Category: Plants and Animals
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The green-building movement is moving to the great outdoors.
So what types of projects are consumers having landscape designers do now? Yes, the green-building movement is evolving. Homeowners are beginning to realize what ;landscape designers have known for a long time – the entire site has just as much impact on energy usage, environmental impact, and sustainability as the indoors. Of course there’s COVID… Read more
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Edible Flowers: Unique Gift Plants to Impress
Of course, just about any plant is a nice gift for someone you like. Here I’ve put together some groupings of thoughtful plants that you could give someone. It will make them think of you every time they brush against them or walk by. Plants that smell good One of the universal favored scents over… Read more
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Garden Trivia V2
Trivia is back. Here’s the second installment. Enjoy! Besides being a really good gardener, Mike Hunter is an excellent RE Broker. Text or Call Mike 978-580-1069 today. His clients appreciate his commitment to delivering a streamlined, results-oriented deal every time. People also ask about Sudbury Stuff 80% of my business comes from referrals and repeat… Read more
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How to Add More Interest in Your Cold Weather Garden
Wintertime, like an x-ray of the landscape, reveals a garden’s basic structure. To add more interest to the cold-weather garden, consider these key elements: Focal Points Focal points include sculpture, garden structures, boulders or containers. They can create dramatic or subtle, year-round interest within the landscape. Garden features such as ponds, arbors or a lone… Read more
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Simple Rock Gardening for those Difficult Spaces
If your property has a section with a steep slope or a rapid change in grade you might have the perfect location for a rock garden. While I’ve seen some elaborate man made rock gardens and poolside grottos, to me the most impressive have been the ones that had the makings there in nature and… Read more
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Tips for Harvesting and Storing Onions
A good garden will yield you a bounty of onions, just about ready for their final harvest about this time of year. Once you’ve grown them you need to learn how to store them. It’s really not that difficult and stored properly they will last for about six months . When are they ready to… Read more
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Home Soil Sample Test for Gardening | Easy DIY Guide
I once had some soil delivered and spread on a section of the lawn and from it grew the worst grass that I had ever seen. There was plenty of sun. I watered it regularly. I used good grass seed and seemed to do everything right so why the lack of success. It was the… Read more
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Rock that rock garden where nothing else will grow
If your property has ledge or a section with a steep slope or a rapid change in grade you might have the perfect location for a rock garden. While I’ve seen some elaborate man made rock gardens, the most impressive have been the ones that had the makings there in nature and the gardener just… Read more
