I opened my email this morning and there was one from Pinterest, simply titled "Homemade Weed Killer", that said Did you know vinegar is an effective weed killer? Unlike … [Read more...]

Remember when you first went out on the job market? No one wanted to hire you without experience and you couldn't get experience because no one would hire you. Not only has that … [Read more...]

I grew up with a dad who was very handy and not afraid to try new projects around the house. If you could hold a Time Life home improvement book open with a brick while trying … [Read more...]

I'm a lazy gardener. With the hours I work (for which I'm grateful, of course) it's hard to find time to putter around the yard for hours. I recognize that many of my clients are … [Read more...]

If I'm being honest and open with you I should admit that I have opinions. Strong ones. And the longer I do this landscape designer thing the more I notice things that are really … [Read more...]

From time to time I like to stick my head in various online forums where homeowners look for landscape advice. It's definitely not an unusual occurrence for someone to create a … [Read more...]

New Year's Eve is coming quickly, and if you're planning on having friends over to watch the ball drop you have two choices. You can spiffy up the landscape, or you can turn off … [Read more...]

I grew up in New England. We weren't nuts like people from Minnesota (seriously, I've seen Minnesotans wearing shorts on days that would freeze a polar bear's tongue to the hull of … [Read more...]

Is that the most click-baity headline ever? Anyhow, the short answer to that burning question: maybe. The problem with old school, incandescent holiday lights (don't send me … [Read more...]