by Leslie Herndon | Oct 8, 2024 | FredTalks, Newsletter
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...
by Leslie Herndon | Sep 16, 2024 | FredTalks, Newsletter
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...
by Leslie Herndon | Aug 5, 2024 | FredTalks, Newsletter
FredTalks by Environmental Enhancements THE PROBLEM: Hey Fred, I can’t believe I’m experiencing anxiety over this, but I’m in a losing battle, trying to keep my grass and flower beds from drying up. I feel guilty for watering when we’ve had no...
by Leslie Herndon | Jul 22, 2024 | FredTalks, Newsletter
FredTalks by Environmental Enhancements The secret life of ticks. THE PROBLEM: Hey Fred, I feel like I’m an unwelcome guest in my own back yard. My wife, my kids, myself—none of us spends any time out there because of ticks and mosquitos. And the gnats drive us...
by Leslie Herndon | May 1, 2024 | FredTalks, Newsletter
FredTalks by Environmental Enhancements THE PROBLEM: Hey Fred, Sometimes I feel an uncomfortable anxiety about the short time I’m actually able to enjoy my garden. I work like crazy for months just to get a few peak weeks in the spring. My yard looks AMAZING...
by Leslie Herndon | Apr 3, 2024 | FredTalks, Newsletter
FredTalks by Environmental Enhancements Insects love these. THE PROBLEM: Hey Fred, Last year I went a little wild with mulch. I love the way it looks in my gardens (I have five beds), and I put it around my ornamental trees, too. But now that mulch has gone way up in...
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