The groundhog may have predicted six more weeks of winter, but around here, we are thinking Spring! It’s important to remember that your flower beds and landscaping need maintenance in the late winter to ensure they thrive come springtime.
Time to divide: After the plant has been in the ground 4 to 5 years flowering will diminish if they are not divided. Best times are either early spring, when they leaves first emerge or shortly after they have finished blooming.
New easy care roses, beautiful, repeat blooming and fragrant – climbers, shrubs and ground covers are the essence of the June garden. Prior 2000, many landscape designers and home owners had stopped planting roses.
Green on green landscapes can mean lower maintenance requirements than a garden full of colorful flowering plants. But who wants an all green garden?
Ridgefield, is well named – it is a field of Ridges. With roads tellingly named Ledges, Limestone and Stonecrest. Wilton and Newtown road names also tell us what to expect when we start out to garden, Key Rock Road and Granite Drive should give all gardeners pause.
Just last night I picked our first crop of strawberries from the raised beds. The blueberry bushes in the edible garden are almost ready for harvest.
Take a look through our work, then let’s talk about what is possible for your property.