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Climate & Zones

Claire Murray Studio Garden, W. Barnstable, MA

by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)

Cape Cod Landscapes Claire Murray is a designer. She is known for her designs in hand-hooked rugs, home accessories and apparel. She is an entrepreneur with retail shops around the world and has entered the world of publishing also. Her retail store in W. Barnstable, Massachusetts in located on Route 6A in an old converted [...]

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Fringe Tree Mature Bark

by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)

Fringe Tree – Chionanthus virginicus – Alt Name: Old Man’s Beard Hardiness Zones: 3-9 (click photo for large photo) Hardiness will be more suspect in Zone 3. Planting in Zone 3 and 4 try to place the tree in a south/southeast location for the maximum amount of sun and warmth in winter. The Fringe Tree [...]

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Spring Snowfall in New England

by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)

Ahhhhh… spring in New England. You just never know. We here in Northern New England in the White Mountains received a late spring gift from Mother Nature in the form of a FOOT of snow on average throughout the region. It won’t be here long as temperatures are already rising. The snow storm took place [...]

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Late Spring Snow – Protecting Young Trees

by Steve McRae (Landscape Consultant & Designer, Entrepreneur)

Protecting Young Trees from Late Spring Snow Storms Late spring snow is not necessarily a bad thing unless the temperatures drop well below freezing and there are sensitive new buds on plants, shrubs and trees especially fruit trees. If these buds freeze there will be few survivors and sparse fruit. Nothing for the bees to [...]

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