Showing posts with label February landscaping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label February landscaping. Show all posts

Friday, February 7, 2014

Springmoor Floral Focal Points: Sustainable Landscapes

By Thom Morgan
Springmoor Landscape Manager
Thom Morgan

Everyone loves fresh fruit and vegetables; I always look forward to eating the first beefsteak tomato of the summer, sliced over a piece of toast, with mayonnaise and bacon. That goes the same for that freshly-picked ear of sweet corn (boiled just long enough until it is tender, with melted butter, and a sprinkle of salt on it). Yes--I am longing for the summer.

Not everyone has enough land, full sun, access to water, or the time to spend on growing fruit trees, and vegetables, though. 

Here are some ways to get around these problems, and incorporate fresh fruits, and vegetables into any landscape: