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.
Have you ever felt a sense of awe, tranquility, and inspiration while strolling through a city park, public garden or well-designed courtyard? You probably didn’t give it much thought – like listening to a song but not knowing why you like it. Like music composition, a professionally designed landscape is intentional. It is much more …
Pest control companies will put the fear of ants in you and attempt to extend their reach of extermination services to the lawn, trees and shrub beds in your yard. There’s no doubt that ants are a nuisance in the home. But are ants really bad for home landscapes? The Cons of Having Ants In …
There is perhaps no landscape product terminology more confusing than “gravel” and “stone.” This misunderstanding sometimes leads to customers ordering the wrong material. It’s not a simple answer, but hopefully in this blog post we can clarify what exactly is the difference between gravel and stone. Where gravel and stone come from. The generally accepted …
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