by Tom Girolamo | Mar 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
I occasionally hear people expound about the virtues of growing plants in greenhouses and inside other structures. “There are no weeds, insects or diseases to deal with” is a universal message from novice greenhouse growers. That could not be further from...
by Tom Girolamo | Feb 1, 2017 | You Can Do It!
Many gardeners spend the winter pouring over seed catalogs for spring planting. For many, gardening involves planting a crop that grows for only one season and then is replaced the following year. Gardening requires constant repetition that produces temporary results...
by Tom Girolamo | Jan 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
I put on my fuzzy slippers and eat bonbons all day! Not quite! Landscapes that create measurable benefits for others aren’t created overnight. While other landscapers are out plowing snow during the winter, I’ll spend the coldest months planning out the...
by Tom Girolamo | Dec 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Don’t you hate the waste regarding packaging? While cardboard and some wrapping paper is reusable and recyclable in many ways, foam is often not so easy. Most foam and plastic packing materials end up in the landfill or worse yet in our oceans. Part of a...
by Tom Girolamo | Dec 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
AccuWeather’s Advertising Sales team is based out of Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan. This is not a low-rent district and a testament to how much money changes hands in the weather forecasting business. Not only are there private and government weather...
by Tom Girolamo | Nov 10, 2016 | You Can Do It!
[For information on identifying damage to your plants, read our article: Spot Animal Damage To Your Landscape.] If you haven’t protected your plants from animal damage yet, you still have time. Winter in northern climates is part of the natural process for...
by Tom Girolamo | Nov 5, 2016 | You Can Do It!
If you are observant you can take action as soon as you see animal damage in your landscape before it is too late! Every year I am amazed at the number of people who say they don’t have deer problems where they live in central Wisconsin. Yet, they have noticed...
by Tom Girolamo | Oct 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Have you ever noticed around Halloween that some properties look just plain scary? Over night big, white styrofoam barrels appear, shrubs are wrapped in tattered burlap and straw is strewn about. Sometimes you even see elaborately constructed “gallows”...
by Tom Girolamo | Oct 12, 2016 | Commercial and Resort Sustainable Landscape Solutions
A recent visit to a vacation property, poignantly brought attention to the visible signs of soil erosion. This residential resort has attempted to install erosion control features and those features are actually causing more damage. Roads on the property are breaking...
by Tom Girolamo | Oct 6, 2016 | You Can Do It!
If you haven’t tried fall planting you are missing out on the easiest time of year to establish many types of plants. Bulbs, perennials, shrubs, trees and prairie plantings are all easier to plant in the fall. And most fall planting can go right up until the...
