A beautiful woodland wildflower that has showy, drooping, bell-like flowers equipped with distinctly backward-pointing tubes, similar to the garden Columbines. These tubes, or spurs, contain nectar that attracts long-tongued insects and hummingbirds especially adapted for reaching the sweet secretion.
Arbor Day is one of my favorite days of the year. Why? Because it celebrates trees and trees fascinate me. They always have. I remember as a young lad lying on the ground beneath them gazing up into the canopy of lush green and thinking “trees provide wildlife with shelter, trees produce edible fruits and nuts that are so delicious, trees give us oxygen to breathe – so why do we cut so many of them down?”
With Arbor Day on the approach, there is no better time to start looking for native trees and shrubs to plant to improve your property and give you all the benefits that come with trees and shrubs. Planting trees each arbor day can have a positive effect on the environment and can be a fun, simple, learning experience if you have never planted a tree. If you're searching for a tree to plant this Arbor Day, search no more, as the Eastern Redcedar is a great shade loving cone shaped tree that is native to the East coast and provide your yard with aromatic needles.
Although we hear about the benefits of mulch, over-mulching is the most destructive practice in the landscape today. The practice of mulch volcanoes, large mounds of mulch around your trees and shrubs is highly destructive. In ten years most trees with these volcanoes of mulch, encounter a slow and painful death for the plant.
Spring is certainly “roaring in like a lion”; however look on the bright side, it gives you a little extra time to prepare an organic vegetable garden for you, the family and children and yes even your pets. In fact, we have trained our dog to love organic carrots.
Recently a local school district, who in light of the recent events decided it is better to be proactive with regards to student safety, contacted us about a paved rear entrance student walkway that was atop a sloped ground area that was completely overgrown
At Lincoln Landscaping of Franklin Lakes, we understand the powerful marketing impact seasonal flowers have on any commercial property and we have the experience, resources and manpower to accomplish the task of flower plantings and maintenance at your commercial properties at a price that won’t break your budget.