the senses

the garden is full of senses... today there were lilacs and wisteria , viburnum and dogwoods... the smells where faint and overwhelming...the early season seeds were just sprouting and this afternoon ..felt as if summer had blew in

this is what its about...

this is what it is all about...




































the beautiful days to work outside and this ...the chance to catch a plant preforming so perfectly ... this wisteria is just lovely right now... with the cool temps in the evening the flowers are lasting ....enjoy!

new garden

we have created our first new garden of 2010...




here are some pictures of the transformation look again for pictures of the garden as it grows....





a weedy patch before, and a flower garden after....

EARTH DAY!!!

Today is earth day ... so get out in to the open air... connect with the soil...take a walk in the woods and honour the living breathing world around you ... feel the connection of this globe and imagine that we are all together here ...show your respect for the mother earth and your fellow neighbour. Plant a tree, a flower, clean up the surrounding area where you are... here are some pictures of our garden in Cuba, Illinois.... it grows as we grow ....

cool meditation garden

where are the spring showers

april 16 , so for half of the month we have had just a little rain... i thought there was to be april showers ... i think as in previous years those are turning into may showers with june flowers... but at least the weather is quite nice with mild temps some warmer days in the 70's but most in in the 50's and 60's , this is just what we like ...but since i was updating , if you have small container plants indoors you can bring them out side but don't forget to water them and some water on those newly seeded lawns if you have those as well as a bit of water on those new seeds directly sowed in the gardens ... i started some seeds and directly sowed some in the soils...

geometric garden

garden is cool ... geometric garden

Those showers in April and making way for flowers in May. The spring has been a wonderful time in Chicago, with some warming days , cool evenings and just the right amount of rain. It seems we are slightly warmer than last year , even the Lake Michigan waters are warmer already. I hope this is not the sign to come all summer, but we could use a bit warmer weather than last year...then it would be typical... We are still cleaning and moving debris to compost piles so we can take advantage of free nutrients... here are some quick videos...enjoy

today in the old paper birch

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cosmo ferraro landscaping shirts vote and win

this is our shirt now
option of a shirt
option of another

spring shots

flowering weeping cherry
redbud


flowering weeping cherry

WARNING! WARNING!

Cocoa Mulch has been determined to contain ingredients that are harmful to dogs. Please click here to see a site about this... As far as our gardening...we will let our customers know before using this product. We will continue to use this as the soil amendment and mulch as we have in the past but with warnings and knowledge....We love our pets too!!!

straw bale culture

check out this straw bale raised bed...can be used on a patio ... we are going to test this here this summer and pictures to follow...

springs

i love these little evergreens in pots
violets
early spring cherry blossoms...