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10 New Year’s Resolutions for the Best Hudson Valley Backyards

While New Years is a time of resolutions, rarely do they include resolutions for our backyard spaces. But, why not? The backyard resolutions we can make now will have a positive impact on our desire to spend more time outdoors with the people most important…
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winter landscape

Plan for Summer in Winter

When the days get short and the temperatures turn cold, there’s one great thing you can do for your yard – plan out your one big project for the spring. Just like the inside of your home, your yard needs continual updates as well. As we begin to…
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Landscaping From the Couch—A Winter Guide for Garden Owners

Winter can be a frustrating time for yard enthusiasts who have a hard time waiting for spring to return. Winter is an ideal time to imagine all your yard can be and to map out a plan. While you can’t actually get your hands dirty in December, you…
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Leaving Your Falling Leaves Alone

We are in full leaf falling season and the perennial question of “To rake or not to rake” is once again upon us. Leaf clean up is a big deal in our neck of the woods. And, there are a growing number of people who believe leaves are better left where…
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rolled sod

Sod: Here Today, Lawn Tomorrow

For those who may not know exactly what sod is, It’s mature lawn that has been professionally grown, cultivated, and cut into rolls including underlying soil and roots. You’re basically buying lawn that someone has nurtured for you for about 18 months…
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dry creek bad landscaping

Fall: The Best Time to Fix Drainage Problems

The Hudson Valley had a particularly wet spring. If you had water collecting in your yard, fall is the best time to act. Aside from the aesthetics of standing water in your yard and the inability to utilize your yard the way you’d like, drainage issues…
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Poison Ivy Panic

Today we write about a plant you’ll never find at Augustine Nursery – poison ivy.  It is one of Mother nature’s worst plagues. It lurks everywhere in our region and is the bane of every gardener. It seems to exist solely to irritate anyone who…
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Best Ways to Water

You’d think watering your lawn and landscape plantings would be a no-brainer – just point the hose and squeeze. But, there are issues to consider such as the health of your landscape, water bills, and conservation of resources. Best Time to Water The…
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