Last week the residents of my town voted on a budget for the next fiscal year. There was some contention among the citizens regarding the need to raise taxes during difficult economic times, but the roads need paving, the police and fire departments must be funded, and the schools for our children staffed and maintained. [...]
Gardening, like most every other pastime, is an on going learning experience. Much of what good gardeners learn comes from what we read in books or magazines, which we then put to the test in our gardens. Yet, some of the best lessons are passed along to us from other gardeners. Simple lessons such as [...]
1. Deer fencing is the best way to keep deer and other unwanted animals out of your garden.
2. Keeping deer off your property greatly reduces the risk of Lyme disease
3. No one likes the smell of deer repellent and with good fencing you won’t have to buy that stinky spray ever again.
4. If deer damage [...]
I’ve been working in the landscaping field for over fifteen years and in that time I have received a lot of useful advice from experienced plantsmen. As I worked my way up the ranks from a waterer and weeder, installation laborer, to a landscape designer, the most memorable advice I ever heard was when Brent, of Brent [...]
Perennials are not like trees and shrubs. When you buy a tree you judge their branching structure and outward vigor because when you buy a tree you are paying for the time and effort that was put into growing it for several years. That’s why the price for woody plants increases exponentially with their size. [...]