[New] Landscaping

Or try something new. Do you want to add a berry patch to your yard or plant a fruit tree and build a food forest? How about a kitchen garden for salad greens and herbs? Are you tired of mowing your lawn? How about transforming it into a wildflower meadow? The bees and butterflies will thank you.

You can also plant a backyard orchard that produces baskets of homegrown organic fruits and berries to feed the whole family. Or keep the conventional landscape look while incorporating the same useful and productive fruits, nuts, berries, and native flowers. Dream a little. But don’t wait until Sumer to plan your project and make your plant lists.

Winter’s also the perfect time to dream a little about next year’s garden and landscape. Whether you want to fix a problem or try something new, now is the time to take note and take action.

What about that spot in your yard where water accumulates or that stubborn bare patch in what is supposed to be your lush front lawn? Maybe it’s time to do a little water management by building a swale and berm to direct water away from wet spots and direct it toward dry spots.