The Benefit of Multisensory Gardens

April 8, 2016

The Bridge Between the Garden, Brain, and the Body More than enhancing the curb and overall visual appeal of your home, your garden can prove to be a veritable feast for all of your senses. All too often we find ourselves overstimulated by everything that goes on around us, and we need help to unwind or… Read more >

Gardening for better health

January 20, 2015

Another new year has arrived, and this may have you resolving to make better choices when it comes to your health.  What you may not realize is that the key may literally be right in your own backyard! Your garden is more than a means of boosting your home’s curb appeal or a place for you to… Read more >

What to do with all those leaves?

November 18, 2014

Treasuring Fall’s Secret Riches It happens each and every year. The temperatures outside give us a break from summer, dip down pleasantly, and our trees and shrubs treat us to an amazing array of vibrant autumn colors. There’s nothing quite like enjoying that first fire in the fireplace while gazing out the windows at the… Read more >

It’s time to change out your containers!

November 11, 2014

I was recently having a conversation with someone who said that there was no point in planting containers now since we are approaching winter… What?!? I had to bite my tongue. Because as I see it winter is the time we need the most color. In summer bountiful plants and color surround us, but in… Read more >

Plant of the Month: Crocosmia

August 1, 2014

We just love this plant…and so do hummingbirds. The tubular flowers rise above grass-like foliage and bloom in warm colors ranging from yellow to orange to deep red. They attract hummingbirds like no other. They look great in swaths in and amongst other shrubs and trees. Crocosmia does die back completely in the winter, so… Read more >