Gardening Notes

Thank you for allowing Longmeadow Landscape to serve you, and your wonderful gardens in 2022. As the 2023 season begins, I’m reaching...

We all have those quintessential summer memories from our youth. You know those call-out moments that say "Summer". Like that first day...

One of the most dazzling, delightful and decorative garden flowers are Dahlias. Truly a must have for any garden. And so many flower...

Are you tired? Listless? Do you wander around your home gazing out the window? Do you hate the word “vortex”? When you hear a songbird...

A client regaled me with tales of the local birds that visit her property, “We put a bit of seed out for them and all these various...

Love to cook? Don't love to cook? But love to eat? Fresh herbs are the best way to add flavor and nutrients to your new recipes and old...

We seem to have gotten past our collective angst over moving the clocks ahead. Seems so strange. Aren’t we constantly noting how time...

Flowering vines can add a beautiful vertical element to the garden. A plain fence, pergola column, or trellis can all be dressed with...

Autumn brings with it an expansive list of lifestyle changes. From cable knit sweaters and leather boots, to pumpkin spice lattes to...

Who doesn't love to have fresh cut flowers in as many rooms as possible from spring through fall? Making flower arrangements right from...

Lately I've got Cali on my mind. Not the Sunshine State. I've been thinking about Calibrachoa (Kal-ih_bruh-KOE-a). Those little...

The native plant Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum), is such a unique plant it’s impossible to miss. It’s a joy to see Mayapple unfurl in...

We're really admiring garden art on the Twin Forks this year. Here's an eclectic sample of garden pieces we've seen recently. These first...

So there is a certain someone you have feelings for. You want to give a meaningful gift but you don’t want too be obvious. The language...

Every garden holds its own pledge as well. We have put to bed many a garden last November and we know what’s happily waiting under the soil.