Great Landscapes start with a Great Design
1. Now is a great time to divide your hostas. 2. Refrain from trimming Japanese Maples or Evergreens like cedars and yews. 3. Now is the best time to plant garlic in your garden in a sunny spot, even amongst your shrubs. Here’s my video on how to do it. 4. If a plant is …Read more About “Tips For October”
Remove spent summer flowering plants from containers and replace with Fall Blooming Mums or Ornamental Kale. Dispose of any diseased or infested plant debris, to avoid overwintering the problem. Continue to remove weeds especially seed heads to prevent weeds for next year. Divide and move perennials. Time to plant spring bulbs. …Read more About “Fall Checklist And Tips For October To Make The Most Of Your Garden”
1. Aerate lawn, add top dresser and apply grass seed to lawns 2. Plant garlic, it is easy to grow 3. Weed lawn and garden to prevent more weeds in spring 4. Add shredded leaves to the garden beds 5. Keep watering during fall dry spells
Just like we are what we eat, so are our gardens. And that starts with the soil. I have to admit, I really never practiced what I preached in this regard. Guilty of lack of time I guess, my gardens get overlooked a bit, especially through the busy design season. All its shortcomings hidden by …Read more About “Amending Your Soil Is Your Best Bet To Grow”
1. Do my ornamental grasses need dividing? 2. Do my hostas need dividing? Late fall is the best time to do #1 and #2 above, so determine if you should do this now and where the new plants will go so that you will be ready to do it next month. 3. Your summer flowering …Read more About “Top 5 Things To Evaluate In Your Garden In September”
One of the most common requests I get when visiting a customer is what will grow on my fence? Well I know firsthand that both popular vines, Boston Ivy and Virginia Creeper, will cover the fence nicely and without the need for trellises to boot! I have both in my back yard that is surrounded …Read more About “A Tale of Two Vines – The Quest To Cover The Fence!”
Communication, Communication, Communication! I say it 3 times because when it comes to the Landscape process, 3 important groups of people are involved: the Client, Contractor and Designer. And it is very important that all 3 work together to make the project happen, whether it is a large landscape installation or a simple garden planting. …Read more About “Things You Must Know About Communication In The Landscape Process”
1. Add the last of the shredded leaves to the garden beds 2. Fertilize lawn 3. Wrap newly planted Japanese Maple for winter protection 4. Purchase or make your winter outdoor arrangement 5. Make sure newly planted evergreens (except for yews) are still watered deeply until the ground freezes
Late fall is the time to start to transform our summer or fall containers into winter ones. I know many of the stores start carrying the outdoor greens and ready made arrangements mid-November. I personally think it’s a little too early to buy them especially if you want the arrangement to look good in January …Read more About “How To Turn Your Winter Containers From Blah Into Fantastic”
I feel strongly that evergreens are an integral part of every garden. As a landscape designer I use evergreens in many ways, to provide structure in a garden with a hedge or to provide a focal point at the corner of the garden to name a few but in all situations the most important thing …Read more About “To Burlap Or Not To Burlap… That Is The Question!”