Fall Fun at Landscape and Garden Today

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:40:00 +0000

We are working hard to prepare for an “official” launch of Landscape & Garden Today. Needless to say, there seems to be more work than time, but it’s fun to see LGT take shape. Here’s crossing fingers it will be picture perfect in the next few weeks, but Christmas is always coming, or so mother used to say. Check back frequently to see how we are coming along. We definitely would love comments, feedback, or any other sharing. As our community grows, you will have an opportunity to communicate with like minded folk who are committed to going green from around the world.

Garden Centers have great deals this time of year.

In the meantime Fall has been happening all around. It happens to be my personal favorite season, followed closely by spring. The leaves are near peak here and that means soon they will be on the ground. Instead of sending them to the landfill, or burning them (oh, no!) a great way to fertilize your lawn is to run over the leaves with a lawn mower. They will naturally compost, providing nutrients all winter long, and you don’t have to rake as many. Depending on the number of trees, you still may have to rake up leaves. Lucky you…save those leaves. If you wait until the leaves are almost dry, you can either shred them or just put the pile near the compost area to add as “brown matter” to sandwich between green material such as yard scraps and vegetable peelings. Your compost pile will love you. You will be amply rewarded when rich brown compost greets you at the bottom of the bin.

It’s also a great time to check your local nursery center for some great buys. Bulbs, shrubs and trees are all great fall plantings, and by now many are on sale. Look for native varieties to go green! Also, remember to keep them watered through the winter if it’s dry to prevent wind burn.

We look forward to blogging with you again soon. Enjoy your Autumn.

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Fall Fun at Landscape and Garden Today