Published on Saturday, February 01, 2014
![How to Effectively Transplant an Existing Shrub with the Greatest Success]()
Have you ever experienced that “Oh dear” moment when you realized that a plant has been planted in the wrong place and is now beginning to take over. Perhaps it is a Japanese maple planted along the front walk, or a Camellia Japonica planted too close to the foundation. The best way to avoid these mistakes is to put careful planning into selecting the proper plant for the spot in the first place, but hey hindsight is 20/20, right. So what can you do about it now?...
Published on Friday, January 31, 2014
![An English Garden Oasis]()
The English garden has been a staple of home decorating and style magazines for years. Something about the sprawling trees, idyllic wildflowers, and perfectly placed garden ornaments reminds us to let go of our carefully manicured everything and let nature take its course. The perfect blend of unkempt and tended, the English garden is the perfect landscaping style for recovering perfectionists, free spirit gardeners, and anyone who loves a splash of color.
The Rise of the English...
Published on Wednesday, January 22, 2014
![Tackling Winter Pruning: Roses]()
Many a movie has portrayed a similar portrait of the Southern woman: perfectly coiffed hair, a smart blouse, and stylish gardening gloves wielding pruning shears over brilliantly blooming rose bushes. The perfect presentation may be a myth, but it’s no exaggeration that roses are a Southern staple. Whether you prefer trimmed rose bushes against a white picket fence or wild blooms in an English style garden, proper care is essential to keeping your roses healthy. Here are three things to...
Published on Tuesday, January 21, 2014
![Mark the Years With Changes to Your Landscape]()
As this month comes to a close, we realize soon January 2014 will be a thing of the past. WOW where did the time go; seems to have flown right out the window. No matter, I always thought that January was a funny month anyway. Why, Oh I don’t know, somehow it makes us reflect on what went right and what went wrong in the past and in the end it makes us want to institute changes in our lives (are we really ready?). As we move on from year to year, many things happen, first and foremost we...
Published on Wednesday, January 15, 2014
![Sell Your Home with Curb Appeal]()
Selling your home is like putting on a play. You carefully arrange your props, prepare your monologues, and wait anxiously backstage as the critics write their reviews. The production phase is all about preparation: keeping unnecessary junk out of the way, creating the right atmosphere with natural home decorating, and getting your timing right. But ignoring your home landscape in favor of painting, cleaning, and redecorating is like forgetting to announce a play on the theater marquee....
