Landscaping for Curb Appeal

Landscaping for Curb Appeal

One of the first things that homeowners and real estate agents think about when listing a property on the market is how it will be viewed by potential buyers. Increasing the curb appeal is at the top of the to do list when selling your home.  What is curb appeal and...
Lawn Care Tips – Mowing

Lawn Care Tips – Mowing

Do you tell yourself every spring that this will be the year that your lawn will look just as lush and green as the neighbor’s? There are likely a number of contributing factors to your failed success. Maybe you’re over fertilizing, under watering, not...

Garden Tips for Novices

Some people just have a natural talent at making things grow and bloom beautifully- we call them green thumbs.  These green thumbs have a yearning to dabble in the garden and spend weekends trying to nurture and cultivate flower, veggie or herb gardens.  Most of us...
Benefits of Automatic Sprinklers

Benefits of Automatic Sprinklers

If Mother Nature would allow for rain every few days in the exact right amount each time, none of us would have to think about irrigation systems and sprinklers. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Therefore, as homeowners, business owners, and property managers...

Spring Lawn Care II – Getting Your Lawn Going

After a long winter the world outside has finally begun to turn green and the trees have begun to bud.  New Englanders have waited for this all winter.  This past winter (one of the worst on record) especially has made us anxious to get outdoors and care for our lawns...

Common Garden Mistakes to Avoid

Last year, when I was lost in my exuberance to start my garden, I accidentally weeded what I later found out were my beautiful lavender-blue Cat mint perennials!  Another time I drown my impatiens by leaving the sprinkler on overnight by mistake.  These are errors...