A resource of inspiration & guidance for New England home gardeners and landscapers.
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Naturalizing a previously wooded area (stumps still intact) with perennials, grasses, rock walls, water features, pathways, benches, garden sheds, showy shrubs and flowering trees. I recently received this email from an old friend in need. “I really don’t know quite where to begin – I don’t know if I should hire someone to help and [...]
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How to install a lawn in early spring in Northern New Hampshire. If you try it very early you may want to do it with your fingers crossed. The log below follows my early seeding of my Northern New Hampshire lawn. April 1 – Decided to try early seeding with temperatures predicted for at least [...]
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Rural Backyard Series: Landscape Maintenance Maintenance of your landscape like maintenance of your house is important? Do you want low maintenance? There are a multitude of ways to implement a low maintenance landscape. Remember, there is no such thing as zero maintenance unless you hire someone to do it for you. Maintaining a landscape is half [...]
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Rural Backyard Series: Landscape Master Plan Transitioning your landscape over time may require a master plan. When you begin to design, renovate or upgrade an existing landscape you should always incorporate a 1-5-10 and even 15 year plan so that you can transition your landscape as your family grows or your needs change. Designing areas [...]
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