Monthly Newsletter – June 2022
What’s Budding The Secret to Our Success There are many ways to approach acquiring, building and running a business. I have met thousands of business owners and budding entrepreneurs over my 40-plus years in the horticulture industry. We belong to several associations, chambers of commerce and trade groups, putting me in close contact with people […]
Monthly Newsletter – May 2022
What’s Budding Plants in Design There has been much increased interest in houseplants these last few years, with two main camps of devotees. Some people have quickly become plant collectors, adding a large number of small unique plants to their space. Succulents, ferns, African violets and Rex begonias are all popular, and open the door […]
Monthly Newsletter – April 2022
What’s Budding Plants and People As a person whose entire career has been wrapped around the relationship between humans and plants, I am well aware that my perspective may not be the norm. I have always been acutely aware that plants are crucial to our lives on this planet. I grew up on a small […]
Monthly Newsletter – March 2022
What’s Budding It is still exciting when one of our clients shares a challenge and asks us to help solve the puzzle. Many of our landscape challenges are solving drainage issues and then redesigning aspects of the landscape to fit new land contours. Sometimes the loss of a major tree, a solid fence installation, or […]
Monthly Newsletter – February 2022
What’s Budding Create Your Own Adventure If you read garden design or architectural design blogs or magazines, you have likely seen some spectacular gardens and unique patios, porches and three-season rooms that open to the outdoors. There are so many styles and spatial layouts to use, whether your lot is tiny or expansive. If you […]
Monthly Newsletter – January 2022
What’s Budding New Year, New View 2020 was such an interesting year, but it didn’t start out especially worrisome. In 2021, we began believing we were soon heading out of a pandemic, only to realize we were going to circle back around a few times, as vaccines became available, as some chose to be vaccinated, […]
Monthly Newsletter – December 2021
What’s Budding Where to Start? When a first home is purchased, often there are projects within the home itself that take priority in the first year or two. Later there may be funds and time to work on the landscape and patio or deck features of the home. I suggest a careful inventory of some […]
Monthly Newsletter – November 2021
What’s Budding Nearly every business owner I know has supply chain challenges this year. As we prepare for the holiday season, it has become clear that everything from light strings to artificial trees and even the colorful décor items will be hard to acquire, far more expensive than last year, and likely to require extra […]
Monthly Newsletter – October 2021
What’s Budding Plant Now for Spring Excitement Oh, how we love the first color of spring in our gardens. Bright crocus, tulips and daffodils planted in September and October really lift our spirits in March and April. For those of us with deer or rabbits, hyacinths, daffodils and even alliums are good choices to minimize […]
Monthly Newsletter – September 2021
What’s Budding Zooming with Plants As many of us spend more and more time in meetings virtually, the need to collate an attractive, professional yet personal background is clear. Some choose to use a background screen, but many prefer to create a view that shares a bit of who they are and what is important […]