Tending Your Garden, Renovating Your Existing Garden

For many homeowners these days, a full-scale landscape makeover is not financially feasible. Whether you are selling your house and need to create “curb appeal,” or you simply want to […] Read more »

Tending Your Garden, Creating a Low-Maintenance Garden

Every season seems to bring more and more requests for “low maintenance” gardens. This typically translates to a garden that looks great year-round, with little or no time and effort […] Read more »

Tending Your Garden, Spring Checklist

It’s hard to believe that spring is almost here — the view outside my window right now is pretty grim. However, I know that soon the sky will brighten, buds […] Read more »

Tending Your Garden, "A Garden For 4 Seasons"

Fall foliage – flowering shrubs that provide lovely fall foliage as well as beautiful blooms include: Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia), Sweetspire (Itea virginica), Witch hazel (Hamamelis) and some varieties of […] Read more »

Tending Your Garden, "Dealing with Deer" – Part II

In my last article I outlined some easy, low-key, tactics for dissuading deer. The following strategies employ your plantings to keep the herds at bay: Think "deer-resistant"not "deer-proof" — Every […] Read more »

Tending Your Garden, "Dealing with Deer"

Coyote urine. Irish Spring soap. Pantyhose filled with human hair. Raw eggs. If you garden in Westchester, you’ve probably considered at least one of these "tried and true" approaches in […] Read more »
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TENDING YOUR GARDEN, Garden Design Principles – Part Two

In the previous article we discussed basic strategies to employ when planning your garden. Now that you’re ready to plant, here are some suggestions to get you started: • When […] Read more »