Category: On The Stump

  • Hurricane Sandy – We Got Our Power Back Today

    Hurricane Sandy – We Got Our Power Back Today

    Today power returned to our neighborhood, four days after it went off on Monday night during Hurricane Sandy. This was the second year in a row that our home had no power on Halloween.  A year ago, almost to the day, we had a freak snowstorm that dumped almost two feet of snow and left us…

  • Why I’m Still a Landscaper

    Why I’m Still a Landscaper

    Coventry Lane in Trumbull, Connecticut, is where I began my landscaping career after graduating from the University of Connecticut with a degree in Ornamental Horticulture.  I eagerly put green fliers with a picturesque tree and my inspired ad copy in mailboxes.  Then I anxiously waited for the phone to ring. I was new to the…