Which Plants to Deadhead?
CREDIT: DEAN SCHOEPPNER You can often get a clue about which plants to deadhead and which to leave alone just by watching them. If the flowers stay on the plant and become brown and unattractive, feel free to start deadheading to clean up the mess. Plants with Many Small Flowers These include Coreopsis, feverfew, golden […]
FLOWERS FOR A BEE-FRIENDLY GARDEN
Bees help your garden thrive, so treat them well by growing some or all of these bee-friendly plants. By Anne Balogh Share: Suncredible® Yellow sunflower. Photo by: Proven Winners. Which came first, the bee or the bee balm? While the question may be interesting to contemplate, it illustrates the vital partnership between plant and pollinator, […]
Spring Cleanup
Follow This Spring Yard Clean Up Checklist to Make Your Patio and Lawn Summer-Ready Remove all traces of winter with these gardening and cleaning tips. BY AMANDA GARRITY Jan 29, 2020 THOMAS KUOH It makes sense why you typically focus your spring cleaning efforts on the inside of your house: More often than not, the […]
Tips for Planting Perennials in the Fall
The cooler temperatures of fall are a welcome change at the end of a hot summer. Along with cool misty mornings, golden grasses and sliver puffy clouds, fall also brings a perfect opportunity to plant more perennials. Whether supplementing an existing planting or installing an entire garden, the soil and air temperatures during autumn present […]
SPRING CLEANUP CHECKLIST Written By: David Beaulieu Just as people speak of “spring cleaning” tasks performed to freshen up a home that has been shuttered up all winter, so lawns and the rest of your landscaping need some TLC at this time of year to prepare your yard for the growing season. A spring […]
International Society of Arboriculture www.isa-arbor.com Planting a Tree Planting a tree is a lifelong investment. How well this investment grows depends on the type of tree selected and the planting location, the care provided during planting, and the follow-up care after planting. Getting your new tree off to a healthy start will help the tree […]
Fall and Winter Landscape
by HomeAdvisor When fall is fast approaching and winter rains are not far behind, it is a good time to start planning your landscape improvements to solve drainage problems that might have surfaced last winter, clean up any mess left by last year’s water, and create an attractive new yard that will help prevent property […]
Fall Front-yard Landscaping Ideas Need to enhance your curb appeal? Plant this fanciful fall garden bed for a welcoming front-yard. Easy as 1-2-3! 32Save Start with your foundation bed — it’s perfect for adding a range of plants to beautify your front yard. Choose plants needing bright sun and some needing partial shade. Japanese maple, summersweet, […]
Cooling Landscape Ideas
University of Vermont Extension Department of Plant and Soil Science Summer News Article CREATING A COOLING LANDSCAPE Dr. Leonard Perry, Extension Professor University of Vermont Landscaping can give your home “curb appeal,” but did you also know that it may keep your home cooler and reduce both summer and winter energy bills? Proper landscape design, […]
Think Spring!
Think spring: Tips to find and grow your relationship with a landscape professional Tuesday, 12 December 2017 Hoffman Landscapes, Inc./LoveYourLandscape.org The weather outside is frightful, and the week ahead calls for falling temperatures, maybe even snow. That makes it easy to dream of warmer spring weather, but to plan for it? To sit and strategize […]
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