Month: June 2015

  • 5,000,000 YouTube Views

    5,000,000 YouTube Views

    Yesterday my YouTube Channel, CTSCAPER, passed 5,000,000 views and 10,000 subscribers.  It’s taken four years to get here. When I filmed my first video on May 10th, 2011 I had no idea where I’d end up. I remember the nervous energy I felt in front of the camera.  It’s the same energy most people experience when public speaking. …

  • Use Curves When Designing Landscapes

    Use Curves When Designing Landscapes

    Straight lines get you from point a to b.  Curves add interest.

  • Beefsteak Tomato Roadside Stand

    Beefsteak Tomato Roadside Stand

    This week I took the kids and dog for a walk and stumbled across a tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum) growing in the crack between the curb and the asphalt.  A plant’s will to live is amazing.  I can’t wait to return this summer for some Beefsteaks!

  • Wetland Plants of CT

    Wetland Plants of CT

    Every year Cub Scout Pack 170 cleans up Edmund Road in Newtown, CT.  It’s our Earth Day conservation project.  My son and I spent an hour one Saturday morning picking up garbage and admiring flora.  Truth be told I was the only one admiring the flora. We cleaned up litter on a Saturday.  I was so…