Tag: Landscaping

In March of this year I was able to offer some assistance to my younger son as he took on landscaping his home in SoCal. He had done the research, drawn up a design, soaked up information from the locals, and was ready to clear out the old, revive the planting beds, and welcome the…

The meaning of the word is clear. There’s a plant. It’s been planted. Then it needs to move to another location. It’s being “transplanted.” Simple. However, in practice, there’s another word that is more descriptive of the process: “Uprooted.” To be fair, I don’t take this lightly. I know, from practical experience, that the likelihood…

Before you know what’s happening, you’ve been drawn through the looking glass, hit 88mph in the DeLorean, swallowed the red pill, and entered another dimension. When you go to your local big box home store you unconsciously park near the Garden Center even if you’re only buying drywall screws. Especially if you’re only buying drywall screws.  You have…

There was a curious, odd-shaped corner of the yard I studied all winter that begged to be rescued from the banality of growing grass. It longed to be free, the kind of free that produces perennials and flowering shrubs. I had some ideas including the perfect color palette. Finally, it was spring. The forsythia did…