Month: June 2015
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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. …
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Use Curves When Designing Landscapes
Straight lines get you from point a to b. Curves add interest.
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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!
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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…