In 1882, a man named Peter J. McGuire, a Union Leader in New York proposed the idea of celebrating American workers. That year, the first Labor Day parade was held, sponsored by the Central Labor Union and Knights of Labor in New York. By 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed it into law. Happy belated Labor … Read more
IT’S IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR Fall will be here soon and the fall planting season is fast approaching. I mentioned a couple times in recent blogs that August is the month to get ready and plan your planting projects for fall. One big QUESTION that many homeowners ask themselves is “can professional … Read more
Things to Keep in Mind for Your Fall Garden If you are planting fall vegetables, you must fertilize the soil again. Your spring and summer vegetables have taken care of what you put down in the spring. Refresh your soil by putting down a couple of inches of compost, if possible, and using a good … Read more
DO YOUR HOMEWORK IN AUGUST Are you a new homeowner? Or do you want to re-do your existing landscape? Does it look old and worn out? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, then August is the time to really ask questions about planting and plants and do plant research about what … Read more
Tomatoes. The quintessential summer vegetable. But wait, it’s not a vegetable at all! Botanically, it’s a fruit! And not just a fruit, but a berry! So here are some other interesting facts about this quintessential summer berry: Tomatoes – the 80,000-Year-Old Treat Tomatoes are truly American, originating in South America over 80,000 years ago. The … Read more
GREAT PLANT IDEAS FOR A DORM ROOM OR NEW OFFICE It’s that time of year when some of you have kids moving back into a dorm room at college. You’ll want to add something green to soften or highlight an area. We all know there is not much room inside the living quarters of a … Read more
The peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower is here! According to NASA meteor expert Bill Cooke, the Perseids are perhaps the most popular meteor shower of the year. Typical rates are about 80 meteors an hour, but in outburst years (such as back in 2016), the rate can be between 150-200 meteors an hour. The … Read more
WE ARE NOW ONE MONTH AWAY FROM THE FALL PLANTING SEASON August is a great month to get organized as to what you want to do to your lawn and garden come September. To recap the month of July: Yes, July was typically a hot month. But it was not a dry month like June. In … Read more
Did you know that citrus fruits are berries botanically? Or that citrus is native to Southeast Asia? In fact, in many languages, they are known as Chinese Apples. Here are some more citrus fun facts! From Color Changes to Record-Breaking Lemons Christopher Columbus Brings Oranges to the New World Oranges first reached the New World … Read more
MY TOP 5 FAVORITE SUMMER BLOOMING PERENNIALS FOR JULY It is now the end of July, and we are halfway through summer. Typically, the end of July and August can be our hottest and driest months of the year. But, we have many very hardy perennials that love this time of year. It is their … Read more
