by Tom Girolamo | Mar 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
Do you want to protect your property from flooding and drought? What’s a swale? A swale is a excavated depression to slow, absorb and direct water. Swales can help you use and reuse water on your property. March is a great time to talk about this since the snow...
by Tom Girolamo | Feb 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Winter is a great time to think about the pond you have or the one that you want to have. This article will help you to ask the kind of questions necessary to help yourself . Small ponds, either lined or unlined, are challenging to manage if you ignore basic...
by Tom Girolamo | Jul 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Should you grow your own fruits and vegetables or buy them at the market? What about landscape plants? Should you buy big ones and get a head start or grow your own from seed or starts. Well that all depends! What are your goals and how do you see your...
by Tom Girolamo | Aug 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
When people think of native and natural landscapes their thoughts often go to prairie landscapes. However there there are many options for the uses of prairie plants and grasses in your landscape. When comes to native and ornamental grasses; there are varieties that...
by Tom Girolamo | Jul 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
I don’t grow a lot of annual vegetables because my spring is really busy, relying instead on perennial fruit and vegetable crops. Annuals that I do grow, like my harvest of small and fingerling potatoes in the picture, are things that are simple and fast. You...
by Tom Girolamo | Jul 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
No, Kathy was not yelling at Tom! Our friends Katrina and Cory needed a lesson in chicken processing in preparation for putting their 150 clover fed meat birds in the freezer. While I have skinned most of my chickens, this project built a fire under me to make a low...
