Landscape plants

17
Jan
Snow is good! Why is snow good?
gardening / Landscape design / Landscape plants / Uncategorized / 0 Comment / January 17, 2023

I’ve loved snow all my life, so any snowy day is a favorite day in my book. Ice, now that’s another story, but I have a vivid childhood memory that even makes that a bit […]


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5
Sep
High Desert Garden Challenges
gardening / Landscape design / Landscape plants / Uncategorized / 0 Comment / September 5, 2019

What exactly is a high desert, and how do I garden there? I’ve been doing some digging, pun intended, and have found that “high desert” is a loosey-goosey term. Of course, “high” refers to elevation, […]


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20
Feb
Seeds, seeds, and more veggie seeds!
gardening / GMO / Landscape design / Landscape plants / Uncategorized / Vegetable gardening / 0 Comment / February 20, 2016

Can’t you just smell spring in the air? It’s not long now! As I’m contemplating the coming season, the 2016 flower, veggie, and bulb catalogs have had my head spinning again this year! So many […]


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9
Feb
A Winding Path
Landscape design / Landscape plants / Uncategorized / 0 Comment / February 9, 2016

The objective of this landscape design was to tame this steep site by integrating multiple levels of outdoor living spaces while simultaneously making the landscape more easily traversable. The site had a vertical drop of […]


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11
Aug
Yes Virginia- It’s Time For Your Lawn!
Landscape design / Landscape plants / Uncategorized / 0 Comment / August 11, 2015

Believe it or not, if you have a cool season lawn, in central Virginia it’s time to prepare for it’s September seeding, planting or renewal. Fall is the very best time for starting a cool […]


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12
Jun
Dress It Up, With Curb Appeal!
gardening / Landscape design / Landscape plants / 0 Comment / June 12, 2015

Great curb appeal is instantly recognizable. There is a substantive feel or a distinctive quality that sets one home setting apart from others. That type of scene is probably not created by accident; the details […]


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16
Jan
Feed the soil, not the plants!
gardening / Landscape design / Landscape plants / 0 Comment / January 16, 2015

Even though it seems early to be thinking about your spring garden, it’s never the wrong time. The secret to a great garden is great dirt! And that means building healthy soil with good structure, […]


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20
Sep
Lovely As A Tree
Landscape design / Landscape plants / 0 Comment / September 20, 2014

My Sept/Oct article for Richmond, Virginia’s Chesterfield Living, West Ends Best, and Hanover Lifestyles is about trees. Why are they important? What role do they play in the environment? How are trees best used in […]


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9
Apr
USPS ushers in spring!
Flowers / gardening / Landscape design / Landscape plants / 0 Comment / April 9, 2013

To commemorate the arrival of spring, the U.S. Postal Service is celebrating with the release of new Forever stamps designed to mimic vintage seed packets. It seems that the back-to-basics gardening movement has permeated even […]


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4
Apr
How Not To Kill A Tree! part 2
Environment / Landscape design / Landscape plants / 0 Comment / April 4, 2013

Continued from How To Not Kill A Tree! In the landscape, there is nothing more beautiful  than a majestic tree! They add stateliness and substance to any site while providing shade, creating wildlife habitats, cooling […]


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