March and the end is in sight. No matter how low the temperature drops or even a last blast of snow, somehow in March it is bearable because we know April is around the corner and with April comes spring. Now is a good time to start thinking about late winter chores. If you hadn’t […]
Montclair Landscape Design
Art in Bloom in Montclair
Winter is a long season for a gardener. The days are short, the nights too long and the overall dreariness can sometimes seep into your bones and your soul. If you have read my posts in the past then you know this is a recurring theme for me. You also know I have tried to […]
Winter’s Coming…
There’s frost on the pumpkin. It’s dark at 5pm and the early morning skies are ablaze in that amazing fall/winter sunrise. I remember last year around this time writing about how I was going to try to find the beauty in winter and in nature at this time of year. Seeing things senesce breaks my […]
Garden Lessons: Chapter III – The Final Act in an Ongoing Project
We’re on the third chapter and the saga is complete! Finally, all is planted, with the right plants for the right light, the irrigation is running, the fences are up and the deer are out. I started the first chapter of this story back in March when I discussed some very hard lessons learned. The […]
Garden Lessons: Chapter II
And so begins Chapter II of the post I wrote in March, entitled “Garden Lessons,” about the struggles encountered on a project with deer, too much shade and the right plant in the wrong place or the wrong plant in the right place. The first order of business was clearing out the back of the […]
