Videos
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How to Prune a Tree Hydrangea – Part 1
Prune your tree hydrangeas (Hydrangea paniculata) after growth has stopped in the fall or before new growth in the spring. Tree hydrangeas can take a heavy pruning with ease. Don’t be afraid to prune them. Your goal when pruning tree hydrangeas is to: Remove crossing branches. Remove dead branches. Remove last years flower buds. Thin…
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Why Should You Hire a Landscape Designer?
What are the benefits of hiring a landscape designer? Why should you hire a landscape designer? There are at least three situations where you should hire a landscape designer: The most obvious reason, you don’t know about garden design. A good landscape designer can help you get the results that best meet your needs. You know about gardening but…
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How to Prune Using the Three Cut Method
There is plenty of information about how to prune using the three cut method. Today I’d like to show you why to prune using the three cut method. When pruning trees and shrubs we want the wound to heal quickly. The quicker the wound heals the better your tree or shrub can seal out attack by…
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Front Yard Landscape Design by an Oxford CT Landscaper
The video above is a beautiful colonial in Oxford CT where we were the landscaper of choice. I hope you enjoy the tour of this lovely home.
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What’s Your Dream?
This week I was pondering what makes me happy. How do I find joy? Many of the things that make me happy as an adult were the same things that made me happy when I was a kid. Some of the things on my “Happy List” are: A good conversation Splitting wood My children smiling…
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Selectively Pruning Evergreen Shrubs – Part 2
In the first part of this series I showed you how to selectively prune evergreen shrubs. Now I’d like to show you one of the greatest benefits of this pruning method. By selectively pruning your evergreen shrubs you can control their height indefinitely. Every time you prune you are cutting into the shrub, so…
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Selectively Pruning Evergreen Shrubs – Part 1
Why do people get out their hedge shears once a year, usually during the heat of June or July, and prune their evergreen shrubs like a new recruit in the army? Yes Virginia, there is a better way! If you want healthy, attractive and easy to care for evergreen shrubs try selective pruning. Benefits of Selectively Pruning Evergreen…
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Tricks of a Monroe CT Landscaper
As a Monroe CT landscaper this landscape was a challenge to design. The stately colonial perched on top of a hill and doesn’t look like part of the landscape. My goal was to make the home look like it fit in. Tricks of a Monroe CT Landscaper I made the home look like it fit in…
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How to Aerate and Overseed Your Lawn
A few hours aerating your lawn this weekend will give benefits for a long time. Why should I aerate? Aerate your lawn if you have compacted soil, the grass is getting thin or you would like to overseed with a more vigorous type of seed. When should I aerate? I prefer to aerate from late summer to early…