited about that! I potted up over 70 plants on Saturday in 12″ Rootmaker’s to grow on to larger plants for the next couple of years. Fothergilla gardenii and a couple different cultivars of Viburnum were the plants of choice.