3rd Annual Tyler Rose Memorial Golf Tournament After a two-year hiatus, welcome back! The 3rd Annual Tyler Rose Memorial Golf Tournament is held in memory of an old employee, Tyler Rose who passed away back in 2017. Tyler was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed teaching kids in the Youth … [Read more...]
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The Art of Hedge Shearing
The Art of Hedge Shearing When one thinks of a hedge it can be an elaborate labyrinth like the courts of Versailes, or a privacy screen between neighbors, or a foundation planting where shearing it keeps it at height and ever looming branches away from the home. Most shrubs can be hedges, from … [Read more...]
Brief History of Ornamental Horticulture
Introduction You look out onto your backyard and what do you see? You notice that the lawn needs to be mowed. And what about that ornamental tree you planted years ago? It is now encroaching on your house, and at this point, there are more weeds than perennials in your garden beds. And you wonder, … [Read more...]
Drought Tolerant Native Plants
Drought Tolerant Native Plants In New England, we have a saying, “If you don’t like the weather, wait 5 minutes.” The steady roll of the lush green hills here in the Berkshires are due to steady rainfall; but even still there are moments of drought. All over, there are … [Read more...]
Winter waiting…
Winter waiting... A mild winter leads to a wanting; a want to get back in the garden and finish tasks incomplete due to early snowfall that has now escaped from our yards. It is safe to complete the perennial cutbacks and finish the final leaf/stick pickup. Especially with brush season in full … [Read more...]
Fall Lawn Care
Fall Lawn Care Fall is the best time to repair a lawn. It is also the best time to fertilize and maintain your lawn's health. Here are the steps to take of your lawn in the fall. Step 1 Mow lawn at lowest setting so it's 2" or shorter, bag clippings. Step 2 Dethatch lawn with a stiff … [Read more...]
Container Gardening
Basic Container Ideas Containers have always been a popular attribute to the outdoor landscape, isolating a few on a patio/deck area or adding a focal point to the landscape itself, it’s a poem amongst the garden story. I believe containers can be whatever you want! It could be just a petunia … [Read more...]
Tree Planting 101
“Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” –Warren Buffet To plant a tree is to invest into the future. With all the varieties of trees from gorgeous decorative specimen trees to common run of the mill woodland features, where you want to plant is … [Read more...]
Autumn Decorations
A gorgeous display with dried Hydrangeas, Red Twig Dogwood, Gourds, Queen Anne's Lace, Gold Thread Leaf Cypress, Autumn Joy Sedum, and Goldenrod. … [Read more...]
Permaculture: What is it?
Permaculture, a new catch phrase in the Green Industry that has people asking: what is it? And/or how can I use it? By definition permaculture means ‘the development of agricultural ecosystems intended to be sustainable and self-sufficient’ (Wikipedia, 2017). It literally means permanent … [Read more...]