| Cultivating Your Kingdom
It is spring and the gardeners are back! Lawns are being raked, branches and felled trees, left behind in the wake of winter storms, are being gathered up. Its called Spring Clean Up and it is a ritual where everyone is doing yard work throughout the Hamptons.
There is something about country living that attracts gardeners. On the east end we are particularly conscious of our landscape, whether it is barren and beachy, or lush and green, our gardens consume us. Some of us are experts at growing plants in the sand and have become masters of the seascape, a great form of gardening that does not involve mowing, weeding, or watering.
In addition to being a great hobby, stress reliever, and source of tomatoes for sauce, a garden can enhance or detract from the value of your home.
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Spring is here and Yardcrew.com, a top online yard care and yard services resource, has the tools homeowners need to find the right landscaping service in anticipation of warmer weather. Knowing how to choose a good landscaper is just as important as knowing when to landscape. With issues such as proper watering, pesticides and tree trimming to deal with, many homeowners would rather hire a landscape contractor to take care of their yards. Yardcrew.com connects visitors with licensed, quality landscape contractors in their area. (PRWEB) April 6, 2007 -- With spring comes warm weather and Yardcrew.com, the essential home services connecting landscaping consumers and contractors, offers homeowners a resource to find landscaping services. Many homeowners have trouble finding qualified, licensed landscaping contractors and often don't know how important it is to ask the right questions when selecting a landscaper -- or even the differences between commercial and residential landscapers.
Rain garden trend takes root in Clive
Work began this week to prepare the area just east of the public library for a rain garden, an environmentally friendly way to absorb water runoff during storms.
The garden will replace an existing detention pond.
"I'm excited. I think it's going to be very neat," said Lisa Schmidt, Clive's assistant city manager.
Schmidt spearheaded the project and secured money through a Metro Waste Authority program to cover the roughly $16,000 cost.
In late May, West Des Moines-based Heard Gardens will begin work on the garden, which will have more than a dozen native plants.
"From a green perspective, the whole rain garden concept makes a lot of sense," said Patty Reeve, a landscape designer for Heard Gardens who designed Clive's garden.
Jaycees to host master gardener
The Hattiesburg Jaycees invite all gardening enthusiasts to visit with master gardener Glenda Beasley on Thursday evening. Beasley, a landscaping consultant and Purvis resident, will discuss lawn care and gardening tips with the Jaycees and their guests at 6:30 p.m. at the Jaycee Building at 208 Hutchinson Ave. near Hattiesburg High School. .
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