Spring has arrived, and the snow has disappeared (hopefully).  Although we may not enjoy shoveling snow, it sure does make the yard look nice.  No mowing, weeding, or raking is needed! As you begin your spring clean-up, you may notice that some areas need a little covering.  Perhaps you have a flower bed that isn’t [...]

As you do a visual appraisal of your garden, do you realize that as far as green is concerned your garden just doesn’t make the grade? If you are looking for more ways to green up your garden and make it more ecological, here are some worthwhile suggestions. Allow these ideas to serve as a [...]

If your yard has started to look drab because the color has drained away now that fall has set in, then don’t despair- there are things you can do to give your yard the panache it needs to look happy and alive! Summer is the time for blooming flowers while fall brings multicolored leaves and [...]

If you know anyone who has a lilac bush in his yard, then you probably have stopped by it frequently in late May and early June to breathe in the scent of its blossoms. It is a smell that I never grow tired of. Lilacs blossom for only a few weeks of the year, so [...]

Remember the days when your parents or grandparents owned a clunky reel mower (also known as a push mower)? You dreaded those occasions when it was your turn to mow because it was a heavy and awkward contraption and you sometimes ended up missing patches of grass. You got a good workout, but you were [...]