Evergreens are the backbone of a winter landscape. During the growing season, you may not notice evergreens as part of your landscape. There is so much going on with blooming spring shrubs and bushy summer perennials, the low-profile evergreens in the landscape take a back seat. When winter hits, however – the snow flies and […]
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The landscape season in New Hampshire starts off with a bang in early spring with a showy display from flowering shrubs like Rhododendrons and Azaleas, to a host of ornamental trees such as Crabapples, Dogwoods and Callery Pears. Once the spring-flowering shrub display fades, summer brings on a kaleidoscope of color with herbaceous perennials taking
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When it comes to sucking up carbon, trees are the real champions, but let’s not forget about turf in this important climate change game. Both trees and turf grass play an important part in capturing carbon.
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Planting Memorial trees is one of the best ways to remember loved ones after they’ve passed away. Memorial trees are different from Legacy trees (planted when a child is born) in that the cremated remains (aka “cremains) of people or pets are often introduced into the soil beneath the Memorial tree. Rather than a cold
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Drought conditions in New Hampshire are not as uncommon as you might think. Eleven out of the last twenty years have seen rainfall totals anywhere between 10%-24% below normal. 2000-2003 saw the longest standing drought; the drought of 2016 the most severe since the 1960’s. The summer of 2020 has seen moderate drought conditions since
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