How To?

In this time of financial insecurity, there are options to get the walkway or patio you want with some labor and minimal expense for the materials. Crusher run is a compactable, mixed sized crushed stone product that includes stone dust making it a stable and durable base for driveways, patios and walkways. It provides excellent drainage and prevents settling. It comes in gray, bluish gray, blue green, tan, brown, red and even purple.

When I was a little girl living in Chicago with my family in the early 60’s, I remember my mother telling me to follow her, “We’re going to cut some forsythia and force it.”

Give it a try. Get your kids or grandkids on it! Its not too late to harvest the flower heads. You may have to wait for them to dry inside for a few days, but what else are you doing in this ghastly/beautiful weather?

This early September I get questions from friends and neighbors about aeration and seeding of lawns. Questions range from “How do I aerate and seed?” to ‘What if I don’t do anything?” You have a chance to rejuvenate you lawn in September with aeration and /or seeding.

As fall approaches so does the best time to plant trees or shrubs. I wanted to review the new, somewhat controversial task of what shape to dig the hole for a new tree.