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What a pleasure it is to have art in the garden! Plants are obviously the foundation of the garden landscape, but they are certainly not only piece. The garden is made up of both softscape elements, this would be plant materials like trees, shrubs, groundcovers and...

What is a bio-swale? With the recent wet springs, many of us have experienced prolonged wet and spongy conditions in our lawns as our normal rain patterns, at times have been on the extreme side. Normal drainage flows through our properties have been asked to handle...

Our current climate of extremes can bring us periods of monsoonal downpours and weeks of excruciating dryness. Each presents its own challenges: How to keep vegetation alive with minimal moisture and what to do with all that water when it does fall from the sky. Let’s...

This blog is the sixth in our series on native plants and sustainability. We discuss taking care of native plants in your landscape. While many homeowners are discovering the benefits that native plants provide in regards to lower maintenance, water needs, pesticide...

Thinking back to my childhood memories of summer, it seemed the butterflies were as plentiful as the endless summer days. Those recollections might be somewhat tainted by nostalgia, but it is true that butterfly populations do seem to be on the decline. It is...