Ready to get back out in your yard? For an easy spring cleanup, take a look at the checklist in Fred’s article in the Loudoun Homes & Builder’s Showcase: Tips for Getting Back Out in the Yard.
The Fall Beat, November 2024 It's been a rough year, folks. Especially if you're a tree. We've had pretty severe heat and long stretches with no rain, which is hard on trees. Add to that torrential end-of-summer rains, and some of your trees might be ready to topple...
FredTalks by Environmental Enhancements THE PROBLEM: Hey, Fred, My mother has been gone now for many years, but I still miss her terribly. Nothing reminds me more of her than kneeling in a patch of dirt—in chilly air—and burying bulbs, something we did together. (She...
The Fall Beat, October 2024 Choosing service providers can be overwhelming, especially when you don't quite know what you're looking for. Shopping vendors is kind of like hunting down the perfect outfit for your high school reunion—a little nerve-racking, but you're...
FredTalks by Environmental Enhancements THE PROBLEM: Hey, Fred, I have this weird competitive thing where I always want my yard to look better than my next door neighbor's (I'll call him Jim). It never does. Jim just seems to have a knack for landscape design, an...
Summer Scoop, August 2024 Are unhappy families REALLY different? "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way," Leo Tolstoy famously penned as the opening line in Anna Karenina. Respectfully, Mr. Tolstoy, I disagree. Problems tend to...
