The year of the Forsythia

Posted on Apr 9, 2012 in Blog Our mild Winter of 2011-2012 will come back to haunt us, I’m sure. Hordes of mosquitoes and other insect pests running amok. Inadequate water reserves, the list goes on… But wow, it is the year of the forsythia. They all bloomed beautifully and the cooling weather has allowed them to preserve their flowers. Little ones, big ones, ones that have been mutilated by hedge shears, old...
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Capital District Flower and Garden show discount

Posted on Mar 24, 2012 in Blog New clients who like our facebook page will receive $20 off a 2 hour consultation or $40 off a landscape design package. If you don’t use Facebook please use the postcard included in the bags handed out at the show. Discount will end April 30, 2012. Please mention this discount when making your appointment. Thanks and hope you enjoyed the show!
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It’s officially here!

Posted on Mar 20, 2012 in Blog Spring is officially here; what an exhilarating but still spiritual part of our seasonal cycle. Let’s all take some time today and see all of the life exploding and enjoy these...
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The unseen world

Posted on Mar 8, 2012 in Blog After almost 8 years of not having a wood stove in our home we finally installed another.  There were a number of fallen trees on our property that we were able to pull out of the woods and cut and split. When I was splitting the wood the bark peeled off easily since the trees had started the natural decay process. The patterns in the inside of the bark were fascinating; highways created by...
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Pileated Woodpecker

Posted on Mar 7, 2012 in Blog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSJYug_URFE We have the honor of hosting a male pileated woodpecker who has decided to carve a nesting hole in an ancient Crimson King maple here at the house. They are the biggest and most elusive of our native woodpeckers in this area of the country. I knew the tree sustained damage due to excavation when we did an addition to our home. I fenced around the tree...
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Where’s the Snow?

Posted on Feb 15, 2012 in Blog From a landscape designer’s viewpoint I usually like to see at least a 6″ snow cover for most of the Winter; it’s Nature’s blanket that protects delicate plant roots from extreme cold. However I do have to admit I do not miss wrestling the snow blower through massive drifts week after week . The balmy weather allowed my friend Ray Shepard, of Shepardspropertyservices.com,...
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