by Heather | Jun 23, 2008 | Blog, gardening, plants
I wanted to highlight three more of my favorite perennials this time. Most perennials bloom only for a few weeks each summer. These, however, are plants that put out gorgeous blooms for most of the summer, and come back more beautiful every year. All three of these...
by Heather | Jun 20, 2008 | Blog, gardening, plants
Just the word Xeriscaping brings visions of rocks and cactus to most people’s heads. They think of those poor desert dwellers whose city ordinances prevent them from growing ten square feet of grass and shudder, grateful it isn’t them. Wikipedia says the word “refers...
by Heather | Jun 16, 2008 | Blog, gardening
Today we’re going to talk about hardscaping. What is that? In a nutshell, hardscaping is any non-living portion of your landscape. This includes sidewalks and driveways, retaining walls, patios or decks, gravel paths, and any other undead, er, non-living components....
by Heather | Jun 13, 2008 | Blog, gardening
So you have a good idea of what you want to do with your yard, or that trouble spot in your yard—time to start digging, right? Wrong. Before you get the shovel out there are a few caveats you need to consider. What kind of soil do you have? Is it heavy clay, super...
by Heather | Jun 9, 2008 | Blog, gardening
In my last blog, I discussed the importance of an over-all landscape plan before you begin to make changes. There are several reasons for this, but the most important reason is so you don’t have to redo some of the work later due to poor planning. You can see my...
by Heather | Jun 6, 2008 | Blog, gardening
I mentioned last week that I’ve had the opportunity to landscape two yards from the beginning—actually, we didn’t finish the first yard before we moved, but I had my plans. Whether you’re starting a new yard from dirt and rocks (or rocks, rocks, more...
